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 miles
- Islington 22.4 miles
- Reading 16.3 miles
- City of Westminster 20.1 miles
- Sutton 22.8 miles
- Slough 1.6 miles
- Harrow 13.3 miles
- High Wycombe 8.4 miles
- Watford 12.9 miles
- Woking 15.7 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 16.5 miles
- St. Albans 20.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Northborough & Lynch Hill Valley Ward 0.6 miles
- Farnham Ward 0.7 miles
- Haymill Ward 1.1 miles
- Burnham Parish 1.3 miles
- Manor Park & Stoke Ward 1.3 miles
- Cippenham Green Ward 1.3 miles
- Baylis & Salt Hill Ward 1.4 miles
- Farnham Royal Parish 1.4 miles
- Farnham Common and Farnham Royal Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Slough Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Farnham Common and Burnham Beeches Ward 1.6 miles
- Cippenham Village Ward 1.7 miles
Example postcodes in Britwell
SL2 1UX, SL2 2AY, SL2 1UJ, SL2 2DJ, SL2 2FD, SL2 2EJ, SL2 2AA, SL2 1RQ, SL2 2AE … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 8.6 miles
- Luton Airport 26.1 miles
- Burnham Railway Station 1 mile
- Slough Railway Station 2.2 miles
Hotels near Britwell Ad
- Cliveden House - An Iconic Luxury Hotel 5 3 miles
- The Christopher Hotel, Eton 3 3.3 miles
- Residence Inn Slough 4 2.2 miles
- Pinfield Boutique Hotel 4 2.5 miles
- The Chequers Inn 4 3.8 miles
- Moxy Slough 4 2.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Windsor 3 4 miles
- The Langley, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Buckinghamshire 5 3.6 miles
- Macdonald Windsor Hotel 4 3.7 miles
- Sir Christopher Wren Hotel 4 3.5 miles
Schools in Britwell
- Beechwood School Secondary
- Claycots School Primary
- Lynch Hill School Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 3 miles
- Bulstrode Park Estate 4.4 miles
- Wilton Park Estate 4.6 miles
- Frogmore House Estate 4.8 miles
- Ditton Park Estate 4.9 miles
- Brunel University University 6.7 miles
- Uxbridge College College 7 miles
- Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 7.8 miles
- Swakeleys House Historic site 7.9 miles
- Park Wood Forest 8 miles
- Park Wood Nature Reserve Nature reserve 8.1 miles
- Sunninghill Park Estate 8.1 miles