Renting in Maidenhead

Average Rent in Maidenhead: £1,701/mo

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Median asking rent across 2,505 live Maidenhead listings on 5 portals from £400/mo, broken down by property size below — plus how rents have moved, where they are highest and lowest, and what landed on the market this week.

Median asking rent

£1,701 /month

2,505 live listings · 5 portals

Median monthly rent in Maidenhead by property size
Size	Median rent	Listings
Studio	£1,088/mo	90
1 bed	£1,300/mo	726
2 bed	£1,750/mo	892
3 bed	£2,300/mo	371
4+ bed	£3,000/mo	237
Room (house share)	£749/mo	189

Asking rents from live listings on Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders · Updated 12 September 2026. Weekly prices normalised to monthly.

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Renting in Maidenhead

What it costs to rent in Maidenhead

Maidenhead currently has 2,505 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,701 a month. 94 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 27% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is SL2 at around £1,400/mo, while SL6 sits nearer £1,775/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Rent by property size

Average rent in Maidenhead by bedrooms

Median monthly asking rent for each property size, from 2,505 live listings across 5 property sites (September 2026).

Average studio rent in Maidenhead

£1,088/mo

The median asking rent for a studio in Maidenhead is £1,088 a month, 36% below the city-wide median of £1,701, based on 90 studios currently on the market.

Average rent for a 1-bed flat in Maidenhead

£1,300/mo

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Maidenhead is £1,300 a month, 24% below the city-wide median of £1,701, based on 726 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Maidenhead

£1,750/mo

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Maidenhead is £1,750 a month, 3% above the city-wide median of £1,701, based on 892 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 3-bed house in Maidenhead

£2,300/mo

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Maidenhead is £2,300 a month, 35% above the city-wide median of £1,701, based on 371 listings currently on the market.

Average rent for a 4-bed house in Maidenhead

£3,000/mo

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Maidenhead is £3,000 a month, 76% above the city-wide median of £1,701, based on 237 listings currently on the market.

Average room rent in Maidenhead

£749/mo

The median asking rent for a room in a Maidenhead house share is £749 a month, 56% below the city-wide median of £1,701, based on 189 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

Medians exclude prices that fail our junk-listing floor. Room rents are per room, not per property.

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Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Maidenhead rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Maidenhead. Latest: £1,805/mo (Jul 26, +1.5% YoY).

Latest

£1,805

Jul 26

Annual

+1.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,336

Aug 21

Total change

+35%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Property types

What’s on offer in Maidenhead

Flats & apartments

1285

66% of listings

Houses

464

24% of listings

Rooms

189

10% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Maidenhead — what's on the market

Semi-detached houses make up 30% of the 481 houses currently advertised in Maidenhead.

Semi-detached
30%146
Terraced
26%127
Detached
25%118
Other house
15%73
Bungalow
4%17

Rent by postcode

Where Maidenhead rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,931 live listings in 7 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Maidenhead

1SL6£1,775/mo1532 rentals
2SL4£1,750/mo55 rentals
3SL60£1,750/mo83 rentals

Cheapest in Maidenhead

1SL2£1,400/mo44 rentals
2SL1£1,450/mo151 rentals
3SL8£1,473/mo4 rentals

Features · Maidenhead

Garden, parking, and floor area in Maidenhead

Live signal across 2,505 Maidenhead rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

77%

of 322 Maidenhead listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

93%

of 742 Maidenhead listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Floor area · £/sqft

£2.75 /sqft

Median 687 sqft across 302 Maidenhead listings that publish floor area.

Live from the portals

New rentals in Maidenhead this week

94 homes came onto the Maidenhead rental market in the last 7 days across Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders. The freshest are below.

94 new this weekUpdated today

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Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Maidenhead

Most Maidenhead homes sit in Band D. The weighted average works out close to Band D–E across 66,820 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

4.65

≈ Band D–E

Stock

67k

66,820 properties

A
3%2,160
B
6%3,960
C
16%10,360
D
25%16,570
E
20%13,480
F
13%8,380
G
15%9,910
H
3%2,000

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Maidenhead

77% of Maidenhead premises can already get full-fibre and 86% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

77%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

86%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

454 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
77%
Gigabit-capable
86%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Windsor and Maidenhead), July 2025, covering 66,097 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Maidenhead homes

47% of Maidenhead homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

47%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

53%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

55k

55,172 EPCs

A
0%180
B
12%6,783
C
34%19,010
D
36%20,060
E
13%7,331
F
3%1,483
G
1%325

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Windsor and Maidenhead. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Maidenhead

11 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Maidenhead centroid. The five closest:

1
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead
Primary · Academy converter · SL6 7EG
0.38 mi
2
St Luke's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · SL6 7EG
0.38 mi
3
RBWM Alternative Learning Provision
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit · SL6 8BY
0.38 mi
4
Forest Bridge School
Not applicable · Free schools special · SL6 1BN
0.50 mi
5
Oldfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · SL6 1UE
0.55 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Maidenhead centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Area safety

Safety in Maidenhead

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (September 2026), Maidenhead has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 81 of 81 postcode districts analysed, the median was 153 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Maidenhead is Violent crime, accounting for 8% of all incidents.

Crime overview

153 crimes per area (median)
81 of 81 postcode districts covered
Data: September 2026

Most reported

Violent crime
8% of incidents

Maidenhead’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Maidenhead

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for July 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Cookham has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Maidenhead.

Cookham
Safer area
Most common: Other theft (3) · pop. ~5,000
2.4
per 1k
Furze Platt
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (56) · pop. ~7,000
25
per 1k
Boyn Hill
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (70) · pop. ~6,000
40
per 1k
Bray
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (8) · pop. ~4,000
6.8
per 1k
Pinkneys Green
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (21) · pop. ~3,000
19
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Maidenhead listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Maidenhead.

Rightmove

1058

OnTheMarket

473

PrimeLocation

463

OpenRent

322

SpareRoom

189

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Frequently asked

Renting in Maidenhead — your questions answered

How much is rent in Maidenhead?

The average (median) asking rent in Maidenhead is £1,701 a month — a 1-bed is £1,300 and a 2-bed £1,750, based on 2,505 live listings across 5 property portals in Sept 2026.

What is the average studio rent in Maidenhead?

The median asking rent for a studio in Maidenhead is £1,088 a month, 36% below the city-wide median of £1,701, based on 90 studios currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 1-bed flat in Maidenhead?

The median asking rent for a 1-bed home in Maidenhead is £1,300 a month, 24% below the city-wide median of £1,701, based on 726 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 2-bed flat or house in Maidenhead?

The median asking rent for a 2-bed home in Maidenhead is £1,750 a month, 3% above the city-wide median of £1,701, based on 892 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 3-bed house in Maidenhead?

The median asking rent for a 3-bed home in Maidenhead is £2,300 a month, 35% above the city-wide median of £1,701, based on 371 listings currently on the market.

What is the average rent for a 4-bed house in Maidenhead?

The median asking rent for a four-bedroom-plus home in Maidenhead is £3,000 a month, 76% above the city-wide median of £1,701, based on 237 listings currently on the market.

What is the average room rent in Maidenhead?

The median asking rent for a room in a Maidenhead house share is £749 a month, 56% below the city-wide median of £1,701, based on 189 rooms currently listed, mostly on SpareRoom and OpenRent.

How many rental properties are available in Maidenhead?

There are currently 2,505 rental properties available in Maidenhead, with 94 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Maidenhead safe for renters?

Maidenhead has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 153 reported crimes per postcode area (September 2026). The most common category is Violent crime. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Maidenhead?

The most commonly reported crime category in Maidenhead is Violent crime, based on data.police.uk records for September 2026.

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