Maidenhead East
Windsor and Maidenhead 004 · 5 sub-areas · 9,794 residents
Maidenhead East is a mid-density neighbourhood of Windsor and Maidenhead in the South East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time; a high share of adults are degree-educated, which often shows up in the kind of jobs people commute to.
Overview
What's it like to live in Maidenhead East?
The area is unusually green for its density — 9 parks and 2 playgrounds sit within five minutes' walk of the centroid; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 17 restaurants and 2 pubs in five minutes; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Maidenhead East in Windsor and Maidenhead
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Maidenhead East?
- The median monthly rent across Maidenhead East is £1,809.
- How safe is Maidenhead East?
- Maidenhead East 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 Maidenhead East?
- 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 19 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Maidenhead East?
- There are 9 schools within 2 km of Maidenhead East, of which 22% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 6060 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Maidenhead East?
- The most common council tax band in Maidenhead East is G, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,597. Council tax is set by Windsor and Maidenhead council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Maidenhead East to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Maidenhead East to central London is approximately 36 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 Maidenhead East?
- 100% of premises in Maidenhead East are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Maidenhead East?
- Maidenhead East 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 Maidenhead East?
- 74% of households in Maidenhead East 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 Maidenhead East?
- The average property price across Windsor and Maidenhead (the local authority covering Maidenhead East) 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 Maidenhead East 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 Maidenhead East?
- Maidenhead East contains 5 local areas: Windsor and Maidenhead 004E, Windsor and Maidenhead 004B, Windsor and Maidenhead 004D, Windsor and Maidenhead 004A, Windsor and Maidenhead 004C.
Frequently asked about Maidenhead East
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Maidenhead East?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Maidenhead East 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 Maidenhead East a safe place to live?
- Maidenhead East has a safety score of 83/100. 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 Maidenhead East?
- 22% of schools within 2 km of Maidenhead East are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Maidenhead East?
- Public-transport commute time from Maidenhead East to central London is approximately 36 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Maidenhead East different from the rest of Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Maidenhead East contains 5 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 Maidenhead East rank in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Maidenhead East scores 23/100 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.