Herschel Street, Slough, SL1 1PA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SL1 1PA has a slightly higher male population, with 50.3% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	45.7%	49.7%	4.0%	51.0%	-1.3%
Male	54.3%	50.3%	-4.0%	49.0%	1.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36.2%	35.2%	-1.0%	37.9%	-2.7%
Married: Opposite sex	38.8%	50.7%	11.9%	44.2%	6.5%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	10.2%	2.3%	-7.9%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	9.4%	10.5%	1.1%	9.1%	1.4%
Widowed	5.2%	0.9%	-4.3%	6.1%	-5.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.7%	56.3%	9.6%	48.4%	7.9%
Good health	38.6%	31.2%	-7.4%	33.6%	-2.4%
Fair health	10.5%	11.2%	0.7%	12.7%	-1.5%
Bad health	3.5%	1.4%	-2.1%	4.0%	-2.6%
Very bad health	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.2%	-1.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.2%	19.6%	0.4%	18.2%	1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.8%	10.5%	-0.3%	9.6%	0.9%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.6%	8.2%	-4.4%	13.4%	-5.2%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	5.9%	4.3%	5.3%	0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6%	12.8%	6.8%	16.9%	-4.1%
Degree or Similar	28.3%	37%	8.7%	33.8%	3.2%
Other	21.5%	5.9%	-15.6%	2.8%	3.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.3% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	1.4%	1.2%	1.1%	0.3%
Chinese	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	12.6%	18%	5.4%	3.1%	14.9%
Pakistani	12.6%	10.2%	-2.4%	2.7%	7.5%
Other Asian	4.8%	8.5%	3.7%	1.6%	6.9%
Black African	10.5%	6.8%	-3.7%	2.5%	4.3%
Black Caribbean	1.9%	0.3%	-1.6%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.7%	0.3%	-1.4%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	50.4%	36.3%	-14.1%	81.4%	-45.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Roma	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Arab	1.7%	3.7%	2.0%	0.6%	3.1%
Other	0.4%	10.2%	9.8%	1.6%	8.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 26.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	41.1%	26.5%	-14.6%	83.2%	-56.7%
European Union	23.6%	27.5%	3.9%	6.1%	21.4%
Rest of Europe	1%	3%	2.0%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	8.9%	9.1%	0.2%	2.7%	6.4%
Middle East and Asia	22.1%	31.5%	9.4%	5.6%	25.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.9%	2.3%	-0.6%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 26.5% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 23.6% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	39.7%	26.7%	-13.0%	83.2%	-56.5%
10+ Years	7.4%	23.6%	16.2%	9.8%	13.8%
5-10 Years	18.6%	11.1%	-7.5%	2.9%	8.2%
2-5 Years	18.8%	16.9%	-1.9%	2.2%	14.7%
Less than 2 years	15.5%	21.6%	6.1%	1.9%	19.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	29.6%	76.7%	-47.1%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	1%	0.2%	0.8%
Italy	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Portugal	4.8%	0.5%	4.3%
Spain	1%	0.4%	0.6%
Lithuania	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Poland	8.5%	1.3%	7.2%
Romania	11.2%	0.9%	10.3%
Other EU countries	7.1%	1.5%	5.6%
Other Europe	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
North Africa	1.7%	0.1%	1.6%
Central and Western Africa	1%	0.3%	0.7%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	15.6%	1.2%	14.4%
South-East Asia	6.8%	0.2%	6.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	4.8%	13.5%	-8.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	9.2%	37.2%	-28.0%
Christian	45.8%	46.2%	-0.4%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	8.5%	1.7%	6.8%
Muslim	22.7%	6.5%	16.2%
Sikh	6.4%	0.9%	5.5%
Not answered	6.1%	6.0%	0.1%

Safety

Is Herschel Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Herschel Street was 2392.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 898.2% higher than the Herschel Park average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Herschel Street has the highest crime rate of 35 local areas in Herschel Park and the highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 897.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -21.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 92% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£63,400

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SL1 1PA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Herschel Street are based on 51 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Slough.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Herschel Street, Slough, SL1 1PA

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL1 1PA

Average Price
£420,170

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£420,170

Estimated Average Property Prices for Herschel Street

Average Price
£808,880

Semi-Detached
£425,250

Terraced
£317,560

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£370,073

Other
£2,830,346

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Herschel Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
34 Herschel Street, Slough, Slough Other, an established residential building	£350,000	2017-05-02	£359,619
Unit 4 Pegasus Court And Car Parking Area Herschel Street, Slough, Slough Other, an established residential building	£284,410	2013-02-25	£453,935

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL1 1PA

Employment

SL1 1PA area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	73
Part-Time Employee	33
Other	25
Self-Employed	22
Looking after home or family	19
Unemployed	17
Student (economically inactive)	14
Retired	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4

Employment Industry

Accommodation and food service activities	41
Transport and storage	30
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Information and communication	22
Administrative and support service activities	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	18
Education	17
Manufacturing	14
Construction	14
Human health and social work activities	12
Other	12
Financial and insurance activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lea Nursery School Wexham Road , SL2 5JW	4out of 4	1,269 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre Ladbrooke Road , Chalvey SL1 2SR	4out of 4	1,504 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slough Centre Nursery School Buckingham Avenue East , SL1 3EA	4out of 4	2,217 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baylis Court Nursery School Oatlands Drive , SL1 3HS	3out of 4	2,290 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cippenham Nursery School St Andrew's Way , Cippenham SL1 5NL	3out of 4	4,525 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's Church of England Primary School Yew Tree Road , SL1 2AR	3out of 4	523 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Willow Primary School Fernside Off Wexham Rd , SL2 5FF	3out of 4	1,278 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School Fernside, Wexham Road , SL2 5FF	3out of 4	1,288 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
James Elliman Academy Elliman Avenue , SL2 5BA	3out of 4	1,448 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School Wexham Road , SL2 5QR	3out of 4	1,805 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Ragstone Road , SL1 2PU	4out of 4	1,016 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Upton Court Grammar School Lascelles Road , SL3 7PR	4out of 4	1,045 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School 1 Langley Road , SL3 7AF	4out of 4	1,343 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic High School Shaggy Calf Lane , SL2 5HW	3out of 4	1,460 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Stoke Road , SL2 5AY	1out of 4	1,610 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle School, Windsor Parsonage Lane , SL4 5EN	3out of 4	4,334 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trevelyan Middle School Wood Close , SL4 3LL	2out of 4	4,988 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	2out of 4	5,292 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Windsor Forest Colleges Group Station Road , Langley SL3 8BY	- not rated	3,498 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Grove Academy Ladbrooke Road , SL1 2SR	- not rated	1,503 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Long Close School Upton Court Road , Upton SL3 7LU	- not rated	864 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Littledown School Queens Road , SL1 3QW	3out of 4	963 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Darul Madinah 50 Darvills Lane , slough SL1 2PH	- not rated	1,121 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's Preparatory School Hawtrey Close , SL1 1TB	- not rated	1,139 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eton End School Trust (Datchet) Limited 35 Eton Road , Datchet SL3 9AX	- not rated	2,130 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Shree Krishna Vada Pav	2a Alpha Street North	63 yd
Dolce Shisha Lounge	4c Park Street	109 yd
IRO Sushi	16 Park Street	109 yd
Cake Shop	240 High Street	118 yd
Treatz Dessert Parlour	254 High Street	131 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Alpha Arms	Alpha Arms, 26 Alpha Street North	66 yd
The Brickhouse	230 High Street	131 yd
The Moon and Spoon	The Moon And Spoon, 86 High Street	596 yd
Pinner Cricket Club	Montesoles Playing Fields, Uxbridge Road	652 yd
Slough Bowls Club	50 Chalvey Road East	873 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Rumi Pizza	37-38 Herschel Street	46 yd
Big n Beast	12 Park Street	109 yd
Taste of Karachi	10 Park Street	109 yd
Phat Buns	242 High Street	115 yd
Greggs	223 High Street	116 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Limited	206-216 High Street	67 yd
Wonder Supermarket Ltd	6 Park Street	116 yd
Tesco	Tesco Stores Limited, Wellington Street	436 yd
Sainsbury's	78 Uxbridge Road	814 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Easygym (Slough) High Street	health and fitness suite	206 yd
Buzz Gym (Slough) HERSCHEL STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	428 yd
Anytime Fitness (Slough) (Closed) 2 - 8 2 - 8 Windsor Road	health and fitness suite	519 yd
Thames Valley University - College Gym (Closed) Wellington Street	health and fitness suite	695 yd
Activ8 Gym Ltd MILL STREET	health and fitness suite	721 yd
Lascelles Park Lascelles Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	759 yd
Upton Court Grammar School LASCELLES ROAD	grass pitches	931 yd
St Bernards Prep School HAWTREY CLOSE	grass pitches	1,076 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	27.3%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of SL1 1PA