Bower Way, Slough, SL1 5HD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SL1 5HD has a slightly higher male population, with 50.7% 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	51.9%	49.3%	-2.6%	51.0%	-1.7%
Male	48.1%	50.7%	2.6%	49.0%	1.7%

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%	31.5%	-6.0%	37.9%	-6.4%
Married: Opposite sex	45.1%	50.3%	5.2%	44.2%	6.1%
Separated	4.2%	2.3%	-1.9%	2.2%	0.1%
Divorced	8%	10.7%	2.7%	9.1%	1.6%
Widowed	5.2%	5%	-0.2%	6.1%	-1.1%

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	50.3%	51.6%	1.3%	48.4%	3.2%
Good health	33.6%	30.8%	-2.8%	33.6%	-2.8%
Fair health	11.9%	12.6%	0.7%	12.7%	-0.1%
Bad health	2.2%	3.9%	1.7%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.2%	-0.7%	1.2%	0.0%

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	23.3%	17.5%	-5.8%	18.2%	-0.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.7%	13.8%	-2.9%	9.6%	4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	9%	14.1%	5.1%	13.4%	0.7%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	2.4%	1.0%	5.3%	-2.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.5%	13.1%	1.6%	16.9%	-3.8%
Degree or Similar	30.6%	33%	2.4%	33.8%	-0.8%
Other	7.6%	6.1%	-1.5%	2.8%	3.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.7% 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%	0.7%	0.7%	1.1%	-0.4%
Chinese	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	13.6%	13.2%	-0.4%	3.1%	10.1%
Pakistani	10.6%	16.9%	6.3%	2.7%	14.2%
Other Asian	6.1%	5.6%	-0.5%	1.6%	4.0%
Black African	5.6%	5.1%	-0.5%	2.5%	2.6%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	1.9%	0.2%	-1.7%	0.5%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	2.2%	1.1%	0.8%	1.4%
Mixed White and African	0.8%	0.5%	-0.3%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	2.2%	1.4%	0.9%	1.3%
Mixed Other	1.7%	2.7%	1.0%	0.8%	1.9%
White	55%	45.7%	-9.3%	81.4%	-35.7%
Arab	1.1%	1%	-0.1%	0.6%	0.4%
Other	0.8%	1.5%	0.7%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57% 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	61.7%	57%	-4.7%	83.2%	-26.2%
European Union	13.1%	15.5%	2.4%	6.1%	9.4%
Rest of Europe	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	7.2%	5.8%	-1.4%	2.7%	3.1%
Middle East and Asia	16.1%	19.8%	3.7%	5.6%	14.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	1.3%	-0.6%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	60.8%	57.4%	-3.4%	83.2%	-25.8%
10+ Years	4.4%	30.4%	26.0%	9.8%	20.6%
5-10 Years	7.5%	3.9%	-3.6%	2.9%	1.0%
2-5 Years	11.1%	3.6%	-7.5%	2.2%	1.4%
Less than 2 years	16.1%	4.6%	-11.5%	1.9%	2.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.1%	76.7%	-8.6%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Poland	10%	1.3%	8.7%
Romania	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Turkey	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	2%	0.2%	1.8%
Middle East	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Southern Asia	6.9%	1.2%	5.7%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	4.7%	13.5%	-8.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	13.3%	37.2%	-23.9%
Christian	39.8%	46.2%	-6.4%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	4.4%	1.7%	2.7%
Muslim	27.9%	6.5%	21.4%
Sikh	7.5%	0.9%	6.6%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Bower Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bower Way was 139.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 60.2% higher than the Cippenham Green average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bower Way has the 8th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Cippenham Green and the 79th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 77.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -51.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 94% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£66,000

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in SL1 5HD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Bower Way are based on 411 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 Bower Way, Slough, SL1 5HD

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL1 5HD

Average Price
£269,636

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£269,636

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bower Way

Average Price
£331,714

Semi-Detached
£388,965

Terraced
£371,775

Detached
£519,170

Flats/Maisonettes
£245,680

Other
£552,003

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bower WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 4 Charlcot Mews Bower Way, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,000	2023-10-13	£237,556
Flat 6 Charlcot Mews Bower Way, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£245,000	2022-10-10	£239,337
Flat 2 Charlcot Mews Bower Way, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£230,000	2022-06-24	£224,458
Flat 16 Charlcot Mews Bower Way, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£250,000	2022-01-31	£252,599
Flat 3 Charlcot Mews Bower Way, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£207,500	2021-02-25	£217,573

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL1 5HD

Employment

SL1 5HD 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	119
Self-Employed	42
Part-Time Employee	34
Retired	32
Looking after home or family	26
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	12
Student (economically inactive)	11
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Accommodation and food service activities	23
Transport and storage	21
Administrative and support service activities	19
Human health and social work activities	16
Manufacturing	15
Information and communication	15
Construction	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Other	11
Education	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cippenham Nursery School St Andrew's Way , Cippenham SL1 5NL	3out of 4	237 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slough Centre Nursery School Buckingham Avenue East , SL1 3EA	4out of 4	2,472 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baylis Court Nursery School Oatlands Drive , SL1 3HS	3out of 4	2,870 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre Ladbrooke Road , Chalvey SL1 2SR	4out of 4	3,040 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lea Nursery School Wexham Road , SL2 5JW	4out of 4	5,007 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Cippenham School Elmshott Lane , Cippenham SL1 5RB	3out of 4	45 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Western House Academy Richards Way , Cippenham SL1 5TJ	3out of 4	960 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Priory School Orchard Avenue , SL1 6HE	3out of 4	1,210 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School Derwent Drive , SL1 6HW	3out of 4	1,233 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lent Rise School Coulson Way , Burnham SL1 7NP	3out of 4	1,786 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Westgate School Cippenham Lane , SL1 5AH	4out of 4	1,426 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Burnham Grammar School Hogfair Lane , Burnham SL1 7HG	3out of 4	1,781 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School, Slough 183-187 Bath Road , SL1 4AA	4out of 4	2,108 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Herschel Grammar School Northampton Avenue , SL1 3BW	4out of 4	2,652 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beechwood School Long Readings Lane , SL2 1QE	2out of 4	2,909 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	4,603 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	2out of 4	4,675 yd	Academy converter	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	3,049 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al-Madani Independent Grammar School 1 Whittle Parkway , Slough SL1 6FE	- not rated	601 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Al-Madani Girls School 339 - 341 Bath Road , SL1 5PR	- not rated	632 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Haybrook College 112 Burnham Lane , SL1 6LZ	3out of 4	918 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Huntercombe Hospital School Maidenhead Huntercombe Hospital , Huntercombe Lane South SL6 0PQ	- not rated	972 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation Cippenham Lodge , Cippenham Lane SL1 5AN	- not rated	1,785 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
K'z Cippenham	Unit 7, 17 Elmshott Lane	106 yd
Musa's Doner	405 Bath Road	232 yd
Peri Chicken	403 Bath Road	232 yd
KFC	409 Bath Road	232 yd
Kai's Restaurant	467 Bath Road	362 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cippenham Working Mens Club	Cippenham Working Mens Club, 505-507 Bath Road	362 yd
Cippenham Bowling Club	Cippenham Bowls Club, Station Road	422 yd
Kings Head PH	Managers Accommodation, The Kings Head, 149 Lower Cippenham Lane	551 yd
The Barleycorn	Managers Accommodation, The Barley Corn, 151 Lower Cippenham Lane	551 yd
Cippenham Royal British Legion Club	The Royal British Legion, Brook Path	587 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Assvi Catering	27 Elmshott Lane	49 yd
Reggie's Grill & Curry's	406 Bath Road	391 yd
Thinds Chippy	13 Harrison Way	534 yd
Cinnamon Spice	9 Harrison Way	534 yd
Village Fish & Chips	132 Lower Cippenham Lane	555 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Marks & Spencer Food Hall	293-299 Bath Road		620 yd
Save it Discount Store	Unit B, Westgate Retail Park, Bath Road		1,048 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Cippenham Primary School ELMSHOTT LANE	grass pitches	99 yd
Cippenham Recreation Ground Station Road	tennis courts	597 yd
Pure Gym (Burnham) 821A 821A YEOVIL ROAD	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	792 yd
Mercian Way Recreation Ground Mercian Way	grass pitches, tennis courts	794 yd
Haymill Community Centre (Closed) Burnham Lane	artificial grass pitch	986 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	79.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	78.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	19.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SL1 5HD