Castle Street, Slough, SL1 2AX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SL1 2AX has a slightly higher male population, with 51% 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	48.8%	49%	0.2%	51.0%	-2.0%
Male	51.2%	51%	-0.2%	49.0%	2.0%

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	37.5%	35.9%	-1.6%	37.9%	-2.0%
Married: Opposite sex	45.1%	46%	0.9%	44.2%	1.8%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.5%	3.3%	-0.2%	2.2%	1.1%
Divorced	9.4%	10.4%	1.0%	9.1%	1.3%
Widowed	4.5%	3.9%	-0.6%	6.1%	-2.2%

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 (86.2%) 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	47.9%	52.3%	4.4%	48.4%	3.9%
Good health	37.8%	33.9%	-3.9%	33.6%	0.3%
Fair health	10.1%	10.2%	0.1%	12.7%	-2.5%
Bad health	3%	3%	0.0%	4.0%	-1.0%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	14.9%	16%	1.1%	18.2%	-2.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.3%	10.4%	2.1%	9.6%	0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.4%	8.9%	-1.5%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	8.3%	6.2%	5.3%	3.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.2%	12.2%	-1.0%	16.9%	-4.7%
Degree or Similar	38.5%	40.9%	2.4%	33.8%	7.1%
Other	12.5%	3.3%	-9.2%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 41.4% 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%	0.4%	0.4%	1.1%	-0.7%
Chinese	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	18.1%	14.2%	-3.9%	3.1%	11.1%
Pakistani	7.4%	12.9%	5.5%	2.7%	10.2%
Other Asian	3.3%	4.7%	1.4%	1.6%	3.1%
Black African	6%	13.9%	7.9%	2.5%	11.4%
Black Caribbean	2.5%	2.1%	-0.4%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.9%	0.0%
Mixed Other	1.9%	1.7%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.9%
White	51.5%	41.4%	-10.1%	81.4%	-40.0%
Arab	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	3%	3.4%	0.4%	1.6%	1.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 41.8% 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	47.9%	41.8%	-6.1%	83.2%	-41.4%
European Union	21.9%	19.9%	-2.0%	6.1%	13.8%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	3%	1.1%	0.8%	2.2%
Africa	7.9%	13.6%	5.7%	2.7%	10.9%
Middle East and Asia	18.6%	19.7%	1.1%	5.6%	14.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	1.9%	0.3%	1.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 41.8% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 29.2% 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	46.8%	41.7%	-5.1%	83.2%	-41.5%
10+ Years	6.8%	29.2%	22.4%	9.8%	19.4%
5-10 Years	13.2%	12.3%	-0.9%	2.9%	9.4%
2-5 Years	18.6%	11.7%	-6.9%	2.2%	9.5%
Less than 2 years	14.5%	5.2%	-9.3%	1.9%	3.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	53.5%	76.7%	-23.2%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Italy	2.4%	0.6%	1.8%
Portugal	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	10.3%	1.3%	9.0%
Romania	5.8%	0.9%	4.9%
Other EU countries	3.4%	1.5%	1.9%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Southern Asia	6.9%	1.2%	5.7%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
No passport held	7.9%	13.5%	-5.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.4%	37.2%	-26.8%
Christian	35.1%	46.2%	-11.1%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	6.1%	1.7%	4.4%
Muslim	34.3%	6.5%	27.8%
Sikh	6.5%	0.9%	5.6%
Other religion	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Castle Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Castle Street was 87.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 64.4% lower than the Herschel Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Castle Street has the 17th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Herschel Park and the 173rd highest crime rate of 389 local areas in Slough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -77.7%.

🔎 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 2AX, 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 Castle Street are based on 25 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 Castle Street, Slough, SL1 2AX

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL1 2AX

Average Price
£403,730

Semi-Detached
£379,491

Terraced
£406,423

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Castle Street

Average Price
£434,540

Semi-Detached
£425,841

Terraced
£435,726

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Castle Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Castle Street, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£325,000	2026-03-03	£325,000
9 Castle Street, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£309,000	2023-04-27	£332,424
3 Castle Street, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£336,000	2021-10-08	£373,494
2 Castle Street, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2017-05-09	£434,251
8 Castle Street, Slough, Slough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£315,000	2017-02-01	£388,065

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL1 2AX

Employment

SL1 2AX area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 12% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	140
Self-Employed	48
Retired	33
Part-Time Employee	33
Student (economically inactive)	18
Looking after home or family	17
Other	15
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Information and communication	30
Human health and social work activities	16
Transport and storage	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Administrative and support service activities	15
Construction	15
Manufacturing	14
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Other	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Education	8
Financial and insurance activities	5
Mining and quarrying	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	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	3out of 4	1,601 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre Ladbrooke Road , Chalvey SL1 2SR	4out of 4	1,627 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slough Centre Nursery School Buckingham Avenue East , SL1 3EA	- not rated	2,626 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baylis Court Nursery School Oatlands Drive , SL1 3HS	3out of 4	2,747 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Penn Nursery School Penn Road , SL2 1PG	- not rated	3,613 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	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	353 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thames Valley Community Infant School The Green , SL1 2SP	- not rated	1,627 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willow Primary School Wexham Road , SL2 5FF	- not rated	1,646 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Willow Primary School Fernside Off Wexham Rd , SL2 5FF	3out of 4	1,646 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School Fernside, Wexham Road , SL2 5FF	4out of 4	1,667 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
James Elliman Junior School Elliman Avenue , SL2 5BA	- not rated	1,936 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wexham Court Middle School Church Lane , Wexham SL3 6LU	- not rated	2,760 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Penn Middle School Penn Road , SL2 1PH	- not rated	3,668 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Claycots Junior School Monksfield Way , SL2 1QX	- not rated	4,441 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Poges Middle School Rogers Lane , Stoke Poges SL2 4LN	- not rated	5,360 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Slough Grammar School Lascelles Road , SL3 7PR	- not rated	845 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Upton Court Grammar School Lascelles Road , SL3 7PR	4out of 4	845 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Slough and Eton CofE Business and Enterprise College Ragstone Road , SL1 2PU	- not rated	1,055 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Ragstone Road , SL1 2PU	- not rated	1,055 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School 1 Langley Road , SL3 7AF	4out of 4	1,252 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	4,082 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trevelyan Middle School Wood Close , SL4 3LL	3out of 4	4,593 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Trevelyan Middle School Wood Close , SL4 3LL	- not rated	4,593 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	3out of 4	5,090 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	- not rated	5,090 yd	Community school	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	3,386 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	1out of 4	1,601 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Grove Academy Ladbrooke Road , SL1 2SR	- not rated	1,622 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hillingdon Grange School Datchet Road , SL3 7LR	- not rated	274 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Long Close School Upton Court Road , Upton SL3 7LU	- not rated	432 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's Preparatory School Hawtrey Close , SL1 1TB	- not rated	1,143 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Darul Madinah 50 Darvills Lane , slough SL1 2PH	- not rated	1,335 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Littledown School Queen's Road , SL1 3QW	- not rated	1,451 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
HOLA Cafe	The Urban Building, 3-9 Albert Street	216 yd
Caffe Kix Ltd.	The Urban Building, 3-9 Albert Street	216 yd
Shree Krishna Vada Pav	2a Alpha Street North	436 yd
Cake Shop	240 High Street	469 yd
Dolce Shisha Lounge	4c Park Street	470 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Alpha Arms	Alpha Arms, 26 Alpha Street North	382 yd
The Brickhouse	230 High Street	476 yd
Pinner Cricket Club	Montesoles Playing Fields, Uxbridge Road	816 yd
The Moon and Spoon	The Moon And Spoon, 86 High Street	882 yd
Slough Bowls Club	50 Chalvey Road East	896 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mariana Bakery & Food	2 Winsford Parade, Albert Street	160 yd
Biryani Nation	23 Park Street	409 yd
Bully's Caribbean Cuisine	23c Park Street	409 yd
Rumi Pizza	37-38 Herschel Street	411 yd
Fat Twins Slough	266 High Street	468 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Limited	206-216 High Street	483 yd
Wonder Supermarket Ltd	6 Park Street	488 yd
Tesco	Tesco Stores Limited, Wellington Street	850 yd
Sainsbury's	78 Uxbridge Road	974 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Lascelles Park Lascelles Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	561 yd
Easygym (Slough) High Street	health and fitness suite	608 yd
Buzz Gym (Slough) HERSCHEL STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	681 yd
Anytime Fitness (Slough) (Closed) 2 - 8 2 - 8 Windsor Road	health and fitness suite	768 yd
Upton Court Grammar School LASCELLES ROAD	grass pitches	889 yd
Thames Valley University - College Gym (Closed) Wellington Street	health and fitness suite	1,032 yd
Upton Court Park Upton Court Road	grass pitches	1,039 yd
Slough & Eton School RAGSTONE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,054 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	80 Mbit/s
Average download speed	138.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SL1 2AX