Britwell is a mainly residential area on the western edge of Slough, developed largely as a post‑war council estate on former farmland. It sits within easy commuting distance of London and has good road and rail links via the M4 corridor and proximity to Heathrow, while nevertheless being close to local parks and pockets of green space.
The area has a strong local identity and a mixed, multicultural population, supported by community centres, sports clubs and a compact shopping centre that act as social hubs. In recent years there have been regeneration and housing improvement projects alongside grassroots initiatives, so the neighbourhood combines familiar council‑estate architecture with active community life and continuing change.
Postcode districts covering Britwell
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 16.1 miles25.8 km
- Islington 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Reading 16.3 miles26.2 km
- City of Westminster 20.1 miles32.3 km
- Sutton 22.8 miles36.7 km
- Slough 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Harrow 13.3 miles21.4 km
- High Wycombe 8.4 miles13.4 km
- Watford 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Woking 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Hemel Hempstead 16.5 miles26.6 km
- St. Albans 20.2 miles32.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Northborough & Lynch Hill Valley Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Farnham Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Haymill Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Burnham Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Manor Park & Stoke Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Cippenham Green Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Baylis & Salt Hill Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Farnham Royal Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Farnham Common and Farnham Royal Built-up area 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Slough Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Farnham Common and Burnham Beeches Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Cippenham Village Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
Example postcodes in Britwell
SL2 1UP, SL2 2HU, SL2 2BF, SL2 2JB, SL2 2HR, SL2 2QP, SL2 2DW, SL2 2RA, SL2 2QG … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 8.6 miles13.9 km
- Luton Airport 26.1 miles42 km
- Burnham Railway Station 1 mile1.6 km
- Slough Railway Station 2.2 miles3.6 km
Hotels near Britwell Ad
- The Christopher Hotel, Eton 3 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Residence Inn Slough 4 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Pinfield Boutique Hotel 4 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Cliveden House - An Iconic Luxury Hotel 5 3 miles4.9 km
- Moxy Slough 4 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Holiday Inn Express Windsor 3 4 miles6.4 km
- The Langley, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Buckinghamshire 5 3.6 miles5.9 km
- Penthouses in Slough 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Macdonald Windsor Hotel 4 3.7 miles5.9 km
- Goswell House 3 3.7 miles5.9 km
Schools in Britwell
- Beechwood School Secondary
- Claycots School Primary
- Lynch Hill School Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 3 miles4.8 km
- Bulstrode Park Estate 4.4 miles7 km
- Wilton Park Estate 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Frogmore House Estate 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Ditton Park Estate 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Brunel University University 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Uxbridge College College 7 miles11.2 km
- Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Swakeleys House Historic site 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Park Wood Forest 8 miles12.8 km
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.1 miles13 km
- Sunninghill Park Estate 8.1 miles13.1 km