Strong on transport, with schools to consider
Slough at a glance
- House prices
- £242,000
- Middle33rd percentile
- Schools
- 9th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 77th percentile
- Strong
- Crime rate
- 79.6 per 1,000 residents
- Middle38th percentile
- Flood risk
- 8.2% of the area in flood zones
- Middle64th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Slough a good place to live?
Slough may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Nuneaton and Bedworth below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Movers who value stronger transport access
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Slough
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 79.6 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 38th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Slough
House prices
- Median sale price
- £242,000
- Percentile
- 33rd percentile nationally
House prices are below the national middle range.
Median of 43 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Slough
Schools
9th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Slough
Flood risk
8.2% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 5.2% of the area. That is the 64th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Slough
Transport
77th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Slough a good place to live?
Slough may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Slough safe?
Slough ranks in the 38th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Slough?
The median sale price was £242,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 33rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Slough?
Schools rank in the 9th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Slough?
Nearby public profiles include Galley Common in Nuneaton and Bedworth and Bulkington in Nuneaton and Bedworth.
