Buying a home in SL5, Ascot. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£558kmost £487k–£669k
Houses per m²£6,165flats £5,143
Sold last year1981,426 in five years
Prices in Windsor and Maidenhead-4.0%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SL5 sold for £558,204 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £486,684 and £669,079, for about 94 m² of space.

198 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £240k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SL5 8 (£5,962) and the most in SL5 0 (£6,601).

Across Windsor and Maidenhead, prices are down 4% on a year ago and up 12% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,916 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,546 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £112,000 for that mortgage: what £120,000 buys.

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House prices in SL5 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£330,252£282k–£580k61 m²8
2£454,958£396k–£527k67 m²179
3£558,204£487k–£669k94 m²358
4£711,033£600k–£909k122 m²169
5+£1,324,219£922k–£1.92m208 m²390

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£330k£455k£558k£711k£1.32m
Detached—£531k£640k£812k£1.41m
Semi-detached—£471k£546k£627k£787k
Terraced—£408k£506k£648k£878k
Flats£240k£295k£553k£587k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SL5

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SL5 0£6,601£5,871
SL5 7£5,993£4,953
SL5 8£5,962£4,756
SL5 9£6,304£5,001

Schools near SL5

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot97% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%4 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmCharters School60.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SL5

Is SL5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Windsor and Maidenhead are down 4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (97% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (60.4% against 43.8%); 198 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SL5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SL5 sold for £558,204 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £486,684 and £669,079.

How many homes sell in SL5 each year?

198 homes sold in the last year and 1,426 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SL5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Francis Catholic Primary School, South Ascot, where 97% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SL5?

For a 3-bedroom house, GU19 (£484k, 5 km), RG12 (£393k, 6 km), RG42 (£467k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.