Datchet
Datchet is a town in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 4,913. It has one pharmacy, around 11 restaurants and cafés, 23 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Datchet, 0.3 km away. There were around 39 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Datchet 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
- Windsor
- 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
20°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 26° / 17° · 51% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:21
12h 47m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Hillingdon Harmondsworth Os, United Kingdom
Crime
42 reported · July 2026▼ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences10
- Other theft7
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Vehicle crime6
6 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Windsor East · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Catapults and other Anti-Social Behaviour
- Drug Crime
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
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 389 rated 4–5 ★ (312 top)
- 26 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Datchet (0.3 km)
- 23 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Datchet (0.3 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: 157.9p · Esso (9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (4.5 km)
38 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
95 charging locations within ~8 km
- 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: York House (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches20
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds4
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 56 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
Jack Rankin
Conservative
Windsor
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
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
- Schools4
- Pharmacies2
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,035 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
79 jobs advertised · £37,802 avg
e.g. Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, Drive with Uber
Source: Adzuna
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
28% low-carbon electricity
Gas 69% · Wind 14% · Biomass 8% · Nuclear 7%
280 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 Windsor:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership333 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s322 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU290 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership274 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office268 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Datchet · 0.0 kmDatchet is a village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England, on the north bank of the River Thames. Historically part of Buckinghamshire, and the Stoke Hundred, the villa…
- Datchet railway station · 0.3 km
Datchet railway station serves the village of Datchet in Berkshire, England. It is 23 miles 63 chains (38.3 km) down the line from London Waterloo, on the Staines to Windsor & Eton Line.
- Churchmead School · 0.3 km
Churchmead School is a co-educational Church of England voluntary aided secondary school that caters for 11- to 18-year-olds. It is located in Datchet, near Slough, England. The school's motto is "Believe to Achieve".…
Datchet Bridge · 0.5 kmDatchet Bridge, also known as The Divided Bridge, was a road bridge which crossed the River Thames at Datchet from 1706 until it was demolished in 1848. It was situated on the reach between Old Windsor Lock and Romney…
- Datchet Common · 0.6 km
Datchet Common near Datchet in the English county of Berkshire was used as a cricket venue for matches between 1730 and 1785.
- Sumptermead Ait · 1.0 km
Sumptermead Ait is an island in the River Thames in England on the reach above Old Windsor Lock, near Datchet, Berkshire. The island is a thin wooded strip separated by a narrow channel on the Datchet side. In 1995 a…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Datchet?
- Datchet is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority.
- What is the population of Datchet?
- Datchet has an approximate settlement population of 4,913.
- How deprived is Datchet?
- The Windsor and Maidenhead local authority, which includes Datchet, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.