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SL2 postcode area · Slough

The SL2 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Buckinghamshire, Slough. Area Scores range from 26 to 96 across them. Every full SL2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SL2 district: Gerrards Cross scores 96 out of 100 (#265 of 6,856 nationally) while Britwell sits at 27 — neighbours on the map, 69 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 5 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £300,000 in Central Slough & Upton Court to £1,260,000 in Gerrards Cross — a 4.2× gap within the SL2 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Buckinghamshire and Slough — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,670a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime88per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)37
Owner-occupied57%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SL2 district

£429,000median home sold over the past year · +18.3% over 5 years · +4.6% over the year · 356 sales
Detached£1,032,500
Semi-detached£513,500
Terraced£410,000
Flat£252,000
Slough£395,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Gerrards CrossBuckinghamshire 26596 £1,260,000
Burham North, Taplow & DorneyBuckinghamshire 60191 £592,500
Farnham & HedgerleyBuckinghamshire 97886 £700,000
Stoke Poges & George GreenBuckinghamshire 1,73275 £575,000
Burnham SouthBuckinghamshire 1,97271 £504,000
Haymill & Lynch HillSlough 3,46050 £372,750
Central Slough & Upton CourtSlough 4,06341 £300,000
EllimanSlough 4,42036 £315,000
Wexham LeaSlough 4,61133 £440,000
Wexham RoadSlough 4,61833 £435,000
Manor ParkSlough 4,71431 £400,000
Baylis & StokeSlough 4,92728 £400,000
BritwellSlough 5,02327 £395,000

People living in SL2 Census 2021

Residents126,400
Median age (est.)37
Density1,201per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above37%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 26%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 17%Private rent 26%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 12%Other: 20%
One person 24%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 12%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 46%Asian: 40%Black: 6%Mixed: 4%Other: 5%
White 46%Asian 40%Black 6%Mixed 4%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 36% · Muslim 24% · No religion 17%

Born outside the UK: 37%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SL2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SL2 district.

Stoke Wexham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SL2.

SL1 SL0 SL3 SL95 SL4 SL6 SL60 SL9

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.