South Ascot
Built-up area in Windsor and Maidenhead, England
| Coordinates: | 51.387, -0.67 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 92 66 |
South Ascot is a leafy, largely residential village on the edge of the Windsor and Maidenhead borough in Berkshire, lying just south of the better-known town of Ascot. It grew up in the 19th century with the expansion of the railway and the racing industry and sits close to Ascot Racecourse, so the area combines quiet suburban streets and Victorian/Edwardian houses with the occasional influx of visitors during the Royal Ascot week.
Today South Ascot remains largely commuter-friendly thanks to local rail links into London and nearby towns, while its proximity to open green spaces such as Windsor Great Park and local bridleways keeps an equestrian and outdoor feel. The local economy is mainly residential with small shops, pubs and hospitality businesses that benefit from race meetings, and the community is a mix of families, long-term residents and professionals drawn by the village’s pleasant setting and good transport connections.
Postcode districts covering South Ascot
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 21.5 miles34.6 km
- Reading 14.1 miles22.7 km
- City of Westminster 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Sutton 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Slough 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Harrow 20.3 miles32.6 km
- High Wycombe 17.1 miles27.5 km
- Watford 22 miles35.4 km
- Basingstoke 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Woking 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Bracknell 4 miles6.4 km
- Guildford 10.8 miles17.3 km
Neighbouring places
- Windlesham Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Ascot and Sunningdale Built-up area 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Sunningdale Parish 1.3 miles2.2 km
- Sunningdale & Cheapside Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Swinley Forest Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Ascot & Sunninghill Ward 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Sunninghill and Ascot Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Ascot Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Bagshot Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- North Ascot Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Lightwater Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Windlesham & Chobham Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in South Ascot
SL5 9LU, SL5 9LH, SL5 9JY, SL5 9JW, SL5 9JZ, SL5 9JU, SL5 9JP, SL5 9LB
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 10.9 miles17.5 km
- London Gatwick Airport 26.6 miles42.8 km
- Ascot Railway Station 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Sunningdale Railway Station 1.7 miles2.7 km
Hotels near South Ascot Ad
- Coworth Park - Dorchester Collection 5 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Royal Foresters 4 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Stirrups Hotel 3 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Royal Berkshire 4 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Fairmont Windsor Park 5 4.8 miles7.7 km
- The Coppid Beech Hotel 4 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Hilton Woking 4 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Macdonald Berystede Hotel & Spa 4 0.7 miles1.1 km
- The Swan Hotel 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- The Christopher Hotel, Eton 3 7.5 miles12.1 km
Local points of interest
- Sunningdale Park Estate 1.8 miles3 km
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Sunninghill Park Estate 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Frogmore House Estate 6.3 miles10.1 km
- Runnymede Bridge Late Bronze Age Site Archaeological site 6.8 miles11 km
- Penton Hook Marina Marina 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Kingfield Stadium Stadium 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 8 miles13 km
- Ditton Park Estate 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Brooklands Estate 8.9 miles14.3 km