Homes we survey in Maidenhead, Slough and Windsor
No single era dominates our records here, and detached houses, semis and flats are all common. Maidenhead grew with the Great Western Railway, and both it and Windsor have Victorian and Edwardian houses near their centres, from terraces to large villas. Slough grew quickly between the wars after the Slough Trading Estate opened in 1920, and interwar and post-war housing spread out across the town. Houses from the 1960s and 1970s are the biggest single group we see.
Town-centre flats, in new blocks and in conversions, make up a good part of our work, and homes built since 2000 are well represented. The Thames-side villages, including Cookham, Bray, Datchet and Eton, have older cottages and houses, and we have also come across cross-wall, timber-framed and Wimpey No-Fines houses.
From our survey reports in Maidenhead
Based on 44 DBISS surveys in 4 postcode districts since 2022. Figures are rounded; homes can fall in more than one wall category.
When the homes were built
Property types
- 27% detached
- 25% semi-detached
- 16% flat
- 7% maisonette
Main walls
70% cavity masonry · 20% solid masonry
Non-standard construction recorded
Cross-wall construction, Timber frame, Wimpey No-Fines. About non-standard homes
What to look out for
Flooding. Parts of Maidenhead, Datchet, Old Windsor and other low-lying riverside areas have flooded in the past. Check the long-term flood risk for any address, ask the seller about past flooding and speak to your insurer early.
Flats. The roof, external walls and shared services of a block affect every flat, but our inspection of them is limited to what can be seen from the flat, the common parts and the grounds. Your solicitor should check the lease, the service charge accounts and any building safety information.
Non-standard houses. Some lenders treat cross-wall and no-fines houses differently, so check early. Read more in our non-standard homes guides.
Heathrow. Addresses near Heathrow, such as in Colnbrook, may fall inside its flight restriction zone, where drones need the airport's permission to fly (CAA drone code). We check this for each address before the visit.
Which survey?
For a modern flat or a conventional house in good order, a Level 2 Home Survey (from £440) is often proportionate. For period houses, riverside homes that may have flooded, non-standard construction or homes you plan to alter, the Level 3 Building Survey (from £550) is the better fit, and includes a drone roof inspection where flight is permitted. Neither includes a valuation. For a fuller comparison, see choosing the right survey.
Areas we cover
We cover SL1 and SL2 (Slough, Burnham, Farnham Royal and Stoke Poges), SL3 (Langley, Colnbrook and Datchet), SL4 (Windsor, Eton and Old Windsor) and SL6 (Maidenhead, Cookham, Bray and Taplow). Addresses here are normally within about 25 miles of Hemel Hempstead, so a travel supplement is not usually charged; the calculator checks each postcode.
Nearby: High Wycombe and Marlow, Harrow, Pinner and Ruislip and Chesham, Amersham and the Chalfonts.