Cress Road, Slough, SL1 2XS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SL1 2XS is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.6%	50.9%	3.3%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	52.4%	49.1%	-3.3%	49.0%	0.1%

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	26.7%	36.3%	9.6%	37.9%	-1.6%
Married: Opposite sex	48.8%	49.5%	0.7%	44.2%	5.3%
Separated	5.7%	1.6%	-4.1%	2.2%	-0.6%
Divorced	10.7%	6.9%	-3.8%	9.1%	-2.2%
Widowed	8.2%	5.7%	-2.5%	6.1%	-0.4%

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 (85.9%) 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	40.5%	47.6%	7.1%	48.4%	-0.8%
Good health	36.8%	38.3%	1.5%	33.6%	4.7%
Fair health	16.8%	9.3%	-7.5%	12.7%	-3.4%
Bad health	4.7%	4.5%	-0.2%	4.0%	0.5%
Very bad health	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	27.8%	22.1%	-5.7%	18.2%	3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.9%	11%	-3.9%	9.6%	1.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.1%	14.2%	2.1%	13.4%	0.8%
Apprenticeship	3.9%	4.1%	0.2%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.7%	15.8%	5.1%	16.9%	-1.1%
Degree or Similar	17.4%	26.2%	8.8%	33.8%	-7.6%
Other	13.2%	6.6%	-6.6%	2.8%	3.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 40.6% 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	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	7.9%	7.5%	-0.4%	3.1%	4.4%
Pakistani	23.4%	25.7%	2.3%	2.7%	23.0%
Other Asian	4.7%	6.4%	1.7%	1.6%	4.8%
Black African	1.6%	5.4%	3.8%	2.5%	2.9%
Black Caribbean	3.4%	2.8%	-0.6%	1.0%	1.8%
Other Black	2.4%	1.7%	-0.7%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.9%	0.4%	0.8%	0.1%
White	55%	40.6%	-14.4%	81.4%	-40.8%
Arab	0.5%	2.4%	1.9%	0.6%	1.8%
Other	0%	3.8%	3.8%	1.6%	2.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 60.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.3%	60.6%	-14.7%	83.2%	-22.6%
European Union	5.8%	12.6%	6.8%	6.1%	6.5%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	1.4%	0.1%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	2.4%	6.4%	4.0%	2.7%	3.7%
Middle East and Asia	12.9%	16.9%	4.0%	5.6%	11.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	1.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.2%	60.5%	-12.7%	83.2%	-22.7%
10+ Years	2.4%	31.2%	28.8%	9.8%	21.4%
5-10 Years	1.1%	4.3%	3.2%	2.9%	1.4%
2-5 Years	6.3%	3.3%	-3.0%	2.2%	1.1%
Less than 2 years	17.1%	0.7%	-16.4%	1.9%	-1.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75.2%	76.7%	-1.5%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	4%	1.3%	2.7%
Romania	3%	0.9%	2.1%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Southern Asia	4.2%	1.2%	3.0%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	5.9%	13.5%	-7.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.9%	37.2%	-26.3%
Christian	37.2%	46.2%	-9.0%
Buddhist	2.6%	0.5%	2.1%
Hindu	3.8%	1.7%	2.1%
Muslim	34.8%	6.5%	28.3%
Sikh	5%	0.9%	4.1%
Not answered	5.7%	6.0%	-0.3%

Safety

Is Cress Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cress Road was 95.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 7.4% higher than the Cippenham Manor average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cress Road has the 15th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Cippenham Manor and the 156th highest crime rate of 389 local areas in Slough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -56.0%.

🔎 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. 93% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£64,300

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SL1 2XS, 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 - 8/10 (high )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 Cress Road are based on 38 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 Cress Road, Slough, SL1 2XS

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL1 2XS

Average Price
£426,679

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£426,679

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cress Road

Average Price
£421,509

Semi-Detached
£441,428

Terraced
£413,395

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cress Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Cress Road, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£435,000	2025-02-20	£440,098
9 Cress Road, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£405,000	2023-05-26	£434,798
3 Cress Road, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2016-03-31	£434,912
7 Cress Road, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£75,000	1997-10-29	£426,923
9 Cress Road, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£60,000	1997-05-02	£367,811

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL1 2XS

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	101
Retired	58
Part-Time Employee	38
Self-Employed	36
Looking after home or family	23
Student (economically inactive)	20
Unemployed	15
Other	11
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Administrative and support service activities	18
Manufacturing	17
Human health and social work activities	15
Transport and storage	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Construction	10
Information and communication	10
Education	10
Other	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Financial and insurance activities	4
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	867 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slough Centre Nursery School Buckingham Avenue East , SL1 3EA	- not rated	1,186 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baylis Court Nursery School Oatlands Drive , SL1 3HS	3out of 4	1,713 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cippenham Nursery School St Andrews Way , Cippenham SL1 5NL	3out of 4	2,353 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Penn Nursery School Penn Road , SL2 1PG	- not rated	2,685 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Montem Academy Chalvey Grove , SL1 2TE	4out of 4	394 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Montem Junior School Chalvey Grove , SL1 2TE	- not rated	394 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Montem Infant School Chalvey Grove , SL1 2TE	- not rated	394 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Montem Primary School Chalvey Grove , SL1 2TE	- not rated	394 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Thames Valley Community Infant School The Green , SL1 2SP	- not rated	867 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	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	2,089 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
William Penn Middle School Penn Road , SL2 1PH	- not rated	2,629 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Claycots Junior School Monksfield Way , SL2 1QX	- not rated	2,772 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wexham Court Middle School Church Lane , Wexham SL3 6LU	- not rated	3,943 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's CofE Middle School Minniecroft Road , Burnham SL1 7DE	- not rated	4,486 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eden Girls' School, Slough 183-187 Bath Road , SL1 4AA	4out of 4	383 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
The Westgate School Cippenham Lane , SL1 5AH	- not rated	790 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Westgate School Cippenham Lane , SL1 5AH	- not rated	790 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Herschel Grammar School Northampton Avenue , SL1 3BW	4out of 4	1,297 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Herschel Grammar School Northampton Avenue , SL1 3BW	- not rated	1,297 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	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	3,610 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	3out of 4	4,201 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	- not rated	4,201 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trevelyan Middle School Wood Close , SL4 3LL	3out of 4	5,014 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Trevelyan Middle School Wood Close , SL4 3LL	- not rated	5,014 yd	Community school	No	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	877 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Grove Academy Ladbrooke Road , SL1 2SR	1out of 4	881 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation Cippenham Lodge , Cippenham Lane SL1 5AN	- not rated	411 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Evelyn Fox School Tuns Lane , SL1 2XA	- not rated	633 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Slough Activate 225 Bath Road , SL1 4AU	- not rated	832 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Darul Madinah 50 Darvills Lane , slough SL1 2PH	- not rated	1,090 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Madani Girls School 339 - 341 Bath Road , SL1 5PR	- not rated	1,832 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Restaurant Associates at Reckitt Benckiser	Wellcroft House, 9 Wellcroft Road	291 yd
Costa Coffee	12 Twinches Lane	353 yd
The Range Coffee Shop	8 Twinches Lane	353 yd
Compass Contract Services Ltd at Reckitt Benckiser	215 Bath Road	373 yd
Blue Apple Catering at Leaseplan	165 Bath Road	375 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Earl of Cornwall	The Earl Of Cornwall, Cippenham Lane	238 yd
The Long Barn	The Long Barn, Cippenham Lane	677 yd
The Flags Public House	The Flags, 43 Church Street	933 yd
Chalvey Working Mens Club	Chalvey Working Mens Club, High Street	1,066 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
JK's Fish and Chips	8 Stoney Meade	287 yd
Domino's Pizza	115 Bath Road	561 yd
Paradise Grill and Pizza	121 Bath Road	562 yd
Slough Kebab and Grill	111-113 Bath Road	562 yd
Lucja Lux Food	48 Pitts Road	566 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl	3 Twinches Lane	382 yd
New 7 Eleven Supermarket Ltd	26 Farnham Road	695 yd
Panku	Asda Stores Limited, Telford Drive	871 yd
Asda Retail Supermarket	Asda Stores Limited, Telford Drive	871 yd
Serious Food	122 Malton Avenue	1,043 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Montem Academy CHALVEY GROVE	grass pitches	356 yd
Le Club Slough-Windsor CIPPENHAM LANE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	509 yd
Westgate School CIPPENHAM LANE	grass pitches	720 yd
Chalvey Recreation Ground High Street	grass pitches	770 yd
Slough Ice Arena MONTEM LANE	ice rinks	813 yd
Montem Leisure Centre (Closed) MONTEM LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	912 yd
Slough Tennis Club HARTLAND CLOSE	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	978 yd
Chalvey Youth And Community Centre Darvills Lane		1,084 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	119.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	330 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	330 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SL1 2XS