Windlesham
Windlesham is a town in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 4,194. It has 2 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, around 9 restaurants and cafés, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Sunningdale, 1.4 km away. The average sold house price is around £793,269, and there were around 14 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Windlesham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Windsor and Maidenhead area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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 86th of 294 English council areas — better than 71% 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
8°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 7° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:31
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
13 reported · August 2026▲ 18% YoY
- Criminal damage & arson4
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Other theft3
- Violence & sexual offences2
1 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods
Neighbourhood team: The Six Villages · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Violence Against Women and Girls
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and Drug activity in West End
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
176 reported road collisions (2025)
45 killed or seriously injured · 213 casualties · 11.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
99 food businesses within 2 miles
- 82 rated 4–5 ★ (76 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bagshot (2.3 km)
- 12 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bagshot (2.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£583,688 average▼ 0.2% YoY
Across Windsor and Maidenhead · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,800 average monthly rent▲ 0.9% YoY
- 1 bed £1,246
- 2 bed £1,567
- 3 bed £1,916
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,715 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (5.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (5.8 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
29 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Macs Automobile Service LTD (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches16
- 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,978
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,347
- Net moves+631
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 285 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
66 inspected 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: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Windsor and Maidenhead
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 19 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
291 applications decided
71.8% granted · 209 granted, 82 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Dr Al Pinkerton
Liberal Democrat
Surrey Heath
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 8
- LD 21
- Ref 1
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,220 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
22 jobs advertised · £38,465 avg
e.g. Dog walker / sitter, 360 operator, Director / Sr. Director of Computational Chemistry for Molecule Discovery - ExploR&D
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
29% low-carbon electricity
Gas 69% · Wind 14% · Biomass 8% · Nuclear 7%
282 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
Health services
1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in GU20
- Windlesham Village Pharmacy
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Surrey Heath:
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND281 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases206 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Stop a single Minister having the final say on national infrastructure projects206 local signatures · 15,667 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks203 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death198 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
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- Ribsden Holt · 1.3 km
Ribsden Holt is a former royal residence at Windlesham, Surrey, England. It was the country home of Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll who bequeathed it to Lady Patricia Ramsay.
Windlesham Arboretum · 1.7 kmWindlesham Arboretum is between the villages of Windlesham and Lightwater in Surrey, United Kingdom, just south of Junction 3 on the M3. Founded in 1957 by Major William Spowers following the purchase of 17 acres of W…
Lightwater · 1.8 kmLightwater is a village in the Surrey Heath district of Surrey, England, about 27 miles (43 km) southwest of central London. Immediately surrounding towns and villages include Bagshot, Deepcut, Windlesham, Camberley,…
- Lilly Research Centre · 2.0 km
The Lilly Research Centre is a medical research centre in Surrey. It is the European headquarters of Eli Lilly and Company.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Windlesham?
- Windlesham is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority.
- What is the population of Windlesham?
- Windlesham has an approximate settlement population of 4,194.
- How deprived is Windlesham?
- The Windsor and Maidenhead local authority, which includes Windlesham, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.