Oakcroft, Slough, SL2 2FD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SL2 2FD is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.4%	50.4%	3.0%	51.0%	-0.6%
Male	52.6%	49.6%	-3.0%	49.0%	0.6%

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 SL2 2FD there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 57.4% 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	42.4%	30.7%	-11.7%	37.9%	-7.2%
Married: Opposite sex	25.8%	57.4%	31.6%	44.2%	13.2%
Separated	7.3%	2.9%	-4.4%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	16.6%	6.6%	-10.0%	9.1%	-2.5%
Widowed	7.9%	2.5%	-5.4%	6.1%	-3.6%

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 (93.3%) 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	44.7%	64.5%	19.8%	48.4%	16.1%
Good health	37.3%	28.8%	-8.5%	33.6%	-4.8%
Fair health	11.8%	5.5%	-6.3%	12.7%	-7.2%
Bad health	4.4%	0.8%	-3.6%	4.0%	-3.2%
Very bad health	1.8%	0.5%	-1.3%	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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 44.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	35.1%	10.6%	-24.5%	18.2%	-7.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.5%	13.1%	-5.4%	9.6%	3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	21.2%	9.8%	-11.4%	13.4%	-3.6%
Apprenticeship	1.3%	4.5%	3.2%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	4.6%	12.7%	8.1%	16.9%	-4.2%
Degree or Similar	7.9%	44.5%	36.6%	33.8%	10.7%
Other	11.3%	4.9%	-6.4%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 36.7% 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)
Chinese	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	2.2%	22.9%	20.7%	3.1%	19.8%
Pakistani	1.8%	12.5%	10.7%	2.7%	9.8%
Other Asian	0.4%	4.2%	3.8%	1.6%	2.6%
Black African	13.2%	9.5%	-3.7%	2.5%	7.0%
Black Caribbean	3.1%	1.7%	-1.4%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	7.9%	3.7%	-4.2%	0.5%	3.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	2%	1.6%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.8%	0.7%	-4.1%	0.9%	-0.2%
Mixed Other	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	0.8%	0.7%
White	63.6%	36.7%	-26.9%	81.4%	-44.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Other	0%	2.5%	2.5%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 55.6% 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	69.7%	55.6%	-14.1%	83.2%	-27.6%
European Union	8.3%	13.7%	5.4%	6.1%	7.6%
Rest of Europe	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	13.2%	6.7%	-6.5%	2.7%	4.0%
Middle East and Asia	3.5%	21.4%	17.9%	5.6%	15.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	3.5%	2.5%	-1.0%	1.3%	1.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.3%	55.6%	-13.7%	83.2%	-27.6%
10+ Years	2.2%	29.7%	27.5%	9.8%	19.9%
5-10 Years	6.1%	9%	2.9%	2.9%	6.1%
2-5 Years	10.1%	2.5%	-7.6%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	12.3%	3.2%	-9.1%	1.9%	1.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	70.3%	76.7%	-6.4%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Portugal	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	10.1%	1.3%	8.8%
Romania	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other EU countries	3%	1.5%	1.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.8%	0.3%	0.5%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Southern Asia	3.8%	1.2%	2.6%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	6.8%	13.5%	-6.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	16.5%	37.2%	-20.7%
Christian	35.4%	46.2%	-10.8%
Hindu	19.5%	1.7%	17.8%
Muslim	21.9%	6.5%	15.4%
Sikh	2.7%	0.9%	1.8%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	3.5%	6.0%	-2.5%

Safety

Is Oakcroft Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Oakcroft was 83.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 20.2% lower than the Britwell average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Oakcroft has the 15th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Britwell and the 167th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 49.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 1.9%.

🔎 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. 80% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£55,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SL2 2FD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 10/10 (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 Oakcroft are based on 21 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 Oakcroft, Slough, SL2 2FD

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL2 2FD

Average Price
£400,967

Semi-Detached
£435,287

Terraced
£397,154

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Oakcroft

Average Price
£390,012

Semi-Detached
£425,881

Terraced
£386,237

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on OakcroftStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 Oakcroft, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£323,000	2021-03-09	£357,208
14 Oakcroft, Slough, Slough Terraced, a newly built property	£300,000	2016-05-24	£356,835
18 Oakcroft, Slough, Slough Terraced, a newly built property	£300,000	2016-05-24	£356,835
16 Oakcroft, Slough, Slough Terraced, a newly built property	£300,000	2016-05-24	£356,835
4 Oakcroft, Slough, Slough Terraced, a newly built property	£340,000	2016-05-13	£404,412

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL2 2FD

Employment

SL2 2FD area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 4% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 18% 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	99
Self-Employed	45
Part-Time Employee	32
Looking after home or family	26
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	9
Retired	8
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	11
Human health and social work activities	9
Administrative and support service activities	8
Education	5
Construction	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Manufacturing	4
Information and communication	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Other	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Baylis Court Nursery School Oatlands Drive , SL1 3HS	3out of 4	2,380 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slough Centre Nursery School Buckingham Avenue East , SL1 3EA	4out of 4	2,454 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cippenham Nursery School St Andrew's Way , Cippenham SL1 5NL	3out of 4	2,556 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre Ladbrooke Road , Chalvey SL1 2SR	4out of 4	3,969 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lea Nursery School Wexham Road , SL2 5JW	4out of 4	4,684 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lynch Hill School Primary Academy Garrard Road , SL2 2AN	4out of 4	499 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Claycots School Monksfield Way , SL2 1QX	3out of 4	693 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Farnham Road , Farnham Royal SL2 3AA	3out of 4	1,240 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School Church Road , SL2 3AW	3out of 4	1,389 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Penn Wood Primary and Nursery School Penn Road , SL2 1PH	3out of 4	1,824 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Beechwood School Long Readings Lane , SL2 1QE	2out of 4	848 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Burnham Grammar School Hogfair Lane , Burnham SL1 7HG	3out of 4	1,516 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Baylis Court School Gloucester Avenue , SL1 3AH	4out of 4	2,261 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Herschel Grammar School Northampton Avenue , SL1 3BW	4out of 4	2,537 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Westgate School Cippenham Lane , SL1 5AH	4out of 4	2,619 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	3,982 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Arbour Vale School Farnham Road , Farnham Royal SL2 3AE	1out of 4	1,165 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Haybrook College 112 Burnham Lane , SL1 6LZ	3out of 4	1,548 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dair House School Bishops Blake , Beaconsfield Road SL2 3BY	- not rated	1,549 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Al-Madani Girls School 339 - 341 Bath Road , SL1 5PR	- not rated	1,941 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Caldicott School Crown Lane , Farnham Royal SL2 3SL	- not rated	1,976 yd	Other independent school	No	Boys	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jimmys Cafe	2 Kennedy Parade, Twist Way	416 yd
St George's Church Britwell	St Georges House, Long Furlong Drive	557 yd
GrillBites	254 Scafell Road	909 yd
Jump In	550 Dundee Road	998 yd
Sodexho Food Services at Masterfoods	Masterfoods, Dundee Road	1,021 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Britwell Ex-Servicemens Club & Institute Limited	Wentworth Avenue		196 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Britwell Plaice	3 Kennedy Parade, Twist Way		423 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Co-operative Group	1 Kennedy Parade, Twist Way		405 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Britwell Community Centre RECREATION GROUND RECREATION GROUND LONG FURLONG DRIVE	grass pitches	332 yd
Lynch Hill School Primary Academy Garrard Road	grass pitches	529 yd
Beechwood School LONG READINGS LANE	grass pitches, swimming pool, tennis courts	780 yd
Arbour Vale School FARNHAM ROAD		887 yd
Farnham Royal Village Hall FARNHAM LANE		937 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	180.5 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.6 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SL2 2FD