Neighbourhood · Windsor and Maidenhead · South East
Old Windsor & Wraysbury
Windsor and Maidenhead 016 · 5 sub-areas · 9,108 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (72/100)Watch-out: Couples (51/100)Liveability 18/100 · Bottom quartile
Old Windsor & Wraysbury 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.
Liveability
18/100
Bottom quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
A snapshot of Old Windsor & Wraysbury
2 parks and 1 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; 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.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
- The median monthly rent across Old Windsor & Wraysbury is £1,809.
- How safe is Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
- Old Windsor & Wraysbury 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 Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
- 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 20 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
- There are 2 schools within 2 km of Old Windsor & Wraysbury, of which 33% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 4903 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
- The most common council tax band in Old Windsor & Wraysbury is G, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,523. Council tax is set by Windsor and Maidenhead council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Old Windsor & Wraysbury to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Old Windsor & Wraysbury to central London is approximately 69 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 Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
- 100% of premises in Old Windsor & Wraysbury are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
- Old Windsor & Wraysbury sits in IMD decile 9 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 Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
- 82% of households in Old Windsor & Wraysbury 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 Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
- The average property price across Windsor and Maidenhead (the local authority covering Old Windsor & Wraysbury) 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 Old Windsor & Wraysbury 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 Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
- Old Windsor & Wraysbury contains 5 local areas: Windsor and Maidenhead 016D, Windsor and Maidenhead 016C, Windsor and Maidenhead 016E, Windsor and Maidenhead 016B, Windsor and Maidenhead 016A.
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- What is the average rent in Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Old Windsor & Wraysbury 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 Old Windsor & Wraysbury a safe place to live?
- Old Windsor & Wraysbury has a safety score of 85/100. 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 Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
- 33% of schools within 2 km of Old Windsor & Wraysbury are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Old Windsor & Wraysbury?
- Public-transport commute time from Old Windsor & Wraysbury to central London is approximately 69 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Old Windsor & Wraysbury different from the rest of Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Old Windsor & Wraysbury 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 Old Windsor & Wraysbury rank in Windsor and Maidenhead?
- Old Windsor & Wraysbury scores 18/100 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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