Pay vs Place

Windsor and Maidenhead: what a home costs and what you need to earn

South East. House prices are based on 1,504 sales over the last 12 months.

Buying a home
Very expensive
A typical home costs 11.1× median full-time pay
Renting a home
Very expensive
Average rent takes 46% of median pay
Recorded crime
Low
57.1 per 1,000 residents (England and Wales: 81.3)

How we rate: buying compares the typical home price with median pay (under 5× affordable, 5 to 8× fairly affordable, 8 to 11× expensive, over 11× very expensive). Renting compares a year of average rent with median pay (under 25% affordable, 25 to 33% fairly affordable, 33 to 40% expensive, over 40% very expensive). Crime compares the rate per resident with the England and Wales average.

Median full-time pay
£47,387
Gross a year, people living in Windsor and Maidenhead
Terraced house price ÷ pay
10.0×
A typical terraced house costs this many years of median pay
Renting a terraced house
46%
of median gross pay goes on rent (£1,821 a month)

What the numbers say about Windsor and Maidenhead

Across all property types, the typical home sold in Windsor and Maidenhead over the past year cost £525,000, which is 11.1× median full-time pay. Measured against pay, Windsor and Maidenhead is the 28th most expensive of 316 areas for buying; the typical area is 7.6×. Within the South East it is the 7th most expensive of 64 areas.

For a terraced house at £475,000, a lender would typically look for an income of around £95,000, and the 10% deposit would be £47,500, about 12 months of median gross pay. Median full-time pay here is £47,387, 50% of the income needed, so on these assumptions even two median incomes would fall short of the test.

Renting a terraced house costs about £1,821 a month, which is 46% of median gross pay. Across all property types the average rent is £1,800 a month. Measured against pay, it is the 43rd most expensive of 316 areas for renting. Rents rose 0.9% over the latest year ONS measured, slower than the typical area (3.9%).

Median full-time pay of £47,387 is the 27th highest of 316 areas; the typical area is £38,328. This is pay for people who live in Windsor and Maidenhead, wherever they work.

Police recorded 57.1 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year, which is 30% below average for England and Wales (81.3). That makes it the 87th lowest of 310 areas for recorded crime per resident. The category furthest below average is sexual offences (39% below).

Buying

Property type Sales Median price Price ÷ pay Deposit (10%) Income typically needed
Detached 407 £880,000 18.6× £88,000 £176,000
Semi-detached 389 £550,000 11.6× £55,000 £110,000
Terraced 341 £475,000 10.0× £47,500 £95,000
Flat 367 £295,000 6.2× £29,500 £59,000

Renting

Property type Average rent a month Rent a year Share of median pay
Detached £2,522 £30,264 64%
Semi-detached £1,938 £23,256 49%
Terraced £1,821 £21,852 46%
Flat £1,448 £17,376 37%
Income needed is illustrative: it assumes a 10% deposit and a lender willing to lend 4.5 times income. Real lending depends on your circumstances. Pay is the median for full-time employees living in Windsor and Maidenhead, before tax, and rents are the ONS average for the area. Property types with fewer than 100 sales in the last 12 months are left out.

How prices in Windsor and Maidenhead have changed

Average house price for all property types, by year. The last point is the latest 12 months.

Average house price in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1995 to July 2026Average price rose from £100,388 in 1995 to £576,989 now.£0£200k£400k£600k1995200020052010201520202025£576,989Average house price in Windsor and Maidenhead, 1995 to July 2026Average price rose from £100,388 in 1995 to £576,989 now.£0£200k£400k£600k200020102020£576,989
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YearAverage price
1995£100,388
1996£103,139
1997£121,767
1998£142,245
1999£154,403
2000£194,058
2001£211,821
2002£236,002
2003£262,085
2004£275,885
2005£287,048
2006£303,051
2007£339,866
2008£342,664
2009£298,348
2010£332,663
2011£339,482
2012£349,355
2013£367,111
2014£411,657
2015£448,170
2016£491,248
2017£510,838
2018£506,445
2019£486,907
2020£490,426
2021£521,161
2022£574,636
2023£562,226
2024£566,566
2025£583,051
12 months to July 2026£576,989

The average home price in Windsor and Maidenhead was £491,248 in 2016 and £576,989 in the 12 months to July 2026, a rise of 17% over ten years. The typical area of England and Wales saw a rise of 36%. That makes Windsor and Maidenhead the 40th slowest-rising of 316 areas for ten-year price growth.

Going back to 2005, the average price has moved from £287,048 to £576,989, which is 2.0 times as much (the typical area: 1.8 times).

Prices fell 13% after the 2008 financial crisis, from £342,664 in 2008 to £298,348 in 2009. They did not get back to their 2008 level until 2012.

Prices are cash figures, not adjusted for inflation, and come from the HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, which uses a different method from the median prices above, so the two will not match exactly.

Buying a home against local pay, over time

Average house price divided by median full-time pay, in 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2025. A higher number means homes are harder to afford.

Windsor and Maidenhead: 12.3 years of payTypical area in England and Wales: 7.5 years of pay
Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Windsor and Maidenhead, 2005 to 2025Rose from 8.7 to 12.3 years of pay.0×5×10×15×20052010201520202025Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Windsor and Maidenhead, 2005 to 2025Rose from 8.7 to 12.3 years of pay.0×5×10×15×20052010201520202025
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YearWindsor and MaidenheadTypical area in England and Wales
20058.7 years of pay7.0 years of pay
20109.6 years of pay6.5 years of pay
201512.1 years of pay7.1 years of pay
202011.9 years of pay7.8 years of pay
202512.3 years of pay7.5 years of pay

In 2005 the average home in Windsor and Maidenhead cost 8.7 years of median full-time pay. By 2025 it cost 12.3 years, so homes have become harder to afford relative to local pay.

Between 2005 and 2025, median pay in Windsor and Maidenhead rose 43% (from £33,083 to £47,387), while the average house price rose 103%.

The typical area of England and Wales needed 7.5 years of pay in 2025, so Windsor and Maidenhead is above the typical area.

Pay is the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, median for full-time employees living in the area, before tax, in cash terms (not adjusted for inflation). The 2025 figure is provisional. Where ONS withheld a figure because it was unreliable, or the council did not exist in its current form, that year is left out.

How rents in Windsor and Maidenhead have changed

Average monthly rent for all property types, by year. The last point is the latest month.

Average monthly rent in Windsor and Maidenhead, 2015 to August 2026Average rent rose from £1,264 a month in 2015 to £1,800 now.£0£500£1,000£1,500£2,000201620182020202220242026£1,800Average monthly rent in Windsor and Maidenhead, 2015 to August 2026Average rent rose from £1,264 a month in 2015 to £1,800 now.£0£500£1,000£1,500£2,000201520202025£1,800
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YearAverage rent
2015£1,264 a month
2016£1,291 a month
2017£1,343 a month
2018£1,353 a month
2019£1,353 a month
2020£1,338 a month
2021£1,341 a month
2022£1,403 a month
2023£1,480 a month
2024£1,618 a month
2025£1,772 a month
August 2026£1,800 a month

The average rent in Windsor and Maidenhead was £1,264 a month in 2015 and £1,800 in August 2026, a rise of 42%. The typical area of England and Wales saw a rise of 52%. That makes Windsor and Maidenhead the 46th slowest-rising of 316 areas for rent growth since 2015.

Over the same period the average house price rose 29%. Rents have risen faster than house prices here, by 14 percentage points.

Rent figures are from the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and are cash figures, not adjusted for inflation.

Crime

Police recorded crime in the year ending March 2026, per 1,000 residents, against the average for the areas of England and Wales covered here.

Type of crime Per 1,000 residents England and Wales average Compared with average Change on a year earlier
All recorded crime (excluding fraud) 57.1 81.3 30% below average −7%
Violence against the person 20.6 31.0 33% below average −4%
Sexual offences 2.0 3.4 39% below average −9%
Robbery 0.6 1.4 59% below average –
Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) 5.9 6.2 5% below average +14%
Vehicle offences 4.9 4.9 about average −15%
Theft from the person 0.8 1.6 48% below average –
Criminal damage and arson 5.0 7.1 29% below average −3%

Recorded crime in Windsor and Maidenhead was 61.3 per 1,000 residents in the year ending March 2025 and 57.1 in the year ending March 2026, down 7%. Across England and Wales it was down 4%.

Changes are left blank where the rate is very low, as a few extra crimes would look like a big swing. This is one year's change only, so it can reflect one-off events or changes in how police record crime, not just a real trend. Rates per resident use ONS population estimates for each year.

Rates use the resident population, so areas with many daytime visitors, students or a busy night-time economy, such as city centres, show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on how likely crimes are to be reported and how police record them. Residential burglary is per 1,000 households. Robbery and theft from the person are concentrated in a few city centres, so most areas sit well below the national average for them.

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