Blunden Drive, Slough, SL3 8WG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SL3 8WG has a slightly higher male population, with 50.5% 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	53.3%	49.5%	-3.8%	51.0%	-1.5%
Male	46.7%	50.5%	3.8%	49.0%	1.5%

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	47.3%	40.9%	-6.4%	37.9%	3.0%
Married: Opposite sex	38.8%	44.9%	6.1%	44.2%	0.7%
Separated	4.3%	1.4%	-2.9%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	7.5%	9.8%	2.3%	9.1%	0.7%
Widowed	2.1%	3%	0.9%	6.1%	-3.1%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (88.8%) 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	61.7%	54.7%	-7.0%	48.4%	6.3%
Good health	28.7%	34.1%	5.4%	33.6%	0.5%
Fair health	6.3%	8.6%	2.3%	12.7%	-4.1%
Bad health	3.3%	2.5%	-0.8%	4.0%	-1.5%
Very bad health	0%	0.2%	0.2%	1.2%	-1.0%

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	10.3%	15.5%	5.2%	18.2%	-2.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19.2%	12.8%	-6.4%	9.6%	3.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16%	12.5%	-3.5%	13.4%	-0.9%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	3.4%	2.0%	5.3%	-1.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.9%	13.5%	-0.4%	16.9%	-3.4%
Degree or Similar	33.1%	39.7%	6.6%	33.8%	5.9%
Other	6%	2.7%	-3.3%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 39.3% 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	1%	2.5%	1.5%	0.7%	1.8%
Indian	24.1%	27.2%	3.1%	3.1%	24.1%
Pakistani	6.1%	6.7%	0.6%	2.7%	4.0%
Other Asian	1%	2.5%	1.5%	1.6%	0.9%
Black African	3%	3.2%	0.2%	2.5%	0.7%
Black Caribbean	4.3%	3.2%	-1.1%	1.0%	2.2%
Other Black	2%	0.5%	-1.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.6%
Mixed White and African	2.3%	2.2%	-0.1%	0.4%	1.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.8%	4.7%	1.9%	0.9%	3.8%
Mixed Other	1.5%	1.2%	-0.3%	0.8%	0.4%
White	47.7%	39.3%	-8.4%	81.4%	-42.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Arab	1%	1.7%	0.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	2.3%	4.4%	2.1%	1.6%	2.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 71.7% 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	75.1%	71.7%	-3.4%	83.2%	-11.5%
European Union	4.1%	4.6%	0.5%	6.1%	-1.5%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.6%
Africa	8.1%	6.1%	-2.0%	2.7%	3.4%
Middle East and Asia	10.9%	16.1%	5.2%	5.6%	10.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	1%	-0.5%	1.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	74.6%	71.7%	-2.9%	83.2%	-11.5%
10+ Years	2%	20.2%	18.2%	9.8%	10.4%
5-10 Years	2.5%	4.1%	1.6%	2.9%	1.2%
2-5 Years	5.3%	2.4%	-2.9%	2.2%	0.2%
Less than 2 years	15.5%	1.5%	-14.0%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81%	76.7%	4.3%
Ireland	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Italy	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Southern Asia	2.7%	1.2%	1.5%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
No passport held	9.1%	13.5%	-4.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.9%	37.2%	-17.3%
Christian	35.8%	46.2%	-10.4%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Hindu	9.1%	1.7%	7.4%
Muslim	11.3%	6.5%	4.8%
Sikh	17.6%	0.9%	16.7%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Blunden Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blunden Drive was 467.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 276.1% higher than the Colnbrook & Poyle average. The most reported crime type was Drugs.

Blunden Drive has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Colnbrook & Poyle and the 10th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 11.5%.

🔎 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. 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 8WG, 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very low )
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) - 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 Blunden Drive are based on 138 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 Blunden Drive, Slough, SL3 8WG

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL3 8WG

Average Price
£564,977

Semi-Detached
£642,525

Terraced
£580,419

Detached
£712,531

Flats/Maisonettes
£273,985

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Blunden Drive

Average Price
£549,419

Semi-Detached
£550,552

Terraced
£509,823

Detached
£597,779

Flats/Maisonettes
£195,717

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Blunden DriveStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
58 Blunden Drive, Slough, Slough Detached, an established residential building	£480,000	2021-03-05	£532,186
26 Blunden Drive, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£340,000	2020-02-21	£394,480
52 Blunden Drive, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2018-10-25	£268,618
58 Blunden Drive, Slough, Slough Detached, an established residential building	£425,000	2018-07-30	£454,727
51 Blunden Drive, Slough, Slough Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£260,000	2018-05-02	£261,886

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL3 8WG

Employment

SL3 8WG area has a high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 9% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	119
Part-Time Employee	44
Self-Employed	30
Unemployed	27
Retired	23
Looking after home or family	20
Student (economically inactive)	18
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Education	21
Human health and social work activities	19
Information and communication	17
Manufacturing	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Accommodation and food service activities	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Other	8
Construction	7
Financial and insurance activities	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5
Real estate activities	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lea Nursery School Wexham Road , SL2 5JW	4out of 4	4,013 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Langley Heritage Primary Kennett Road , Langley SL3 8EQ	2out of 4	561 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Foxborough Primary School Common Road , Langley SL3 8TX	3out of 4	722 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Marish Primary School Swabey Road , Langley SL3 8NZ	3out of 4	958 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langley Hall Primary Academy Station Road , SL3 8GW	3out of 4	996 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School High Street , Langley SL3 8NF	4out of 4	1,166 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	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	1,401 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Langley Academy Langley Road , Langley SL3 7EF	3out of 4	1,586 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ditton Park Academy Kings Reach , SL3 7UX	3out of 4	2,903 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School 1 Langley Road , SL3 7AF	4out of 4	3,120 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Upton Court Grammar School Lascelles Road , SL3 7PR	4out of 4	3,432 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	1,155 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	3,365 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Long Close School Upton Court Road , Upton SL3 7LU	- not rated	3,886 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eton End School Trust (Datchet) Limited 35 Eton Road , Datchet SL3 9AX	- not rated	4,145 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Corridor Main Road Nurseries , Stanwell Moor Road TW19 6BS	- not rated	4,737 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Littledown School Queens Road , SL1 3QW	3out of 4	4,970 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
Eurest Services at Virgin Media	Unit G, Heron Drive	180 yd
Baxter Storey Ltd at Travelport	Axis One, Hurricane Way	607 yd
Pizza Hut	7 Willow Parade, Meadfield Road	945 yd
Bromex	Richings Park Golf And Country Club, North Park	945 yd
Langley Kebab & Grill Ltd	5 Meadfield Road	962 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Loon Tin	33 Willoughby Road	795 yd
Burger Plus	258 High Street	847 yd
Subway	250 High Street	847 yd
Lotus Chinese Kitchen	98a Meadfield Road	949 yd
Lebanese Village	286 High Street	1,007 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Langley Leisure Centre Parlaunt Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	257 yd
Harvey Park Tamar Way	grass pitches	324 yd
Parlaunt Park Primary Academy KENNETT ROAD	grass pitches	629 yd
Foxborough Primary School COMMON ROAD	grass pitches	764 yd
Horsemoor Green Community Centre WYLANDS ROAD		836 yd
Richings Park Golf Club NORTH PARK	golf, health and fitness suite	950 yd
Marish Primary School SWABEY ROAD	grass pitches	1,091 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	69.8%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	69.8%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	69.8%

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	40 Mbit/s
Average download speed	74.8 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	13.8 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SL3 8WG