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Postcode area

Postcode area named after Slough, with 12 districts.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.

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Gigabit coverage by postcode area

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In SL, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£510,000
12th most expensive of 104
Worked out by Open Index
Population
405,249
46th least populated of 120
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
89.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How SL compares

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

SLMiddle
Median sale price104 postcode areas, England and Wales · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode area in England and Wales104 areas from £145,000 to £821,250. The middle area is £296,475. SL is £510,000.
£510,00012th most expensive
Population120 postcode areas, UK · 2021
Population: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 22,985 to 2,027,347. The middle area is 503,090. SL is 405,249.
405,24946th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage120 postcode areas, UK · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 12.0% to 98.0%. The middle area is 88.0%. SL is 89.0%.
89.0%57th highest
Claimant rate120 postcode areas, UK · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode area in UK120 areas from 1.4% to 7.7%. The middle area is 3.4%. SL is 3.9%.
3.9%joint 37th highest

Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.

Is SL safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SL at a rate of 77.9 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 2,920 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SL.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (12,198), other crime (6,781) and anti-social behaviour (3,496).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SL was 76.5 per 1,000 people.

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.

Postcode districts in SL

NamePeople (census)Median sale priceRecorded crime per 1,000
SL0Iver Heath, Richings Park11,670£557,50068.8 per 1,000
SL1Slough, Cippenham79,692£395,931123.4 per 1,000
SL2Slough, Farnham Royal58,969£432,00072.1 per 1,000
SL3Slough, Langley50,366£453,00084.7 per 1,000
SL4Windsor, Dedworth45,871£517,25083.8 per 1,000
SL5North Ascot, Sunninghill24,579£650,00042.5 per 1,000
SL6Maidenhead, Boyn Hill83,062£510,00059.0 per 1,000
SL7Marlow21,220£650,00051.7 per 1,000
SL8Bourne End, Cores End6,817£561,25039.6 per 1,000
SL9Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross22,256£867,50046.5 per 1,000
SL60Maidenhead339No figure115.6 per 1,000
SL95Sutton408No figure132.6 per 1,000
SL in brief

The SL postcode area, named after Slough, has 12 postcode districts.

The median price paid for a home in SL was £510,000 in 2025.

SL had 405,249 usual residents at the census.

In SL, 89.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In SL, 3.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.