The Cherries, Slough, SL2 5TS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SL2 5TS has a slightly higher male population, with 51.9% 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	50.5%	48.1%	-2.4%	51.0%	-2.9%
Male	49.5%	51.9%	2.4%	49.0%	2.9%

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 5TS there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 53.2% 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	33.1%	34.2%	1.1%	37.9%	-3.7%
Married: Opposite sex	48.2%	53.2%	5.0%	44.2%	9.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	1%	1.0%	0.3%	0.7%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Separated	3.7%	2.9%	-0.8%	2.2%	0.7%
Divorced	5.4%	6.2%	0.8%	9.1%	-2.9%
Widowed	9.7%	2.1%	-7.6%	6.1%	-4.0%

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	44.7%	53%	8.3%	48.4%	4.6%
Good health	35.1%	31.2%	-3.9%	33.6%	-2.4%
Fair health	13.6%	11%	-2.6%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	4.5%	3.2%	-1.3%	4.0%	-0.8%
Very bad health	2%	1.6%	-0.4%	1.2%	0.4%

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	24.4%	19.7%	-4.7%	18.2%	1.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14%	11.2%	-2.8%	9.6%	1.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.7%	14%	-1.7%	13.4%	0.6%
Apprenticeship	4%	3.1%	-0.9%	5.3%	-2.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.4%	15.9%	3.5%	16.9%	-1.0%
Degree or Similar	19.4%	31.6%	12.2%	33.8%	-2.2%
Other	10%	4.5%	-5.5%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 25.9% 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	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.7%	-0.2%
Indian	11.6%	11.2%	-0.4%	3.1%	8.1%
Pakistani	29.8%	41.2%	11.4%	2.7%	38.5%
Other Asian	3%	8%	5.0%	1.6%	6.4%
Black African	1%	2.1%	1.1%	2.5%	-0.4%
Black Caribbean	2.3%	0.4%	-1.9%	1.0%	-0.6%
Other Black	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0.4%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	44.9%	25.9%	-19.0%	81.4%	-55.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	2.3%	0.9%	-1.4%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	1.5%	5.5%	4.0%	1.6%	3.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 59.8% 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	65.4%	59.8%	-5.6%	83.2%	-23.4%
European Union	5.3%	4.8%	-0.5%	6.1%	-1.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.8%	1.8%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	4%	3.9%	-0.1%	2.7%	1.2%
Middle East and Asia	24.5%	29.6%	5.1%	5.6%	24.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.2%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.1%	60.1%	-4.0%	83.2%	-23.1%
10+ Years	3.8%	30.7%	26.9%	9.8%	20.9%
5-10 Years	5.1%	4.1%	-1.0%	2.9%	1.2%
2-5 Years	7.8%	2.7%	-5.1%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	19.2%	2.5%	-16.7%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.5%	76.7%	-0.2%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Poland	3.2%	1.3%	1.9%
Romania	1.1%	0.9%	0.2%
Other EU countries	1.2%	1.5%	-0.3%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Southern Asia	10.4%	1.2%	9.2%
No passport held	4.8%	13.5%	-8.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	10.6%	37.2%	-26.6%
Christian	20.1%	46.2%	-26.1%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Hindu	3.9%	1.7%	2.2%
Jewish	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Muslim	46.4%	6.5%	39.9%
Sikh	12.2%	0.9%	11.3%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is The Cherries Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around The Cherries was 51.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 5.3% higher than the Upton Lea average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

The Cherries has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Upton Lea and the 134th lowest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 24.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 52.5%.

🔎 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. 85% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£57,400

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SL2 5TS, 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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 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 - 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) - 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) - 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 The Cherries are based on 67 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 The Cherries, Slough, SL2 5TS

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL2 5TS

Average Price
£426,587

Semi-Detached
£397,373

Terraced
£424,355

Detached
£474,819

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Cherries

Average Price
£415,659

Semi-Detached
£427,954

Terraced
£405,994

Detached
£457,719

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The CherriesStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
43 The Cherries, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£420,000	2024-10-17	£412,924
39 The Cherries, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£410,000	2024-05-29	£410,828
11B The Cherries, Slough, Slough Detached, an established residential building	£486,000	2022-08-26	£486,497
12 The Cherries, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£410,000	2021-08-27	£444,989
92A The Cherries, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£362,500	2021-04-12	£399,556

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL2 5TS

Employment

SL2 5TS area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in SL2 5TS 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	134
Self-Employed	61
Part-Time Employee	54
Looking after home or family	44
Retired	35
Student (economically inactive)	31
Unemployed	21
Other	14
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	28
Human health and social work activities	25
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Education	17
Manufacturing	14
Administrative and support service activities	12
Construction	8
Information and communication	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Other	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lea Nursery School Wexham Road , SL2 5JW	4out of 4	854 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Baylis Court Nursery School Oatlands Drive , SL1 3HS	3out of 4	2,510 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Slough Centre Nursery School Buckingham Avenue East , SL1 3EA	4out of 4	2,868 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chalvey Nursery School & Early Years Centre Ladbrooke Road , Chalvey SL1 2SR	4out of 4	3,286 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wexham Court Primary School Church Lane , Wexham SL3 6LU	3out of 4	345 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Ethelbert's Catholic Primary School Wexham Road , SL2 5QR	3out of 4	451 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Khalsa Primary School Wexham Road , SL2 5QR	- not rated	717 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Iqra Slough Islamic Primary School Fernside, Wexham Road , SL2 5FF	3out of 4	807 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Willow Primary School Fernside Off Wexham Rd , SL2 5FF	3out of 4	816 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wexham School Norway Drive , SL2 5QP	3out of 4	630 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic High School Shaggy Calf Lane , SL2 5HW	3out of 4	865 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Stoke Road , SL2 5AY	1out of 4	954 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School 1 Langley Road , SL3 7AF	4out of 4	1,936 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Upton Court Grammar School Lascelles Road , SL3 7PR	4out of 4	2,175 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	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	3,056 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	3,291 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Littledown School Queens Road , SL1 3QW	3out of 4	1,611 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's Preparatory School Hawtrey Close , SL1 1TB	- not rated	1,714 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Long Close School Upton Court Road , Upton SL3 7LU	- not rated	2,570 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Darul Madinah 50 Darvills Lane , slough SL1 2PH	- not rated	2,848 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arbour Vale School Farnham Road , Farnham Royal SL2 3AE	1out of 4	3,510 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	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Meghna Tandoori	7 Upton Lea Parade		621 yd
Elite Banqueting Suite Ltd	The Park, Wexham Road		699 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Slough Irish Club	Irish Society Club, Sheehy Way		402 yd
Wexham Bowls Club	Wexham Bowls Club, Norway Drive		646 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asian Bite	104 Knolton Way	166 yd
Maharaja Sweets	8 Grasmere Parade	506 yd
Imran Tandoori	257 Wexham Road	580 yd
Roxy Chicken and Chips Limited	2 Upton Lea Parade	621 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sabar Brothers Superstore	215 Wexham Road		580 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Wexham School Norway Drive	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	636 yd
Slough Town Fc (Closed) Wexham Road	grass pitches	700 yd
South Bucks Golf Academy (Closed) WEXHAM ROAD	golf	739 yd
Khalsa Primary School WEXHAM ROAD	grass pitches	839 yd
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Stoke Road	grass pitches	1,008 yd
Arbour Park Community Sports Stadium STOKE ROAD	artificial grass pitch	1,068 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	130.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	16.9 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SL2 5TS