Richards Way, Slough, SL1 5TA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SL1 5TA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.6%	51.9%	2.3%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	50.4%	48.1%	-2.3%	49.0%	-0.9%

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	37.4%	39.1%	1.7%	37.9%	1.2%
Married: Opposite sex	49.4%	43.1%	-6.3%	44.2%	-1.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Separated	4.2%	3.6%	-0.6%	2.2%	1.4%
Divorced	7.5%	11.1%	3.6%	9.1%	2.0%
Widowed	1.5%	2.8%	1.3%	6.1%	-3.3%

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 (89.5%) 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	53.3%	61.8%	8.5%	48.4%	13.4%
Good health	36.5%	27.7%	-8.8%	33.6%	-5.9%
Fair health	8.5%	7.3%	-1.2%	12.7%	-5.4%
Bad health	1.1%	2.6%	1.5%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	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	10.2%	11.3%	1.1%	18.2%	-6.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.6%	8.9%	-7.7%	9.6%	-0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.6%	13.2%	-3.4%	13.4%	-0.2%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	3.1%	2.3%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14%	17.9%	3.9%	16.9%	1.0%
Degree or Similar	35.5%	41.2%	5.7%	33.8%	7.4%
Other	6.4%	4.3%	-2.1%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 42.7% 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	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	23.2%	16.7%	-6.5%	3.1%	13.6%
Pakistani	4%	16.1%	12.1%	2.7%	13.4%
Other Asian	8.2%	0.3%	-7.9%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	10.5%	5.6%	-4.9%	2.5%	3.1%
Black Caribbean	2.5%	2.3%	-0.2%	1.0%	1.3%
Other Black	1.1%	4.7%	3.6%	0.5%	4.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	3.2%	2.9%	0.4%	2.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.3%	1.5%	-0.8%	0.9%	0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	44.2%	42.7%	-1.5%	81.4%	-38.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	1.4%	0.3%	-1.1%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.3%	5.6%	5.3%	1.6%	4.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.1% 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	64.9%	62.1%	-2.8%	83.2%	-21.1%
European Union	5.9%	12.8%	6.9%	6.1%	6.7%
Africa	9.1%	9.3%	0.2%	2.7%	6.6%
Middle East and Asia	19%	15.5%	-3.5%	5.6%	9.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.9%	62.1%	-2.8%	83.2%	-21.1%
10+ Years	1.1%	25.4%	24.3%	9.8%	15.6%
5-10 Years	5.7%	7.9%	2.2%	2.9%	5.0%
2-5 Years	7.4%	2.9%	-4.5%	2.2%	0.7%
Less than 2 years	21%	1.7%	-19.3%	1.9%	-0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.8%	76.7%	-8.9%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Lithuania	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
Poland	6.1%	1.3%	4.8%
Romania	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other EU countries	4.3%	1.5%	2.8%
North Africa	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Southern Asia	4.1%	1.2%	2.9%
No passport held	8.4%	13.5%	-5.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.9%	37.2%	-20.3%
Christian	32.4%	46.2%	-13.8%
Hindu	7%	1.7%	5.3%
Muslim	27.4%	6.5%	20.9%
Sikh	11.1%	0.9%	10.2%
Not answered	5.2%	6.0%	-0.8%

Safety

Is Richards Way Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Richards Way was 77.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 12.2% lower than the Cippenham Manor average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Richards Way has the 16th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Cippenham Manor and the 194th highest crime rate of 389 local areas in Slough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 34.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -79.9%.

🔎 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. 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 5TA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 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 Richards Way are based on 200 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 Richards Way, Slough, SL1 5TA

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL1 5TA

Average Price
£255,039

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£255,039

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Richards Way

Average Price
£455,555

Semi-Detached
£489,911

Terraced
£430,965

Detached
£648,822

Flats/Maisonettes
£272,183

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Richards WayStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
7 Goodwin Villas Richards Way, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£218,000	2025-03-28	£207,945
9 Goodwin Villas Richards Way, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£225,000	2022-09-28	£223,620
9 Goodwin Villas Richards Way, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£240,375	2016-07-27	£246,982
6 Goodwin Villas Richards Way, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£189,950	2014-12-12	£253,615
2 Goodwin Villas Richards Way, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£178,000	2014-08-01	£252,210

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL1 5TA

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	120
Part-Time Employee	30
Self-Employed	28
Retired	17
Unemployed	17
Looking after home or family	16
Other	10
Student (economically inactive)	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Information and communication	30
Human health and social work activities	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	27
Transport and storage	21
Education	19
Construction	17
Other	15
Administrative and support service activities	12
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Manufacturing	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cippenham Nursery School St Andrews Way , Cippenham SL1 5NL	3out of 4	1,037 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slough Centre Nursery School Buckingham Avenue East , SL1 3EA	- not rated	2,162 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre Ladbrooke Road , Chalvey SL1 2SR	4out of 4	2,224 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baylis Court Nursery School Oatlands Drive , SL1 3HS	3out of 4	2,666 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
William Penn Nursery School Penn Road , SL2 1PG	- not rated	3,384 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Western House Academy Richards Way , Cippenham SL1 5TJ	3out of 4	27 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Western House Primary School Richards Way , Cippenham SL1 5TJ	- not rated	57 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Western House Infant School Brook Path , Cippenham SL1 5EJ	- not rated	652 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cippenham Primary School Elmshott Lane , Cippenham SL1 5RB	- not rated	928 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cippenham School Elmshott Lane , Cippenham SL1 5RB	3out of 4	928 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Claycots Junior School Monksfield Way , SL2 1QX	- not rated	2,857 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
William Penn Middle School Penn Road , SL2 1PH	- not rated	3,271 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
James Elliman Junior School Elliman Avenue , SL2 5BA	- not rated	3,390 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's CofE Middle School Minniecroft Road , Burnham SL1 7DE	- not rated	3,469 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wexham Court Middle School Church Lane , Wexham SL3 6LU	- not rated	5,273 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Westgate School Cippenham Lane , SL1 5AH	- not rated	889 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Westgate School Cippenham Lane , SL1 5AH	- not rated	889 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Eden Girls' School, Slough 183-187 Bath Road , SL1 4AA	4out of 4	1,525 yd	Free schools	No	Girls	More About School
Herschel Grammar School Northampton Avenue , SL1 3BW	4out of 4	2,337 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Herschel Grammar School Northampton Avenue , SL1 3BW	- not rated	2,337 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	3,692 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	3out of 4	3,887 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Dedworth Middle School Smiths Lane , SL4 5PE	- not rated	3,887 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Trevelyan Middle School Wood Close , SL4 3LL	3out of 4	5,422 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Trevelyan Middle School Wood Close , SL4 3LL	- not rated	5,422 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	2,231 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Grove Academy Ladbrooke Road , SL1 2SR	1out of 4	2,248 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Al-Madani Girls School 339 - 341 Bath Road , SL1 5PR	- not rated	1,063 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Slough Activate 225 Bath Road , SL1 4AU	- not rated	1,064 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Islamic Shakhsiyah Foundation Cippenham Lodge , Cippenham Lane SL1 5AN	- not rated	1,109 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Madani Independent Grammar School 1 Whittle Parkway , Slough SL1 6FE	- not rated	1,574 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School
Taplow Manor School Taplow Manor , Huntercombe Lane South SL6 0PQ	- not rated	1,647 yd	Other independent 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
McDonalds	Asda Stores Limited, Telford Drive	812 yd
Cafe Pausa, Dunelm	Unit C, Westgate Retail Park, Bath Road	947 yd
K'z Cippenham	Unit 7, 17 Elmshott Lane	959 yd
Cippenham Nursery School	Cippenham Nursery School, St Andrews Way	1,053 yd
Peri Chicken	403 Bath Road	1,068 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kings Head PH	Managers Accommodation, The Kings Head, 149 Lower Cippenham Lane	355 yd
The Barleycorn	Managers Accommodation, The Barley Corn, 151 Lower Cippenham Lane	355 yd
Cippenham Royal British Legion Club	The Royal British Legion, Brook Path	644 yd
The Long Barn	The Long Barn, Cippenham Lane	899 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ohaana	127 Earls Lane	136 yd
Village Fish & Chips	132 Lower Cippenham Lane	414 yd
Assvi Catering	27 Elmshott Lane	909 yd
Thinds Chippy	13 Harrison Way	924 yd
Cinnamon Spice	9 Harrison Way	924 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Panku	Asda Stores Limited, Telford Drive	812 yd
Asda Retail Supermarket	Asda Stores Limited, Telford Drive	812 yd
Save it Discount Store	Unit B, Westgate Retail Park, Bath Road	947 yd
Marks & Spencer Food Hall	293-299 Bath Road	1,078 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Eltham Avenue Recreation Ground ELTHAM AVENUE	grass pitches	378 yd
Mercian Way Recreation Ground Mercian Way	grass pitches, tennis courts	739 yd
Cippenham Primary School ELMSHOTT LANE	grass pitches	933 yd
Westgate School CIPPENHAM LANE	grass pitches	940 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	89.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	113.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	29.97 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SL1 5TA