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Britwell

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North west Slough. About 8,001 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 35% of people in Britwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
7,837
3,507th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
35%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Britwell compares

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

BritwellMiddle
Population21 wards, Slough · 2021
Population: every ward in Slough21 areas from 5,767 to 8,817. The middle area is 7,587. Britwell is 7,837.
7,8378th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares21 wards, Slough · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Slough21 areas from 0.0% to 93.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Britwell is 35.0%.
35%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage21 wards, Slough · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Slough21 areas from 81.0% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.9%. Britwell is 99.4%.
99.4%joint 7th highest
Claimant rate21 wards, Slough · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Slough21 areas from 3.4% to 8.8%. The middle area is 5.9%. Britwell is 5.9%.
5.9%joint 10th highest

Is Britwell safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Britwell at a rate of 80.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 103.2 per 1,000 people across Slough.

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

In August 2026 alone, 39 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Britwell.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (269), other crime (97) and anti-social behaviour (65).

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 Slough

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

Average house price
£335,759
Down 1.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,483
174th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.7×
Joint 98th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.0
Joint 104th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Britwell in brief

Britwell had 7,837 usual residents at the census.

About 35% of people in Britwell live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Britwell, 99.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Britwell, 5.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.