Neighbourhood · Windsor and Maidenhead · South East
Maidenhead Highway
Windsor and Maidenhead 006 · 6 sub-areas · 9,939 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (83/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (52/100)Liveability 70/100 · Above median
Maidenhead Highway 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.
Liveability
70/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Maidenhead Highway?
A snapshot of Maidenhead Highway
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; 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 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Maidenhead Highway in Windsor and Maidenhead
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Maidenhead Highway?
- The median monthly rent across Maidenhead Highway is £1,809.
- How safe is Maidenhead Highway?
- Maidenhead Highway 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 Highway?
- 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 22 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Maidenhead Highway?
- There are 16 schools within 2 km of Maidenhead Highway, of which 14% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 3021 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Maidenhead Highway?
- The most common council tax band in Maidenhead Highway is E, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,379. Council tax is set by Windsor and Maidenhead council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Maidenhead Highway to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Maidenhead Highway to central London is approximately 40 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 Highway?
- 100% of premises in Maidenhead Highway are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Maidenhead Highway?
- Maidenhead Highway 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 Highway?
- 80% of households in Maidenhead Highway 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 Highway?
- The average property price across Windsor and Maidenhead (the local authority covering Maidenhead Highway) 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 Highway 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 Highway?
- Maidenhead Highway contains 6 local areas: Windsor and Maidenhead 006A, Windsor and Maidenhead 006B, Windsor and Maidenhead 006E, Windsor and Maidenhead 006D, Windsor and Maidenhead 006F…
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Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Maidenhead Highway?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Maidenhead Highway 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 Highway a safe place to live?
- Maidenhead Highway has a safety score of 94/100. 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 Highway?
- 14% of schools within 2 km of Maidenhead Highway are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Maidenhead Highway?
- Public-transport commute time from Maidenhead Highway to central London is approximately 40 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Maidenhead Highway different from the rest of Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Maidenhead Highway 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 Maidenhead Highway rank in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Maidenhead Highway scores 70/100 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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