Colnbrook is a village and civil parish on the eastern edge of Slough, sitting close to the boundary with Greater London and just a few miles from Heathrow Airport. It lies beside the little watercourse from which it takes its name, the Colne Brook, and is squeezed between major transport arteries such as the M4 and M25, with the old coaching route of the Bath Road running nearby.
Despite its village feel and a small historic core with older brick and timber buildings, Colnbrook has a strongly mixed character: warehouses, light industry and logistics businesses sit alongside residential streets, reflecting its role in the south‑east’s transport economy. The area is marked by the tension between community life and airport/road noise, and many locals point to the conservation interest of the older centre and the practical advantages of being so well connected.
Postcode districts covering Colnbrook
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 12.7 miles
- Islington 18.4 miles
- Reading 19.8 miles
- City of Westminster 15.7 miles
- Sutton 17.2 miles
- Croydon 21 miles
- Slough 4.1 miles
- Harrow 11.2 miles
- High Wycombe 13.9 miles
- Watford 13.2 miles
- Woking 12.3 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 18.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Colnbrook & Poyle Ward 0.2 miles
- Colnbrook with Poyle Parish 0.2 miles
- Poyle Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Langley Foxborough Ward 1.2 miles
- Horton Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Langley Meads Ward 1.4 miles
- Richings Park Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Stanwell Moor Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Datchet, Horton & Wraysbury Ward 1.9 miles
- Langley Marish Ward 1.9 miles
- Datchet Built-up area 2 miles
- Langley St. Mary's Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Colnbrook
SL3 0LQ, SL3 0RB, SL3 0RL, SL3 0LE, SL3 0RG, SL3 0JW, SL3 0LF, SL3 0QL, SL3 0RD … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 3.1 miles
- London City Airport 25 miles
- Sunnymeads Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Heathrow Terminal 5 Station 1.8 miles
Hotels near Colnbrook Ad
- Staybridge Suites London Heathrow - Bath Road 4 2.8 miles
- The Swan Hotel 4 3.6 miles
- Sofitel London Heathrow 5 1.6 miles
- The Christopher Hotel, Eton 3 3.6 miles
- The Langley, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Buckinghamshire 5 3 miles
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Heathrow Windsor 4 1.2 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Windsor 3 3.9 miles
- Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport 4 2.5 miles
- The Red Lion Hotel 4.5 miles
- Sheraton Heathrow Hotel 4 1.9 miles
Schools in Colnbrook
- Colnbrook C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Ditton Park Estate 1 mile
- Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 3.2 miles
- Frogmore House Estate 3.4 miles
- Brunel University University 4.1 miles
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 4.6 miles
- Church Road Stadium 5 miles
- Penton Hook Marina Marina 5.1 miles
- Uxbridge College College 5.2 miles
- Swakeleys House Historic site 6.2 miles
- Sunninghill Park Estate 7.1 miles
- Kempton Park Racecourse Recreation 7.1 miles
- Bulstrode Park Estate 7.1 miles