Council areaSouth East, England

House prices in Windsor and Maidenhead

Homes in Windsor and Maidenhead sold for a median of £535,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,664 standard sales.

That makes it the fifth most expensive of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £383,000.

Median sale price£535,0003,664 standard sales
Middle half of prices£403,000 to £765,000
Change since 2016+18%Median, 2016 to 2025, before inflation

Prices over time

  1. 2016: £460,000
  2. 2017: £485,000
  3. 2018: £465,000
  4. 2019: £466,000
  5. 2020: £498,000
  6. 2021: £507,000
  7. 2022: £520,000
  8. 2023: £490,500
  9. 2024: £530,000
  10. 2025: £545,000
  11. 2026, January to August: £506,500
Yearly median of standard sales, not adjusted for inflation. 2026 covers January to August only, and the ringed bar, 2025, is the latest full year.

The median rose 18%, from £460,000 in 2016 to £545,000 in 2025, the third smallest rise of the 64 council areas in the South East.

Prices by property type

Standard sales in Windsor and Maidenhead, September 2024 to August 2026. Per m² uses sales HM Land Registry has linked to a property reference that has an energy certificate
TypeSalesMedian priceMiddle halfPer m²
Detached1,037£885,000£695,000 to £1,250,000£5,871/m²from 38 sales
Semi-detached900£558,500£480,000 to £675,000£5,211/m²from 26 sales
Terraced800£475,000£420,000 to £571,000Too few
Flats and maisonettes927£311,000£255,000 to £390,000£4,435/m²from 29 sales

Detached houses and flats and maisonettes sold in similar numbers in Windsor and Maidenhead, at 28% and 25% of sales.

Detached houses stand out against the South East as a whole: a median of £885,000 here, 49% more than the £595,000 across the region.

480 sales in Windsor and Maidenhead, or 13%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.

Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £5,463 per m², 25% above the £4,375 across the South East as a whole.

Council areas in the South East

Median sale price of the 64 council areas in the South East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Windsor and Maidenhead and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.

  1. Elmbridge£650,000
  2. Mole Valley£580,000
  3. Waverley£550,000
  4. Epsom and Ewell£545,000
  5. Windsor and Maidenhead, this council area£535,000
  6. Guildford£500,000
  7. Tandridge£492,000
  8. Wokingham£488,000
  9. Sevenoaks£482,500
  10. Reigate and Banstead£480,000
  11. Surrey Heath£479,000
  12. Spelthorne£461,000
  13. Buckinghamshire£460,000
  14. Hart£460,000
  15. Winchester£460,000

Postcode districts in Windsor and Maidenhead

District medians are close together, from £507,500 in SL4 (Windsor) to £637,500 in SL5 (Ascot).

Post towns in Windsor and Maidenhead, by number of sales: Maidenhead (SL6), Windsor (SL4), Ascot (SL5).

Districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026
  1. SL5Ascot, 726 salesMedian price £637,500Price per square metre £5,465Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −7%
  2. SL6Maidenhead, 2,102 salesMedian price £510,000Price per square metre £5,484Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
  3. SL4Windsor, 1,007 salesMedian price £507,500Price per square metre £5,369Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%

1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.

Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:

  • Clivemont Road, Maidenhead (SL6)36 sales
  • Cornwall Gardens, Taplow (SL6)32 sales
  • Canal Side, Maidenhead (SL6)27 sales
  • St Leonards Road, Windsor (SL4)22 sales
  • Moorbridge Road, Maidenhead (SL6)22 sales
  • Ray Park Avenue, Maidenhead (SL6)22 sales
  • New Road, Ascot (SL5)21 sales
  • Wallingford Way, Maidenhead (SL6)21 sales

Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Scholars Row, Ascot (SL5, flats, £1,340,000), Charters Road, Ascot (SL5, flats, £1,212,500) and Eden Drive, Windsor (SL4, detached houses, £947,000).

The cheapest were Alma Road, Windsor (SL4, flats, £187,500), St Lukes Road, Maidenhead (SL6, £240,000) and Norfolk Road, Maidenhead (SL6, £253,500).

Living in Windsor and Maidenhead

Crime

60 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026

Lower than 71 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.

The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.

Gigabit broadband

87% of homes can get it

Lower than 63 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.

Radon

56% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area

Near the middle of all council areas.

In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.

Council tax

Band D is £1,953 a year in Windsor and Maidenhead for 2026 to 2027

Lower than 97 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.

Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.

The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).

Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

About these figures

Windsor and Maidenhead's figures come from 3,664 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages). New builds made up 6% of them.

Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.