Lake Avenue, Slough, SL1 3BZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SL1 3BZ has a slightly higher male population, with 51.8% 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	48.1%	48.2%	0.1%	51.0%	-2.8%
Male	51.9%	51.8%	-0.1%	49.0%	2.8%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate vicinity of SL1 3BZ there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 55% of the resident population. In contrast, the average marriage rate across the census is about 44%.

Areas with a high percentage of married residents are typically suburban neighborhoods, towns with good schools and family-friendly amenities, and regions with affordable, spacious housing options. Additionally, such areas can be popular among retirees.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	31.8%	32.6%	0.8%	37.9%	-5.3%
Married: Opposite sex	56.3%	55%	-1.3%	44.2%	10.8%
Married: Same sex	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.9%	1.8%	-1.1%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	1.7%	4.1%	2.4%	9.1%	-5.0%
Widowed	7%	6.5%	-0.5%	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 (86.6%) 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	41.9%	51.5%	9.6%	48.4%	3.1%
Good health	41.4%	35.1%	-6.3%	33.6%	1.5%
Fair health	12.2%	8.9%	-3.3%	12.7%	-3.8%
Bad health	3.6%	3.8%	0.2%	4.0%	-0.2%
Very bad health	0.9%	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	25.9%	23.3%	-2.6%	18.2%	5.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.1%	12.2%	1.1%	9.6%	2.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.8%	9.9%	-0.9%	13.4%	-3.5%
Apprenticeship	1.5%	6.1%	4.6%	5.3%	0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7%	17.7%	10.7%	16.9%	0.8%
Degree or Similar	21.3%	27%	5.7%	33.8%	-6.8%
Other	22.4%	3.8%	-18.6%	2.8%	1.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 10.1% 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%	0.2%	0.2%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	27.8%	30.4%	2.6%	3.1%	27.3%
Pakistani	44.8%	44.8%	0.0%	2.7%	42.1%
Other Asian	4.7%	4%	-0.7%	1.6%	2.4%
Black African	2.2%	1.2%	-1.0%	2.5%	-1.3%
Black Caribbean	1.8%	2.1%	0.3%	1.0%	1.1%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.9%	-0.9%
White	13.1%	10.1%	-3.0%	81.4%	-71.3%
Arab	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.6%	-0.4%
Other	3.3%	6.8%	3.5%	1.6%	5.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 50.4% 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	48.8%	50.4%	1.6%	83.2%	-32.8%
European Union	7.8%	4.5%	-3.3%	6.1%	-1.6%
Rest of Europe	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	2.9%	3.8%	0.9%	2.7%	1.1%
Middle East and Asia	38.3%	39%	0.7%	5.6%	33.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	2%	1.2%	-0.8%	1.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	48.6%	50.1%	1.5%	83.2%	-33.1%
10+ Years	7.6%	39.3%	31.7%	9.8%	29.5%
5-10 Years	8.5%	5.2%	-3.3%	2.9%	2.3%
2-5 Years	8.7%	3.1%	-5.6%	2.2%	0.9%
Less than 2 years	26.7%	2.4%	-24.3%	1.9%	0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.1%	76.7%	1.4%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Poland	3.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Romania	1.4%	0.9%	0.5%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	9.9%	1.2%	8.7%
North America and the Caribbean	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	3.3%	13.5%	-10.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	2.1%	37.2%	-35.1%
Christian	12.5%	46.2%	-33.7%
Hindu	4.2%	1.7%	2.5%
Muslim	45.3%	6.5%	38.8%
Sikh	30%	0.9%	29.1%
Not answered	5.9%	6.0%	-0.1%

Safety

Is Lake Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Lake Avenue was 55.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 55.4% lower than the Baylis & Salt Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Lake Avenue has the 24th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Baylis & Salt Hill and the 144th lowest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 33.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -9.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 90% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£60,900

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SL1 3BZ, 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 - 5/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 5/10 (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 Lake Avenue are based on 64 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 Lake Avenue, Slough, SL1 3BZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL1 3BZ

Average Price
£231,012

Semi-Detached
£357,272

Terraced
£247,709

Detached
£465,926

Flats/Maisonettes
£162,964

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Lake Avenue

Average Price
£354,641

Semi-Detached
£402,448

Terraced
£279,745

Detached
£415,211

Flats/Maisonettes
£159,065

Other
£1,196,910

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Lake AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
28B Lake Avenue, Slough, Slough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£540,000	2025-09-12	£540,000
36 Lake Avenue, Slough, Slough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£400,000	2025-06-19	£382,709
14 Lake Avenue, Slough, Slough Detached, an established residential building	£465,000	2025-03-31	£448,950
32 Lake Avenue, Slough, Slough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£293,000	2024-09-20	£291,828
18 Lake Avenue, Slough, Slough Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£400,000	2020-12-11	£451,189

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL1 3BZ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SL1 3BZ 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	116
Retired	42
Self-Employed	40
Looking after home or family	34
Part-Time Employee	29
Student (economically inactive)	20
Other	20
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	18
Unemployed	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	10

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	41
Administrative and support service activities	19
Transport and storage	19
Manufacturing	15
Construction	14
Education	12
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Human health and social work activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Other	5
Information and communication	5
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Slough Centre Nursery School Buckingham Avenue East , SL1 3EA	4out of 4	315 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baylis Court Nursery School Oatlands Drive , SL1 3HS	3out of 4	667 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre Ladbrooke Road , Chalvey SL1 2SR	4out of 4	1,397 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lea Nursery School Wexham Road , SL2 5JW	4out of 4	2,334 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cippenham Nursery School St Andrew's Way , Cippenham SL1 5NL	3out of 4	2,892 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Godolphin Junior Academy Oatlands Drive , SL1 3HS	3out of 4	720 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Infant Academy Warrington Avenue , SL1 3BQ	3out of 4	752 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
James Elliman Academy Elliman Avenue , SL2 5BA	3out of 4	1,137 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Montem Academy Chalvey Grove , SL1 2TE	4out of 4	1,344 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School Penn Road , SL2 1PH	3out of 4	1,667 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Herschel Grammar School Northampton Avenue , SL1 3BW	4out of 4	271 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School, Slough 183-187 Bath Road , SL1 4AA	4out of 4	793 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Baylis Court School Gloucester Avenue , SL1 3AH	4out of 4	966 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
The Westgate School Cippenham Lane , SL1 5AH	4out of 4	1,379 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Ragstone Road , SL1 2PU	4out of 4	1,676 yd	Academy converter	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	4,616 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	2out of 4	5,275 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	5,174 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	1,409 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	1,212 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Darul Madinah 50 Darvills Lane , slough SL1 2PH	- not rated	1,217 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Littledown School Queens Road , SL1 3QW	3out of 4	1,275 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Al-Madani Girls School 339 - 341 Bath Road , SL1 5PR	- not rated	2,120 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Arbour Vale School Farnham Road , Farnham Royal SL2 3AE	1out of 4	2,156 yd	Academy special sponsor led	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
Elior UK	Northampton Place, 82 Northampton Avenue	411 yd
Kashmiri Karahi	Salt Hill Park, Bath Road	585 yd
4 Future Pro FC Cafe	Salt Hill Park, Bath Road	585 yd
Three Tuns Cafe	109 Bath Road	638 yd
Pizza Hut	123a Bath Road	638 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Maa's Best	6 Buckingham Avenue East	514 yd
Lucja Lux Food	48 Pitts Road	563 yd
Pizza Go Go	82 Bath Road	586 yd
Paradise Grill and Pizza	121 Bath Road	638 yd
Slough Kebab and Grill	111-113 Bath Road	638 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
New 7 Eleven Supermarket Ltd	26 Farnham Road	471 yd
Serious Food	122 Malton Avenue	633 yd
Sky Superstore	7-8 Belgrave Parade, Bradley Road	696 yd
Stoke Poges Food & Wine	30 Stoke Poges Lane	708 yd
Aldi	141 Farnham Road	853 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Herschel Sports Centre WHITBY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	243 yd
Godolphin Recreation Ground (Closed) Godolphin Road	grass pitches	306 yd
Herschel Grammar School NORTHAMPTON AVENUE	athletics tracks, grass pitches	361 yd
The Centre (Slough) FARNHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	512 yd
Slough Tennis Club HARTLAND CLOSE	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	626 yd
Godolphin Junior Academy OATLANDS DRIVE	grass pitches	767 yd
Slough Ice Arena MONTEM LANE	ice rinks	788 yd
Godolphin Infant School Activity Hall WARRINGTON AVENUE		822 yd
Montem Leisure Centre (Closed) MONTEM LANE	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	832 yd
Baylis Court School GLOUCESTER AVENUE	grass pitches	1,000 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	174.9 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	19.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SL1 3BZ