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

SL2 1QR 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 1QR 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

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Slough 001C: 66 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.6223,51.5362,SL21QR
- **Burnham (Buckinghamshire), 2.2 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.6223,51.5362,SL21QR
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 60 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.6223,51.5362,SL21QR
- **No property in SL2 1QR listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.6223,51.5362,SL21QR
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Slough 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.6223,51.5362,SL21QR
- **£335,759 average price**: For the whole of Slough, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.6223,51.5362,SL21QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.6223,51.5362,SL21QR
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.6223,51.5362,SL21QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SL2 1QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-0.6223,51.5362,SL21QR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SL2 1QR**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.6223,51.5362,SL21QR
- **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=-0.6223,51.5362,SL21QR
- **15.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.6223,51.5362,SL21QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Beechwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-school-e143327) | Secondary | 60 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 33.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Arbour Vale School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/arbour-vale-school-e145741) | Special | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | – |
| [Claycots School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/claycots-school-e132089) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anthony's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthonys-catholic-primary-school-e143804) | Primary | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-farnham-royal-cofe-primary-school-e110435) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 21% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dair House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dair-house-school-e110554) | Independent | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/penn-wood-primary-and-nursery-school-e130372) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lynch Hill School Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lynch-hill-school-primary-academy-e137010) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £455,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2024 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2023 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| February 2026 | £900,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| March 2024 | £463,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| June 2026 | £399,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| October 2025 | £660,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: FARNHAM ROAD PRACTICE (710 m)
- Pharmacies: MOONLIGHT PHARMACY (540 m); THAMES PHARMACY (710 m); K PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: MOONLIGHT DENTAL SURGERY (540 m); THE DENTAL STUDIO (850 m); DENTAL SURGERY (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Slough - Long Furlong Drive (750 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.0** (2025). Slough 001C has a deprivation score of 25.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,079th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,960** (2021). Slough 001C had 1,960 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,999th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Slough 001C, 99.7% 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: 5.3%** (August 2026). In Slough 001C, 5.3% 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: 51.5362, -0.6223

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=-0.6223,51.5362,SL21QR

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