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Cookham & Waltham: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Cookham & Waltham neighbourhood of Windsor and Maidenhead, England (ONS area Windsor and Maidenhead 002). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes RG10, RG40, RG42, RG9, SL6, SL7, SL8. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SL6 6PE.
One of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England, showing some signs of gentrification
Cookham & Waltham is one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in England; it shows some signs of gentrification against Windsor and Maidenhead (3 of 19 signals rising, none falling). Houses here typically resell for £765,000 and flats for £340,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Windsor and Maidenhead (0.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's, and the nearest railway station, Furze Platt, is 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 26 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£765,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£340,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Among the most affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.09; 3 of 19 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 9 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 6 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£76,800
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.6 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Cookham & Waltham sits in Windsor and Maidenhead
- Typical house price: 3rd highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Windsor and Maidenhead
- Typical flat price: 6th highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Windsor and Maidenhead with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 7th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Windsor and Maidenhead
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 26 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Cookham & Waltham
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 26 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Windsor and Maidenhead, 0 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Anti-social behaviour
- Air quality
- Solar and heat pumps
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Furze Platt Railway station, 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Maidenhead (about 4 min) and Bourne End (about 7 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Courthouse Junior School 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2019). Ungraded visit Feb 2025: Standards maintained.
- Nearest state secondary school Newlands Girls' School 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (May 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Cookham & Waltham
What is the typical house price in Cookham & Waltham?
£765,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +15% against 2017-2019.
How does Cookham & Waltham compare with the rest of Windsor and Maidenhead?
Typical house price: 3rd highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Windsor and Maidenhead. Typical flat price: 6th highest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Windsor and Maidenhead with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 7th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Windsor and Maidenhead.
Is Cookham & Waltham an affluent area?
Among the most affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Cookham & Waltham gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.09; 3 of 19 signals up, 0 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Cookham & Waltham?
Furze Platt. Railway station, 2.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 2.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Maidenhead (about 4 min) and Bourne End (about 7 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Cookham & Waltham?
Nearest state primary school. Courthouse Junior School. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 2019). Ungraded visit Feb 2025: Standards maintained. Nearest state secondary school. Newlands Girls' School. 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Outstanding (May 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.