Maidenhead
Built-up area in Windsor and Maidenhead, England
| Coordinates: | 51.517, -0.727 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 88 80 |
| Population: | 70,374 |
| Dialling code: | 01628 |
Maidenhead sits on the southern bank of the River Thames in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, England, about 20 miles west of London and close to Reading. It began as a medieval market crossing and still shows that history alongside Victorian and more modern suburban development, with pleasant riverside stretches and a strong commuting identity.
Today it’s an affluent commuter town with fast rail links via the Great Western Main Line and the Elizabeth line and easy road access to the M4, supporting local business parks and light industry. Culturally there are riverside pubs and rowing clubs, and nearby attractions such as the Michelin‑starred restaurants of Bray and the stately home at Cliveden, making it popular with both residents and weekend visitors.
Postcode districts covering Maidenhead
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 20.4 miles32.8 km
- Reading 12 miles19.3 km
- City of Westminster 24.2 miles39 km
- Slough 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Harrow 17.6 miles28.4 km
- High Wycombe 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Watford 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Basingstoke 23.7 miles38.1 km
- Woking 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Hemel Hempstead 19.6 miles31.5 km
- St. Albans 23.9 miles38.5 km
- Bracknell 7.4 miles12 km
Neighbouring places
- Oldfield Ward 0.3 miles0.5 km
- St. Mary's Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Belmont Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Boyn Hill Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Cox Green Parish 1.3 miles2 km
- Riverside Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Furze Platt Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Bray Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Pinkneys Green Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Taplow Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Stud Green Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Holyport Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Maidenhead
SL6 8PN, SL6 6SE, SL6 8JG, SL6 8TG, SL6 7PP, SL6 7HW, SL6 8BB, SL6 3BP, SL6 3TL … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 12.1 miles19.4 km
- Luton Airport 29.1 miles46.8 km
- Maidenhead Railway Station 0.2 miles0.4 km
- Furze Platt Railway Station 1.1 miles1.8 km
Hotels in Maidenhead Ad
- Holiday Inn Maidenhead Windsor
- Thames Riviera Hotel, Sure Hotel Collection 3
- Taplow House Hotel & Spa 4
- Uno Hotel Thames 3
- Fredrick's Hotel Restaurant & Spa 4
Schools in Maidenhead
- Altwood C of E School Secondary
- Alwyn Infant School Primary
- Boyne Hill C of E Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Claires Court Schools Independent - all ages
- Courthouse Junior School Primary
- Cox Green School Secondary
- Desborough College Secondary
- Furze Platt Infant School Primary
- Furze Platt Junior School Primary
- Furze Platt Senior School Secondary
- Holyport C of E Primary School Primary
- Larchfield Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Lowbrook Academy Primary
- Manor Green School Special
- Newlands Girls' School Secondary
- Oldfield Primary School Primary
- Riverside Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Edmund Campion Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Luke's C of E Primary School Primary
- … See all
Local points of interest
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 4.5 miles7.3 km
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Frogmore House Estate 6.5 miles10.4 km
- Wilton Park Estate 7 miles11.3 km
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Sunninghill Park Estate 7.7 miles12.4 km
- Ditton Park Estate 8 miles12.8 km
- Bulstrode Park Estate 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Adams Park Stadium 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Sunningdale Park Estate 9 miles14.5 km
- Crowsley Park Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 10 miles16 km