# SL2 1LQ: area report for a postcode in Slough

SL2 1LQ is a postcode in Slough.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Slough. Open the map at SL2 1LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) › [SL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl2) › [SL2 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl2-1)

## Around this postcode

- **34 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Slough 004A: 70 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6010,51.5263,SL21LQ
- **Slough, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6010,51.5263,SL21LQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6010,51.5263,SL21LQ
- **1 of 8 properties in SL2 1LQ at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 2 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.6010,51.5263,SL21LQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Slough 004A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6010,51.5263,SL21LQ
- **£335,759 average price**: For the whole of Slough, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6010,51.5263,SL21LQ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6010,51.5263,SL21LQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6010,51.5263,SL21LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SL2 1LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6010,51.5263,SL21LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SL2 1LQ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6010,51.5263,SL21LQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.6010,51.5263,SL21LQ
- **13.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6010,51.5263,SL21LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Baylis Court School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baylis-court-school-e137259) | Secondary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 52.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Godolphin Junior Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-godolphin-junior-academy-e144501) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Baylis Court Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baylis-court-nursery-school-e109761) | Nursery | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Phoenix Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-infant-academy-e138731) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | – |
| [Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penn-wood-primary-and-nursery-school-e130372) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [James Elliman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/james-elliman-academy-e139333) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, May 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Herschel Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/herschel-grammar-school-e137726) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 76.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lynch-hill-enterprise-academy-e146820) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £386,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| February 2025 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £283,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2024 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| February 2023 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2024 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £490,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE (210 m); SLOUGH TREATMENT, ADVICE & RECOVERY TEAM (770 m); CROSBY HOUSE SURGERY (930 m); SHREEJI MEDICAL CENTRE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: KHATKAR CHEMISTS (440 m); THE MARTIN PHARMACY (720 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Good Companions Express Petrol (660 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £335,759** (July 2026). Slough’s average house price was £335,759 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,483** (2025). Full-time workers living in Slough earned a median of £38,483 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 174th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.7×** (2025). A home in Slough costs 8.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 98th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.0** (2025). Slough has a deprivation score of 23.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 104th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Slough 004A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.2** (2025). Slough 004A has a deprivation score of 30.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,159th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,755** (2021). Slough 004A had 1,755 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,382nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Slough 004A, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 6.7%** (August 2026). In Slough 004A, 6.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SL2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £432,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SL2 was £432,000 in 2025. 489th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 58,969** (2021). SL2 had 58,969 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 100th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 17%** (2022). About 17% of people in SL2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.2%** (January 2026). In SL2, 93.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough)
- Centre: 51.5263, -0.6010

Council: [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/slough) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Slough](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/slough): Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.6010,51.5263,SL21LQ

## How to cite

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