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SL5 postcode area · Windsor and Maidenhead

The SL5 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bracknell Forest, Runnymede, Surrey Heath, Windsor and Maidenhead. Area Scores range from 81 to 98 across them. Every full SL5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the SL5 district's neighbourhoods is South Ascot & Sunningdale (98 out of 100, #101 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Chobham & Windlesham (81). All 7 rank in the least-deprived third of England. Median prices range from £525,000 in Chavey Down & North Ascot West to £850,000 in Virginia Water. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Bracknell Forest, Runnymede, Surrey Heath and Windsor and Maidenhead — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£55,475a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime38per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied76%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SL5 district

£640,000median home sold over the past year · -1.2% over 5 years · -8.6% over the year · 371 sales
Detached£1,150,000
Semi-detached£547,500
Terraced£500,000
Flat£475,000
Windsor and Maidenhead£545,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
South Ascot & SunningdaleWindsor and Maidenhead 10198 £700,000
Chavey Down & North Ascot WestBracknell Forest 27296 £525,000
Virginia WaterRunnymede 37594 £850,000
Ascot & North Ascot EastWindsor and Maidenhead 38294 £620,000
Winkfield & CranbourneBracknell Forest 51992 £685,000
Old Windsor & WraysburyWindsor and Maidenhead 88987 £587,500
Chobham & WindleshamSurrey Heath 1,28781 £655,000

People living in SL5 Census 2021

Residents55,344
Median age (est.)47
Density421per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above45%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 31%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 7%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 26% · Professional 23% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors26%
Professional23%
Associate professional15%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary5%
Sales & customer service5%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 85%Asian: 9%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 85%Asian 9%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 30% · Sikh 3%

Born outside the UK: 20%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SL5.

GU25 GU19 TW20 GU20 RG12 SL4 GU18 RG42

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.