Merton Road, Slough, SL1 1QW

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SL1 1QW has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% 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	48.6%	47.7%	-0.9%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	51.4%	52.3%	0.9%	49.0%	3.3%

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	41%	38%	-3.0%	37.9%	0.1%
Married: Opposite sex	45.3%	47.3%	2.0%	44.2%	3.1%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.3%	0.7%
Separated	3.6%	1.5%	-2.1%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	5.8%	8.8%	3.0%	9.1%	-0.3%
Widowed	3.8%	3.4%	-0.4%	6.1%	-2.7%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.1%	52.8%	3.7%	48.4%	4.4%
Good health	40.1%	32.2%	-7.9%	33.6%	-1.4%
Fair health	8.5%	11.2%	2.7%	12.7%	-1.5%
Bad health	1.8%	3%	1.2%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	1.2%	-0.5%

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	14.7%	15.2%	0.5%	18.2%	-3.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.4%	12.7%	0.3%	9.6%	3.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.6%	10.8%	-1.8%	13.4%	-2.6%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	6.4%	4.9%	5.3%	1.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.8%	12.3%	2.5%	16.9%	-4.6%
Degree or Similar	31.6%	39.2%	7.6%	33.8%	5.4%
Other	17.3%	3.4%	-13.9%	2.8%	0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 34.2% 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	1%	0%	-1.0%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	10.3%	13%	2.7%	3.1%	9.9%
Pakistani	21.1%	33.1%	12.0%	2.7%	30.4%
Other Asian	4.3%	2.2%	-2.1%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	10.8%	1.5%	-9.3%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	0.7%	-1.6%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.9%	0.6%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	3%	1.8%	0.4%	2.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	40.8%	34.2%	-6.6%	81.4%	-47.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	2%	3.3%	1.3%	0.6%	2.7%
Other	0.8%	5.6%	4.8%	1.6%	4.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 48.3% 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	44.4%	48.3%	3.9%	83.2%	-34.9%
European Union	19.2%	16.1%	-3.1%	6.1%	10.0%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	1.5%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	10.8%	5.6%	-5.2%	2.7%	2.9%
Middle East and Asia	21.6%	27%	5.4%	5.6%	21.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.8%	0.7%	-1.1%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.2%	0.7%	0.5%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 48.3% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 34.1% 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	43.9%	48.3%	4.4%	83.2%	-34.9%
10+ Years	8.5%	34.1%	25.6%	9.8%	24.3%
5-10 Years	9.3%	8.2%	-1.1%	2.9%	5.3%
2-5 Years	22.6%	5.6%	-17.0%	2.2%	3.4%
Less than 2 years	15.8%	3.7%	-12.1%	1.9%	1.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	65.3%	76.7%	-11.4%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	10.8%	1.3%	9.5%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North Africa	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	8.2%	1.2%	7.0%
No passport held	4.1%	13.5%	-9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	11.3%	37.2%	-25.9%
Christian	34.6%	46.2%	-11.6%
Hindu	3%	1.7%	1.3%
Muslim	42.1%	6.5%	35.6%
Sikh	3.8%	0.9%	2.9%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	4.9%	6.0%	-1.1%

Safety

Is Merton Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Merton Road was 60.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 75.0% lower than the Herschel Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Merton Road has the 16th lowest crime rate of 35 local areas in Herschel Park and the 160th lowest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 28.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 4.5%.

🔎 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 1QW, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Merton Road are based on 52 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 Merton Road, Slough, SL1 1QW

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL1 1QW

Average Price
£722,271

Semi-Detached
£578,000

Terraced
£656,137

Detached
£733,345

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Merton Road

Average Price
£432,201

Semi-Detached
£412,759

Terraced
£638,751

Detached
£690,135

Flats/Maisonettes
£197,579

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Merton Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
19 Merton Road, Slough, Slough Detached, an established residential building	£560,000	2023-10-10	£558,858
14 Merton Road, Slough, Slough Detached, an established residential building	£780,000	2022-08-02	£780,798
20 Merton Road, Slough, Slough Detached, an established residential building	£600,000	2021-09-30	£645,495
17 Merton Road, Slough, Slough Detached, an established residential building	£547,000	2017-11-21	£601,700
5 Merton Road, Slough, Slough Detached, an established residential building	£560,000	2014-04-30	£940,377

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL1 1QW

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SL1 1QW area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	60
Part-Time Employee	31
Retired	25
Self-Employed	21
Student (economically inactive)	17
Unemployed	12
Looking after home or family	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Other	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	48
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Accommodation and food service activities	38
Human health and social work activities	31
Manufacturing	28
Administrative and support service activities	27
Education	21
Information and communication	21
Other	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Construction	10
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Financial and insurance activities	7
Real estate activities	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lea Nursery School Wexham Road , SL2 5JW	4out of 4	1,255 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre Ladbrooke Road , Chalvey SL1 2SR	4out of 4	1,749 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slough Centre Nursery School Buckingham Avenue East , SL1 3EA	4out of 4	2,517 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baylis Court Nursery School Oatlands Drive , SL1 3HS	3out of 4	2,574 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Lawns Nursery School Imperial Road , SL4 3RU	4out of 4	4,612 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	221 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Willow Primary School Fernside Off Wexham Rd , SL2 5FF	3out of 4	1,299 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School Fernside, Wexham Road , SL2 5FF	3out of 4	1,321 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
James Elliman Academy Elliman Avenue , SL2 5BA	3out of 4	1,680 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School Wexham Road , SL2 5QR	3out of 4	1,874 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Upton Court Grammar School Lascelles Road , SL3 7PR	4out of 4	746 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School 1 Langley Road , SL3 7AF	4out of 4	1,073 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Ragstone Road , SL1 2PU	4out of 4	1,218 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ditton Park Academy Kings Reach , SL3 7UX	3out of 4	1,575 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic High School Shaggy Calf Lane , SL2 5HW	3out of 4	1,579 yd	Academy converter	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	4,402 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trevelyan Middle School Wood Close , SL4 3LL	2out of 4	4,941 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	2out of 4	5,394 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	3,233 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	1,747 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	605 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's Preparatory School Hawtrey Close , SL1 1TB	- not rated	901 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Littledown School Queens Road , SL1 3QW	3out of 4	1,200 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Darul Madinah 50 Darvills Lane , slough SL1 2PH	- not rated	1,392 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eton End School Trust (Datchet) Limited 35 Eton Road , Datchet SL3 9AX	- not rated	1,944 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
Antonio's	314 High Street	164 yd
The Eggfree Cake Box	292 High Street	164 yd
Akaya Lounge Restaurant	307-309 High Street	204 yd
Cafe Fadhi Wanaag	Unit 2- Royal Shopping Centre, 299 High Street	219 yd
Al Fanouse	289 High Street	219 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Alpha Arms	Alpha Arms, 26 Alpha Street North	238 yd
The Brickhouse	230 High Street	243 yd
Pinner Cricket Club	Montesoles Playing Fields, Uxbridge Road	454 yd
The Moon and Spoon	The Moon And Spoon, 86 High Street	899 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chaiiwala Slough Central	300 High Street	139 yd
Boss Burger	306 High Street	162 yd
Papa Johns	272a High Street	164 yd
Zafrani BiryaniWala	308 High Street	164 yd
Fat Twins Slough	266 High Street	176 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Limited	206-216 High Street	342 yd
Wonder Supermarket Ltd	6 Park Street	420 yd
Sainsbury's	78 Uxbridge Road	617 yd
Tesco	Tesco Stores Limited, Wellington Street	672 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Easygym (Slough) High Street	health and fitness suite	383 yd
Lascelles Park Lascelles Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	467 yd
Upton Court Grammar School LASCELLES ROAD	grass pitches	637 yd
Buzz Gym (Slough) HERSCHEL STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	726 yd
Anytime Fitness (Slough) (Closed) 2 - 8 2 - 8 Windsor Road	health and fitness suite	819 yd
St Bernards Prep School HAWTREY CLOSE	grass pitches	860 yd
Activ8 Gym Ltd MILL STREET	health and fitness suite	932 yd
St Bernards Catholic Grammar School LANGLEY ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	955 yd
Thames Valley University - College Gym (Closed) Wellington Street	health and fitness suite	992 yd
Upton Court Park Upton Court Road	grass pitches	1,010 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	100.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	110.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	194.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	21.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SL1 1QW