Burchett's Green
Burchett's Green is a town or village in Berkshire, England, with 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Furze Platt, 5 km away. There were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Burchett's Green area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Windsor and Maidenhead area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 153,497 residents at roughly 781 people per km².
- Council
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- County
- Berkshire
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Police force
- Thames Valley
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 88th of 294 English council areas — better than 70% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 20° / 17° · 85% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:24
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Crime
4 reported · July 2026
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Other theft1
- Public order1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Maidenhead West · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Road Safety and Traffic Offences: We will address concerns relating to speeding, anti-social vehicle use, and traffic sign violations on…
- Drug Use and Anti-Social Behaviour: We will address reports of drug use and associated anti-social behaviour within the community. This w…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
149 reported road collisions (2024)
27 killed or seriously injured · 179 casualties · 9.7 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
75 food businesses within 2 miles
- 63 rated 4–5 ★ (50 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Furze Platt (4.5 km)
- 5 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Furze Platt (4.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£576,992 average▼ 2.2% YoY
Across Windsor and Maidenhead · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,805 average monthly rent▲ 1.5% YoY
- 1 bed £1,249
- 2 bed £1,572
- 3 bed £1,921
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
13.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 13.3 times median annual pay (13.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · Esso (11.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (9.7 km)
17 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
41 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Hurley House Hotel (1.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches16
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
153,497 residents in Windsor and Maidenhead · 781/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 18%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 304 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£1,953 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band D (25% of 67,630)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
83 schools · 27,804 pupils
46 primary · 10 secondary · 27 other
Ofsted: 21 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)
66inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Charters SchoolGood
- Holyport CollegeGood
- Cox Green SchoolRequires improvement
- Windsor Girls' SchoolRequires improvement
- Altwood Church of England School
- Churchmead Church of England (VA) School
- Desborough College
- Furze Platt Senior School
- Newlands Girls' School
- The Windsor Boys' School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Windsor and Maidenhead
Care & health services
190 CQC-registered services
- Care homes43
- GP practices46
- Dentists44
- Homecare agencies31
- Hospitals & hospices11
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Windsor and Maidenhead
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 44 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
326 applications decided
78.5% granted · 256 granted, 70 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Mr Joshua Reynolds
Liberal Democrat
Maidenhead
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 6
- LD 21
- Ref 1
- Oth 12
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,035 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£952 median full-time weekly pay
2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£38,211 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 71,997 certificates
8.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
10% low-carbon electricity
Gas 55% · Imports 35% · Biomass 5% · Wind 3%
243 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.3 yrs women · 81.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 68.9 women · 67.3 men
59% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Maidenhead:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership382 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership360 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s290 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office289 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test282 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Burchetts Green · 0.2 kmBurchetts Green is a small village to the west of Maidenhead in the English county of Berkshire. It is half in the civil parish of Hurley and half in the civil parish of Bisham. The Berkshire College of Agriculture is…
Berkshire College of Agriculture · 0.8 kmBerkshire College of Agriculture is a further education agricultural college at Hall Place in Burchetts Green, Maidenhead, Berkshire. It was founded in 1949, as the Berkshire Institute of Agriculture. It has been part…
Stubbings · 0.9 kmStubbings is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bisham, west of Maidenhead, in the English county of Berkshire.
Temple Golf Club · 1.3 kmTemple Golf Club is a golf club located in Hurley, Berkshire, England. It is about 2 miles northwest of Maidenhead. It was opened in 1910. The course was designed by Willie Park Jr.
Littlewick Green · 1.3 kmLittlewick Green is a village in the north of civil parish of White Waltham and the south of the civil parish of Hurley, near Maidenhead in Berkshire, England.
Carpenter's Wood · 1.4 kmCarpenter's Wood is a 21.4-hectare (53-acre) Local Nature Reserve west of Maidenhead in Berkshire. It is owned by the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and managed by The Woodland Trust.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Burchett's Green?
- Burchett's Green is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority.
- How deprived is Burchett's Green?
- The Windsor and Maidenhead local authority, which includes Burchett's Green, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.