Neighbourhood · Windsor and Maidenhead · South East
Cox Green
Windsor and Maidenhead 008 · 6 sub-areas · 9,311 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (79/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (43/100)Liveability 32/100 · Below median
Cox Green is a green, lower-density part of Windsor and Maidenhead — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
32/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Cox Green?
A snapshot of Cox Green
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents sit firmly in the upper bracket nationally, with a typical home letting at around £1,809 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Cox Green in Windsor and Maidenhead
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Cox Green?
- The median monthly rent across Cox Green is £1,809.
- How safe is Cox Green?
- Cox Green has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Cox Green?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 33 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Cox Green?
- There are 10 schools within 2 km of Cox Green, of which 12% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 3593 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Cox Green?
- The most common council tax band in Cox Green is D, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,222. Council tax is set by Windsor and Maidenhead council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Cox Green to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Cox Green to central London is approximately 50 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Cox Green?
- 100% of premises in Cox Green are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Cox Green?
- Cox Green sits in IMD decile 10 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Cox Green?
- 83% of households in Cox Green are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Cox Green?
- The average property price across Windsor and Maidenhead (the local authority covering Cox Green) is approximately £564,307, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Cox Green a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.67 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £37,653.)
- Which local areas are part of Cox Green?
- Cox Green contains 6 local areas: Windsor and Maidenhead 008A, Windsor and Maidenhead 008B, Windsor and Maidenhead 008C, Windsor and Maidenhead 008E, Windsor and Maidenhead 008D…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Cox Green
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Cox Green?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Cox Green is £1,809. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Cox Green a safe place to live?
- Cox Green has a safety score of 89/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Cox Green?
- 12% of schools within 2 km of Cox Green are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Cox Green?
- Public-transport commute time from Cox Green to central London is approximately 50 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Cox Green different from the rest of Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Cox Green contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Cox Green rank in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Cox Green scores 32/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Windsor and Maidenhead, see the Cities table on the Windsor and Maidenhead page.
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