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Datchet: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Datchet neighbourhood of Windsor and Maidenhead, England (ONS area Windsor and Maidenhead 011). Headline figures assembled 26 October 2026. Postcodes SL3, TW19. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SL3 9QZ.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Windsor and Maidenhead
Datchet is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Windsor and Maidenhead (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 4 falling of 20). Houses here typically resell for £600,000 and flats for £280,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Windsor and Maidenhead (1.1 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving faster than the council's, and the nearest station, Datchet, is about a 13-minute walk 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
£600,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£280,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +9% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
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
Mixed signs
Weighted balance +0.02; 3 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 5 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£69,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.1 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
Faster than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Datchet sits in Windsor and Maidenhead
- Typical house price: 9th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Windsor and Maidenhead
- Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Windsor and Maidenhead with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 8th lowest 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 Datchet
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 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Windsor and Maidenhead, 4 the other way and 13 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
- Recent price momentum
- Schools improving
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
- Home improvement applications
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Datchet Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (about 55 min) and Windsor & Eton Riverside (about 5 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 Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School 940 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Churchmead Church of England (VA) School 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Nov 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 Datchet
What is the typical house price in Datchet?
£600,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.
How does Datchet compare with the rest of Windsor and Maidenhead?
Typical house price: 9th highest of 18 neighbourhoods in Windsor and Maidenhead. Typical flat price: 4th lowest of the 15 neighbourhoods in Windsor and Maidenhead with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 8th lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Windsor and Maidenhead.
Is Datchet an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Datchet gentrifying?
Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.02; 3 of 20 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Datchet?
Datchet. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.0 km in a straight line). About 4 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (about 55 min) and Windsor & Eton Riverside (about 5 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Datchet?
Nearest state primary school. Datchet St Mary's CofE Primary School. 940 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Churchmead Church of England (VA) School. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Outstanding in 1 area, Good in 3 (Nov 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.