Upton Close, Slough, SL1 2DF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SL1 2DF has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% 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	51.4%	49.8%	-1.6%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	48.6%	50.2%	1.6%	49.0%	1.2%

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	36.7%	41.1%	4.4%	37.9%	3.2%
Married: Opposite sex	48.6%	41.6%	-7.0%	44.2%	-2.6%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Civil partnership: Opposite sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	4.1%	4.7%	0.6%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	6.1%	8.5%	2.4%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	4.4%	3.2%	-1.2%	6.1%	-2.9%

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 (87.1%) 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	43.9%	45.8%	1.9%	48.4%	-2.6%
Good health	43%	41.3%	-1.7%	33.6%	7.7%
Fair health	9.8%	10.2%	0.4%	12.7%	-2.5%
Bad health	2.8%	2.1%	-0.7%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	1.2%	-0.7%

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	14.3%	18.2%	3.9%	18.2%	0.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	6.5%	8.8%	2.3%	9.6%	-0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	11.1%	0.2%	13.4%	-2.3%
Apprenticeship	0.3%	6.5%	6.2%	5.3%	1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.4%	10%	5.6%	16.9%	-6.9%
Degree or Similar	41.8%	40.8%	-1.0%	33.8%	7.0%
Other	21.8%	4.7%	-17.1%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.5% 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)
Chinese	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	22.1%	12.9%	-9.2%	3.1%	9.8%
Pakistani	9.8%	11.8%	2.0%	2.7%	9.1%
Other Asian	11.5%	3.1%	-8.4%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	5%	9.4%	4.4%	2.5%	6.9%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	3.3%	3.0%	1.0%	2.3%
Other Black	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.9%	1.1%	0.8%	1.1%
White	44.4%	44.5%	0.1%	81.4%	-36.9%
Arab	0.6%	3.8%	3.2%	0.6%	3.2%
Other	1.7%	4.5%	2.8%	1.6%	2.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 46.2% 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	48%	46.2%	-1.8%	83.2%	-37.0%
European Union	19%	25.4%	6.4%	6.1%	19.3%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	4.2%	7.6%	3.4%	2.7%	4.9%
Middle East and Asia	27.7%	17.1%	-10.6%	5.6%	11.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	1.3%	0.6%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.0%	1.2%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 46.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 31.4% 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	47.8%	46.3%	-1.5%	83.2%	-36.9%
10+ Years	10.1%	31.4%	21.3%	9.8%	21.6%
5-10 Years	14.5%	10.7%	-3.8%	2.9%	7.8%
2-5 Years	14.2%	6.9%	-7.3%	2.2%	4.7%
Less than 2 years	13.4%	4.8%	-8.6%	1.9%	2.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57%	76.7%	-19.7%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Portugal	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	7.6%	1.3%	6.3%
Romania	7.1%	0.9%	6.2%
Other EU countries	3.5%	1.5%	2.0%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North Africa	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	4.7%	1.2%	3.5%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	8.5%	13.5%	-5.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	8.7%	37.2%	-28.5%
Christian	51.7%	46.2%	5.5%
Buddhist	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Hindu	4.2%	1.7%	2.5%
Muslim	24.3%	6.5%	17.8%
Sikh	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Not answered	6.6%	6.0%	0.6%

Safety

Is Upton Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Upton Close was 233.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.7% lower than the Herschel Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Upton Close has the 7th highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Herschel Park and the 32nd highest crime rate of 389 local areas in Slough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 118.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -63.9%.

🔎 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 2DF, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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) - 7/10 (above 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 Upton Close are based on 8 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 Upton Close, Slough, SL1 2DF

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL1 2DF

Average Price
£249,678

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£249,678

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Upton Close

Average Price
£261,030

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£261,030

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Upton CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Upton Close, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£280,000	2024-12-19	£273,253
3 Upton Close, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£258,000	2017-09-01	£256,155
2 Upton Close, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£165,000	2012-01-31	£268,643
3 Upton Close, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£177,000	2010-10-07	£286,740
3 Upton Close, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£164,000	2006-01-20	£266,569

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL1 2DF

Employment

SL1 2DF area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% 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	134
Self-Employed	49
Retired	42
Part-Time Employee	31
Looking after home or family	30
Unemployed	19
Student (economically inactive)	16
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Other	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Information and communication	33
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Administrative and support service activities	21
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Transport and storage	18
Human health and social work activities	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Education	13
Other	13
Financial and insurance activities	10
Manufacturing	10
Construction	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre Ladbrooke Road , Chalvey SL1 2SR	4out of 4	1,413 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lea Nursery School Wexham Road , SL2 5JW	3out of 4	1,675 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slough Centre Nursery School Buckingham Avenue East , SL1 3EA	- not rated	2,456 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baylis Court Nursery School Oatlands Drive , SL1 3HS	3out of 4	2,607 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Penn Nursery School Penn Road , SL2 1PG	- not rated	3,502 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	537 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thames Valley Community Infant School The Green , SL1 2SP	- not rated	1,413 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Willow Primary School Wexham Road , SL2 5FF	- not rated	1,701 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Willow Primary School Fernside Off Wexham Rd , SL2 5FF	3out of 4	1,701 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School Fernside, Wexham Road , SL2 5FF	4out of 4	1,716 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	1,857 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wexham Court Middle School Church Lane , Wexham SL3 6LU	- not rated	2,834 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Penn Middle School Penn Road , SL2 1PH	- not rated	3,550 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Claycots Junior School Monksfield Way , SL2 1QX	- not rated	4,287 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Stoke Poges Middle School Rogers Lane , Stoke Poges SL2 4LN	- not rated	5,327 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Slough and Eton CofE Business and Enterprise College Ragstone Road , SL1 2PU	- not rated	841 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	841 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Slough Grammar School Lascelles Road , SL3 7PR	- not rated	1,055 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Upton Court Grammar School Lascelles Road , SL3 7PR	4out of 4	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	1,450 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	3,953 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trevelyan Middle School Wood Close , SL4 3LL	3out of 4	4,546 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Trevelyan Middle School Wood Close , SL4 3LL	- not rated	4,546 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	3out of 4	4,943 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	- not rated	4,943 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	3,594 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	1,386 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Grove Academy Ladbrooke Road , SL1 2SR	- not rated	1,408 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	416 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Long Close School Upton Court Road , Upton SL3 7LU	- not rated	632 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Darul Madinah 50 Darvills Lane , slough SL1 2PH	- not rated	1,126 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's Preparatory School Hawtrey Close , SL1 1TB	- not rated	1,322 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Littledown School Queen's Road , SL1 3QW	- not rated	1,377 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	89 yd
Caffe Kix Ltd.	The Urban Building, 3-9 Albert Street	89 yd
National Foundation for Education Research	The Mere, Upton Park	294 yd
Star Karahi	38 Herschel Street	431 yd
Dolce Shisha Lounge	4c Park Street	438 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Alpha Arms	Alpha Arms, 26 Alpha Street North	433 yd
The Brickhouse	230 High Street	540 yd
Slough Bowls Club	50 Chalvey Road East	684 yd
The Moon and Spoon	The Moon And Spoon, 86 High Street	744 yd
Pinner Cricket Club	Montesoles Playing Fields, Uxbridge Road	974 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mariana Bakery & Food	2 Winsford Parade, Albert Street	97 yd
Biryani Nation	23 Park Street	349 yd
Bully's Caribbean Cuisine	23c Park Street	349 yd
Rumi Pizza	37-38 Herschel Street	407 yd
Star Falooda and Chaat	38 Herschel Street	431 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Wonder Supermarket Ltd	6 Park Street	455 yd
Iceland Foods Limited	206-216 High Street	494 yd
Tesco	Tesco Stores Limited, Wellington Street	824 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Buzz Gym (Slough) HERSCHEL STREET	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	545 yd
Anytime Fitness (Slough) (Closed) 2 - 8 2 - 8 Windsor Road	health and fitness suite	621 yd
Easygym (Slough) High Street	health and fitness suite	640 yd
Lascelles Park Lascelles Road	grass pitches, tennis courts	775 yd
Slough & Eton School RAGSTONE ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	841 yd
Thames Valley University - College Gym (Closed) Wellington Street	health and fitness suite	915 yd
Powerleague (Slough) Ragstone Road	artificial grass pitch	996 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%

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

Overview of SL1 2DF