# SL7

Postcode district covering Marlow, in Buckinghamshire.

SL7 is a postcode district covering Marlow, in Buckinghamshire. Median sale price £650,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 51.7 per 1,000 people. About 21,374 people.

Postcode district. Code SL7. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SL7 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £650,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SL7 was £650,000 in 2025. Joint 105th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl7#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 21,220** (2021). SL7 had 21,220 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,370th least 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl7#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in SL7 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl7#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.6%** (January 2026). In SL7, 83.6% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl7#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SL7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in SL7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SL7) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 296 homes were sold in SL7 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SL7) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SL7.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SL7) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SL7 had 21,220 usual residents at the census.

## How SL7 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SL7 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £650,000 | joint 2nd most expensive | 10 postcode districts, SL · 2025 |
| Population | 21,220 | 5th least populated | 12 postcode districts, SL · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 12 postcode districts, SL · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 83.6% | 4th lowest | 12 postcode districts, SL · Jan 2026 |

## Is SL7 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SL7 at a rate of 51.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 77.9 per 1,000 people across the SL postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 91 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SL7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (376), other crime (254) and anti-social behaviour (140).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SL7 was 46.5 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.

## Deprivation in SL7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SL7 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SL7

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Buckinghamshire 057B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017875) | 1,484 | 25.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 6.5% |
| [Buckinghamshire 057C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017876) | 2,049 | 10.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.1% |
| [Buckinghamshire 057D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017877) | 1,576 | 54.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 65.8% |
| [Buckinghamshire 061A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017895) | 1,317 | 85.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.8% |
| [Buckinghamshire 061B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017896) | 1,407 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 83.8% |
| [Buckinghamshire 061C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017897) | 1,703 | 45.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.0% |
| [Buckinghamshire 061D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017898) | 1,235 | 81.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Buckinghamshire 062A](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017889) | 1,478 | 78.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.7% |
| [Buckinghamshire 062B](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017890) | 1,317 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 062C](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017891) | 1,431 | 27.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.7% |
| [Buckinghamshire 062D](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017892) | 1,534 | 19.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.8% |
| [Buckinghamshire 062E](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017893) | 1,758 | 120.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Buckinghamshire 062F](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/neighbourhood/e01017894) | 1,593 | 74.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.7% |

## Your MP

- [Beaconsfield](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/beaconsfield): Joy Morrissey (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 75% of the people here.
- [Wycombe](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wycombe): Emma Reynolds (Labour), MP since July 2024. 22% of the people here.
- [Maidenhead](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/maidenhead): Mr Joshua Reynolds (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 3.3% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in SL7

[Marlow Bottom, Danesfield & Well End](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/marlow-bottom-danesfield-and-well-end), [Marlow East](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/marlow-east), [Marlow West & North](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire/marlow-west-and-north)

## Postcode sectors in SL7

[SL7 1 (264 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl7-1), [SL7 2 (205 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl7-2), [SL7 3 (220 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl7-3), [SL7 9 (6 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl7-9)

## Council

[Buckinghamshire](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)

## Towns in SL7

[Marlow](https://openindex.co.uk/town/marlow)

## Postcode districts next to SL7

[HP10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp10), [HP11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp11), [HP12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp12), [HP14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp14), [RG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg9), [SL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl6), [SL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl8)

## Nearest rail stations

[Marlow (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.7664,51.5710), [Bourne End (5.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.7105,51.5771), [Cookham (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.7221,51.5575), [High Wycombe (5.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-0.7454,51.6296)

## More in the SL postcode area

[All SL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SL7 in brief

SL7 is a postcode district covering Marlow, in Buckinghamshire.
About 21,374 people lived in SL7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £650,000 in 2025 across 296 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 51.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SL7 was £650,000 in 2025.
SL7 had 21,220 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in SL7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SL7, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SL7
- Postcode area: [SL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl)
- Constituency: [Beaconsfield †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/beaconsfield)
- Council: [Buckinghamshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/buckinghamshire)
- Area: 50.35 km²
- People, mid-2024: 21,374*
- Neighbourhoods: 13
- Output areas: 69

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SL6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl6), [RG9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/rg9), [HP14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp14), [HP10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp10), [HP12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/hp12), [SL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl8)

## Latest updates for SL7

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SL7

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl7, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl7#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sl7