Windsor
Windsor is a town in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 31,560. It has 57 bus stops, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, 1 park, around 35 restaurants and cafés, and the nearest railway station is Windsor and Eton Central, 1.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £587,096, and there were around 177 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 Windsor 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
10°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 9° · 22% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:28
9h 26m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
18US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
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
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
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 392 rated 4–5 ★ (336 top)
- 11 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Windsor and Eton Riverside (0.5 km)
- 22 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Windsor & Eton Riverside (0.5 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 (10.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (3 km)
22 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
75 charging locations within ~8 km
- 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Macdonald Windsor Hotel, Windsor (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms3
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches63
- Golf courses3
- Playgrounds9
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
- Within the Green Belt
- 364 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
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 8
- LD 21
- Ref 1
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools13
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies4
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens22
- Restaurants & cafés123
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
10,220 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
587 jobs advertised · £43,381 avg
e.g. Lecturer in Interior Design, Scenic Carpenter and Technician, ESG Reporting Lead - Contract
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
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
11 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in SL4
- Combermere Medical Centre
- Victoria Medical Centre
- Lee House Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Windsor:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU339 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks163 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases154 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND138 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence131 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Venus Garden (Windsor Castle) · 0.1 km
The Venus Garden is a parterre garden at Windsor Castle in England. The garden is located on the east side of Windsor Castle and was redesigned in 2026 by Charles III. The redesign of the garden included the renaming…
- Royal Librarian (United Kingdom) · 0.2 km
The office of Royal Librarian, in the Royal Collection Department of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, is responsible for the care and maintenance of the books and manuscripts in the Royal L…
Print Room, Windsor · 0.2 kmThe Print Room at Windsor Castle is a print room which is an office in the Royal Collection Department of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the care and maintenance of…
- 1992 Windsor Castle fire · 0.3 km
On 20 November 1992, a major fire broke out in Windsor Castle, the largest inhabited castle in the world and one of the official residences of the British monarch. Beginning in the Queen's Private Chapel, it spread ra…
Equestrian statue of Charles II, Windsor Castle · 0.3 kmA bronze equestrian statue of Charles II on horseback sits in the Upper Ward of Windsor Castle beneath the castle's Round Tower. It was inspired by Hubert Le Sueur's statue of Charles I in London, the statue was cast…
Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo · 0.3 kmThe Windsor Castle Royal Tattoo was an annual military tattoo held in the private grounds of Windsor Castle by permission of Queen Elizabeth II, from 2008 to 2011. The event's proceeds went to the Royal British Legion…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Windsor and Maidenhead with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Windsor?
- Windsor is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Windsor and Maidenhead local authority.
- What is the population of Windsor?
- Windsor has an approximate settlement population of 31,560.
- How deprived is Windsor?
- The Windsor and Maidenhead local authority, which includes Windsor, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.