High Street, Bray, Maidenhead, SL6 2AJ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SL6 2AJ is primarily male, with 55.4% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.7%	44.6%	-5.1%	51.0%	-6.4%
Male	50.3%	55.4%	5.1%	49.0%	6.4%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	22.1%	30.8%	8.7%	37.9%	-7.1%
Married: Opposite sex	54.1%	45.8%	-8.3%	44.2%	1.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.1%	1.8%
Separated	2%	3.1%	1.1%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	11.1%	11.5%	0.4%	9.1%	2.4%
Widowed	10.7%	6.9%	-3.8%	6.1%	0.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	50.3%	52.3%	2.0%	48.4%	3.9%
Good health	34.8%	34.4%	-0.4%	33.6%	0.8%
Fair health	11.8%	10%	-1.8%	12.7%	-2.7%
Bad health	2%	1.6%	-0.4%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	1%	1.6%	0.6%	1.2%	0.4%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 46.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	13.1%	14.3%	1.2%	18.2%	-3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.1%	5.3%	-0.8%	9.6%	-4.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.8%	15%	0.2%	13.4%	1.6%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	4.7%	3.1%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	13.1%	4.5%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	49.6%	46.4%	-3.2%	33.8%	12.6%
Other	6.1%	1.2%	-4.9%	2.8%	-1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.5% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	3.7%	4.4%	0.7%	3.1%	1.3%
Pakistani	0%	3.3%	3.3%	2.7%	0.6%
Other Asian	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	1.6%	-1.1%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	3%	1.6%	-1.4%	0.8%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	90.5%	85.5%	-5.0%	81.4%	4.1%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	4.1%	4.1%	1.6%	2.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 76.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86.1%	76.6%	-9.5%	83.2%	-6.6%
European Union	2.7%	10.9%	8.2%	6.1%	4.8%
Rest of Europe	1.7%	0.5%	-1.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	3%	0.8%	-2.2%	2.7%	-1.9%
Middle East and Asia	2.7%	7.1%	4.4%	5.6%	1.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.7%	3.8%	1.1%	1.3%	2.5%
Oceania	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	85.1%	76.4%	-8.7%	83.2%	-6.8%
10+ Years	2.7%	13.9%	11.2%	9.8%	4.1%
5-10 Years	0%	2.4%	2.4%	2.9%	-0.5%
2-5 Years	2.4%	4.9%	2.5%	2.2%	2.7%
Less than 2 years	9.8%	2.4%	-7.4%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.1%	76.7%	3.4%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	3.5%	0.6%	2.9%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Other EU countries	4.6%	1.5%	3.1%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.8%	1.2%	-0.4%
South-East Asia	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	4.6%	13.5%	-8.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	26.5%	37.2%	-10.7%
Christian	51.1%	46.2%	4.9%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Muslim	1.9%	6.5%	-4.6%
Sikh	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	14.2%	6.0%	8.2%

Safety

Is High Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around High Street was 76.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 80.0% higher than the Bray average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

High Street has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Bray and the 112th highest crime rate of 450 local areas in Windsor and Maidenhead .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -91.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£69,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SL6 2AJ, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on High Street are based on 310 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Windsor And Maidenhead.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for High Street, Bray, Maidenhead, SL6 2AJ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL6 2AJ

Average Price
£667,789

Semi-Detached
£608,726

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£844,979

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for High Street

Average Price
£1,073,433

Semi-Detached
£975,237

Terraced
£1,005,161

Detached
£1,636,761

Flats/Maisonettes
£287,192

Other
£1,178,307

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on High Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Stuart Cottage High Street, Maidenhead, Windsor And Maidenhead Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£567,500	2025-02-28	£556,929
Shottery High Street, Maidenhead, Windsor And Maidenhead Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£755,000	2022-04-05	£779,933
Shottery High Street, Maidenhead, Windsor And Maidenhead Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£455,000	2010-09-01	£823,608
Stuart Cottage High Street, Maidenhead, Windsor And Maidenhead Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£420,000	2010-08-06	£749,412
Birch Cottage High Street, Maidenhead, Windsor And Maidenhead Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2010-04-23	£460,018

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL6 2AJ

Employment

SL6 2AJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	101
Retired	88
Self-Employed	57
Part-Time Employee	22
Unemployed	17
Long-Term Sick or disabled	11
Student (economically inactive)	11
Other	8
Looking after home or family	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Professional, scientific and technical activities	25
Information and communication	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	14
Education	12
Other	10
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Human health and social work activities	8
Construction	7
Administrative and support service activities	7
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Maidenhead Nursery School School Lane , SL6 7PG	4out of 4	3,752 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cippenham Nursery School St Andrews Way , Cippenham SL1 5NL	3out of 4	4,137 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Braywick Court School Hibbert Road , SL6 1UU	4out of 4	717 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oldfield Primary School Bray Road , SL6 1UE	- not rated	1,138 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dorney School Harcourt Close , Dorney Reach SL6 0DY	- not rated	1,518 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Dorney School Harcourt Close , Dorney Reach SL6 0DY	- not rated	1,518 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Holyport CofE Primary School Stroud Farm Road , Holyport SL6 2LP	3out of 4	1,896 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Peter's CofE Middle School Minniecroft Road , Burnham SL1 7DE	- not rated	4,491 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Desborough School Shoppenhangers Road , SL6 2QB	- not rated	2,201 yd	Community school	No	Boys	More About School
Desborough School Shoppenhangers Road , SL6 2QB	- not rated	2,201 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Desborough College Shoppenhangers Road , SL6 2QB	3out of 4	2,201 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Holyport College Ascot Road , SL6 3LE	3out of 4	3,396 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Altwood CofE Secondary School Altwood Road , SL6 4PU	- not rated	3,886 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	3out of 4	5,425 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	- not rated	5,425 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Berkshire College of Art and Design Raymond Road , SL6 6DF	- not rated	3,250 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Winbury School Braywick Park , Hibbert Road SL6 1UU	- not rated	718 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Forest Bridge School Braywick Road , Braywick Park SL6 1BN	3out of 4	1,213 yd	Free schools special	No	Mixed	More About School
RBWM Alternative Learning Provision Town Hall , St Ives Road SL6 8BY	3out of 4	1,944 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Silchester Manor School Bath Road , SL6 0AP	- not rated	1,953 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Silchester House School Bath Road , Taplow SL6 0AP	- not rated	1,953 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bray Cured Local	The Story In Bray, Thames House	20 yd
The Fat Duck	High Street, Bray	79 yd
Maidenhead & Bray Sports Club	High Street, Bray	166 yd
The Waterside Inn	Ferry Road, Bray	192 yd
Caldesi In Campagna	Old Mill Lane, Bray	538 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Crown	High Street, Bray		20 yd
The Hinds Head	Hinds Head Hotel, High Street		166 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Khon Thai Takeaway	Maidenhead And Bray Sports Club, High Street		163 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Jubilee Field THE CAUSEWAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	258 yd
Maidenhead And Bray Cricket Club NEWLANDS FARM NEWLANDS FARM THE CAUSEWAY	grass pitches	286 yd
Oldfield Primary School Oldfield Primary School Oldfield Primary School Chiltern Road	grass pitches	424 yd
Maidenhead Golf Centre (Closed) Braywick Road	golf	1,020 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	40.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.