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Maidenhead

Maidenhead is a town in Buckinghamshire, England, with a population of around 70,374. It has around 3 GP surgeries, 2 pharmacies, 3 supermarkets, and around 45 restaurants and cafés, with 17 bus stops and Taplow railway station 1.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £689,108, and there were around 212 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 Maidenhead area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Buckinghamshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 553,079 residents at roughly 353 people per km².

Council
Buckinghamshire
County
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Beaconsfield
Police force
Thames Valley
55/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 113th of 294 English council areas — better than 62% of them.

Low crime79
Home affordability16
Affordable rents24
Good schools38
Life expectancy86
Low deprivation84
Employment57
Low council tax26

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

7°CClear

  • Today: 13° / 6° · 28% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:56Sunset 16:36

9h 40m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

65US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

229 reported · August 2026▼ 19% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences87
  • Public order32
  • Anti-social behaviour31
  • Other theft16

18 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Maidenhead Central · Thames Valley

Local policing priorities

  • ASB and Criminal Damage – Mosque and Ivy Leaf Club Following reports of anti-social behaviour (ASB) and criminal damage at the Mosque and…
  • E-Scooters & E-Bikes through the town centre. Residents and local businesses have raised concerns regarding the use of e-scooters and e-b…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

684 reported road collisions (2025)

154 killed or seriously injured · 883 casualties · 12.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

433 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 338 rated 4–5 ★ (292 top)
  • 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Maidenhead (0.5 km)
  • 54 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Maidenhead (0.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£477,450 average

Across Buckinghamshire · to 2026-08

Detached£852,415
Semi-detached£470,342
Terraced£378,056
Flat£233,403

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,475 average monthly rent▲ 4.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,035
  • 2 bed £1,310
  • 3 bed £1,603

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

11.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.3 times median annual pay (11.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

6,778 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: 158.9p · Esso (7.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (7.4 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

63 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 175 kW
  • Nearest: Maidenhead Hines Meadow Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres6
  • Gyms4
  • Swimming pools6
  • Sports pitches25
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

553,079 residents in Buckinghamshire · 353/km²

  • Under 16: 20%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK34,289
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK30,524
  • Net moves+3,765

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 250 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,527 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 238,540)

A £1,684
B £1,965
C £2,246
D £2,527
E £3,088
F £3,650
G £4,211
H £5,053

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

273 schools · 97,379 pupils

181 primary · 35 secondary · 57 other

Ofsted: 80 of 93 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (86%)

233 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Aylesbury Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Aylesbury High SchoolOutstanding
  • Beaconsfield High SchoolOutstanding
  • Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Dr Challoner's High SchoolOutstanding
  • John Hampden Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Sir William Borlase's Grammar SchoolOutstanding
  • Waddesdon Church of England SchoolOutstanding
  • Wycombe High SchoolOutstanding
  • Buckingham SchoolGood
  • E-Act Bourne End AcademyGood
  • Princes Risborough SchoolGood
  • Royal Latin SchoolGood
  • The Chalfonts Community CollegeGood
  • The Grange SchoolGood
  • The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeGood
  • Aylesbury UTCRequires improvement
  • Sir William Ramsay SchoolInadequate
  • Amersham School
  • Burnham Grammar School
  • Chesham Grammar School
  • Chiltern Hills Academy
  • Cressex Community School
  • Great Marlow School
  • Holmer Green Senior School
  • John Colet School
  • Pioneer Secondary Academy
  • Sir Thomas Fremantle School
  • The Beaconsfield School
  • The Cottesloe School
  • The Highcrest Academy
  • The Kingsbrook School
  • The Mandeville School
  • The Misbourne School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Buckinghamshire

Care & health services

566 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes136
  • GP practices89
  • Dentists155
  • Homecare agencies133
  • Hospitals & hospices9

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Buckinghamshire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 54 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

1,241 applications decided

85.1% granted · 1,056 granted, 185 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Mr Joshua Reynolds

Liberal Democrat

Maidenhead

Recent votes:

  • AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Lab 3
  • Con 50
  • LD 26
  • Grn 2
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 14

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools14
  • GPs & clinics9
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens29
  • Restaurants & cafés62

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

34,245 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

989 jobs advertised · £39,953 avg

e.g. Occupational Therapist, Field Service Engineer (LOLER / Medical Hoists), Behaviour and Learning Support Assistant - Maidenhead

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£836 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£34,111 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

59% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 90,273 certificates

8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

29% low-carbon electricity

Gas 54% · Imports 17% · Biomass 12% · Nuclear 10%

235 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.4 yrs women · 82.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 66.9 women · 65.3 men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.5
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

20 GP surgeries · 13 pharmacies in SL6

  • Woodlands Park Surgery
  • Linden Medical Centre
  • Ross Road Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Maidenhead:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Maidenhead Heritage Centre · 0.1 km

    Maidenhead Heritage Centre is a heritage centre and museum in the town of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.

  • St Mary's Church, Maidenhead · 0.1 km

    St Mary's Church is a conservative evangelical Church of England parish church in the centre of Maidenhead, England. It has a congregation of mixed ages and backgrounds. The church aims "to know Jesus and make Jesus k…

  • Maidenhead Town Hall · 0.1 km

    Maidenhead Town Hall is a municipal building in St Ives Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.

  • Maidenhead · 0.1 km

    Maidenhead is a market town in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in the county of Berkshire, England. It lies on the southwestern bank of the River Thames, which at this point forms the border with Buckingha…

  • York Road (Maidenhead) · 0.3 km

    York Road is a football stadium in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. The home ground of Maidenhead United, it is acknowledged by The Football Association and FIFA to be the oldest continuously used senior association fo…

  • St Joseph's Church, Maidenhead · 0.5 km

    St Joseph's Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. It was built in 1884 and designed by Leonard Stokes in the Gothic Revival style. It is located on the Cookham Road north of the t…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Maidenhead?
Maidenhead is a town in Buckinghamshire, England, in the Buckinghamshire local authority.
What is the population of Maidenhead?
Maidenhead has an approximate settlement population of 70,374.
How deprived is Maidenhead?
The Buckinghamshire local authority, which includes Maidenhead, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.