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Slideslow

Ward

South west Bromsgrove. About 3,448 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 32% of people in Slideslow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,475
1,514th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
32%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Slideslow compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

SlideslowMiddle
Population30 wards, Bromsgrove · 2021
Population: every ward in Bromsgrove30 areas from 1,699 to 6,620. The middle area is 3,238. Slideslow is 3,475.
3,4759th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares30 wards, Bromsgrove · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Bromsgrove30 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 32.5%. Slideslow is 32.0%.
32%joint 14th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage30 wards, Bromsgrove · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bromsgrove30 areas from 47.4% to 99.4%. The middle area is 90.0%. Slideslow is 94.5%.
94.5%8th highest
Claimant rate30 wards, Bromsgrove · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bromsgrove30 areas from 0.7% to 6.2%. The middle area is 2.2%. Slideslow is 1.2%.
1.2%joint 4th lowest

Is Slideslow safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Slideslow at a rate of 28.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 60.5 per 1,000 people across Bromsgrove.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 18 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Slideslow.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (87), other crime (21) and burglary (18).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Bromsgrove

These figures are published for the whole of Bromsgrove, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bromsgrove and not Slideslow alone. See Bromsgrove

Average house price
£335,607
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,776
90th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 143rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
11.0
Joint 34th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Slideslow in brief

Slideslow had 3,475 usual residents at the census.

About 32% of people in Slideslow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Slideslow, 94.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Slideslow, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.