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Thinking of living at SL6 8RH? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead | Primary | 500 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| St Luke's CofE Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 48% met the expected standard |
| Riverside Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 700 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Desborough College | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 45.7 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Furze Platt Senior School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 47.5 · 11.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Altwood Church of England School | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 40 · 5.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Newlands Girls' School | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 55.6 · 18.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cox Green School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 10.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Piran's School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
| Claires Court Schools | Independent | 1.3 km | 22.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Eton Dorney Independent Therapeutic School | Independent | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 12.2 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Kidwells Park | 560 m | 14 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd | 1.0 km | 9 |
| Golf | Golf Performance Studio | 760 m | 7 |
| Football | Maidenhead United Football Club | 920 m | 5 |
| Cricket | Taplow Cricket Club | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Bowls | Desborough Bowling Club | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Sailing | Maidenhead Sailing Club | 810 m | 2 |
| Athletics | Braywick Park | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Squash | Braywick Leisure Centre | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Martial arts | Monkey Muay Thai | 660 m | 1 |
| Snooker | Racks | 740 m | 1 |
| Gym | David Lloyd | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Karting | Absolutely Karting | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Laser tag | Absolutely Laser | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Rowing | Maidenhead Rowing Club | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Netball | Braywick Leisure Centre | 1.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Furze Platt, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 178k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Paddington.
The nearest bus stop is Saint-Cloud Way, 500 m away, with a bus about every 18 minutes on weekdays (routes 20, 704, 53, 228).
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 12 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 41 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead, about a 5-minute walk (500 m); 47% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Luke's CofE Primary School (0.5 km), with 3 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Desborough College, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 45.7 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Newlands Girls' School (2.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Burnham Grammar School (4.9 km) and Sir William Borlase's Grammar School (6.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 550 m away, with Ray Mill Liquor & General Store closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Cedars Surgery (450 m), with Park Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Marianna's Hair Beauty Tanning is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Wexham Park Hospital, 10 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 74 restaurants and cafés and 8 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Ivy Leaf Club is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Ark the nearest pub (450 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (17 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 135 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 36 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (54%).
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
50 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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It's growing: about 1,200 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Sunken Garden, 150 m away; for exercise, F45 Training (550 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Heathrow is 19 km away.
Most households own their home, 34% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 49% of adults have a degree.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.