Common Road, Slough, SL3 8TU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SL3 8TU has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% 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	51.7%	49.4%	-2.3%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	48.3%	50.6%	2.3%	49.0%	1.6%

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 area around SL3 8TU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	35.8%	43.4%	7.6%	37.9%	5.5%
Married: Opposite sex	38.2%	38.9%	0.7%	44.2%	-5.3%
Separated	6.1%	2.4%	-3.7%	2.2%	0.2%
Divorced	13.7%	11.6%	-2.1%	9.1%	2.5%
Widowed	6.3%	3.8%	-2.5%	6.1%	-2.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.6%	46.7%	6.1%	48.4%	-1.7%
Good health	35.2%	33.2%	-2.0%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	16.3%	14.6%	-1.7%	12.7%	1.9%
Bad health	5.9%	3.9%	-2.0%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1.9%	1.6%	-0.3%	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	28.9%	21.8%	-7.1%	18.2%	3.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20%	13%	-7.0%	9.6%	3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.7%	13.5%	-0.2%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	2.6%	4.5%	1.9%	5.3%	-0.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	5%	17.8%	12.8%	16.9%	0.9%
Degree or Similar	16.8%	24.6%	7.8%	33.8%	-9.2%
Other	12.9%	4.7%	-8.2%	2.8%	1.9%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 45.2% 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	1%	0.4%	-0.6%	1.1%	-0.7%
Indian	6.7%	6.2%	-0.5%	3.1%	3.1%
Pakistani	8.4%	15.3%	6.9%	2.7%	12.6%
Other Asian	4.8%	5.3%	0.5%	1.6%	3.7%
Black African	16.5%	10.7%	-5.8%	2.5%	8.2%
Black Caribbean	6.1%	4.4%	-1.7%	1.0%	3.4%
Other Black	1.5%	3.9%	2.4%	0.5%	3.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.5%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	2.1%	-0.4%	0.9%	1.2%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	50%	45.2%	-4.8%	81.4%	-36.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Other	0.6%	3.9%	3.3%	1.6%	2.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.1% 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	65.7%	66.1%	0.4%	83.2%	-17.1%
European Union	5.6%	8%	2.4%	6.1%	1.9%
Rest of Europe	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	13%	8.3%	-4.7%	2.7%	5.6%
Middle East and Asia	10.2%	14%	3.8%	5.6%	8.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.2%	2.7%	-1.5%	1.3%	1.4%
Oceania	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	0.0%	0.4%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.8%	66.2%	1.4%	83.2%	-17.0%
10+ Years	1.5%	26.9%	25.4%	9.8%	17.1%
5-10 Years	3.6%	3.4%	-0.2%	2.9%	0.5%
2-5 Years	10.3%	1.4%	-8.9%	2.2%	-0.8%
Less than 2 years	19.7%	2.1%	-17.6%	1.9%	0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	71%	76.7%	-5.7%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	4.1%	1.3%	2.8%
Romania	0.7%	0.9%	-0.2%
Other EU countries	2.7%	1.5%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	3.2%	1.2%	2.0%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	12.7%	13.5%	-0.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	21.2%	37.2%	-16.0%
Christian	47.1%	46.2%	0.9%
Hindu	3.2%	1.7%	1.5%
Muslim	20.2%	6.5%	13.7%
Sikh	2.1%	0.9%	1.2%
Not answered	6.2%	6.0%	0.2%

Safety

Is Common Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Common Road was 4.3 per 1,000 residents, which is 96.5% lower than the Colnbrook & Poyle average. The most reported crime type was Theft from the person.

Common Road has the lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Colnbrook & Poyle and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 0.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -79.2%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 86% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£58,600

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in SL3 8TU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 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) - 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 Common Road are based on 123 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 Common Road, Slough, SL3 8TU

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL3 8TU

Average Price
£145,648

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£145,648

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Common Road

Average Price
£301,538

Semi-Detached
£384,600

Terraced
£382,085

Detached
£526,366

Flats/Maisonettes
£220,320

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Common Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 53 Linden House Common Road, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£75,000	2003-06-17	£141,006

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL3 8TU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	137
Part-Time Employee	59
Retired	52
Looking after home or family	39
Self-Employed	33
Other	24
Unemployed	23
Student (economically inactive)	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	14

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	39
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Human health and social work activities	27
Administrative and support service activities	24
Manufacturing	13
Construction	11
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Education	10
Information and communication	9
Other	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Real estate activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	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	4,015 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Foxborough Primary School Common Road , Langley SL3 8TX	3out of 4	149 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School High Street , Langley SL3 8NF	4out of 4	690 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marish Primary School Swabey Road , Langley SL3 8NZ	3out of 4	1,038 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Langley Heritage Primary Kennett Road , Langley SL3 8EQ	2out of 4	1,203 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langley Hall Primary Academy Station Road , SL3 8GW	3out of 4	1,248 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Langley Grammar School Reddington Drive , SL3 7QS	4out of 4	1,152 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Langley Academy Langley Road , Langley SL3 7EF	3out of 4	1,622 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ditton Park Academy Kings Reach , SL3 7UX	3out of 4	2,535 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School 1 Langley Road , SL3 7AF	4out of 4	2,970 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Upton Court Grammar School Lascelles Road , SL3 7PR	4out of 4	3,210 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	1,437 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Bernard's Preparatory School Hawtrey Close , SL1 1TB	- not rated	3,242 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Long Close School Upton Court Road , Upton SL3 7LU	- not rated	3,588 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eton End School Trust (Datchet) Limited 35 Eton Road , Datchet SL3 9AX	- not rated	3,642 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Corridor Main Road Nurseries , Stanwell Moor Road TW19 6BS	- not rated	4,608 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Littledown School Queens Road , SL1 3QW	3out of 4	4,884 yd	Academy special converter	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
Baxter Storey Ltd at Travelport	Axis One, Hurricane Way	182 yd
Eurest Services at Virgin Media	Unit G, Heron Drive	628 yd
Toby Carvery	Travelodge, London Road	640 yd
Piezanos	Colnbrook Garage, Colnbrook By Pass	815 yd
Harvester Langley	Montague Arms, 374 London Road	952 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Delite and Peri Peri	51 Cheviot Road	414 yd
Langley Pizzeria	6 Cherwell Close	425 yd
Tasty Peri Peri	266 High Street	1,063 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Foxborough Primary School COMMON ROAD	grass pitches	194 yd
Harvey Park Tamar Way	grass pitches	403 yd
Horsemoor Green Community Centre WYLANDS ROAD		572 yd
Langley Leisure Centre Parlaunt Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	649 yd
Marriott Leisure Club (Heathrow/Windsor) DITTON ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool, tennis courts	694 yd
Colnbrook Recreation Ground Bath Road	grass pitches	1,088 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	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	65.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	56 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	12.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	12.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SL3 8TU