Blunden Drive, Slough, SL3 8WQ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around SL3 8WQ is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.9%	50.3%	0.4%	51.0%	-0.7%
Male	50.1%	49.7%	-0.4%	49.0%	0.7%

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 SL3 8WQ there is a very large concentration of residents that are married - 59.3% 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	24.8%	28.6%	3.8%	37.9%	-9.3%
Married: Opposite sex	64.6%	59.3%	-5.3%	44.2%	15.1%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.4%	1.8%	-0.6%	2.2%	-0.4%
Divorced	6.1%	8.1%	2.0%	9.1%	-1.0%
Widowed	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%	6.1%	-3.9%

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 (91%) 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	59.5%	52.4%	-7.1%	48.4%	4.0%
Good health	29.6%	38.6%	9.0%	33.6%	5.0%
Fair health	9.4%	7.9%	-1.5%	12.7%	-4.8%
Bad health	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	4.0%	-2.9%
Very bad health	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 52%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	11%	11.1%	0.1%	18.2%	-7.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.6%	6.6%	-8.0%	9.6%	-3.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13%	10.3%	-2.7%	13.4%	-3.1%
Apprenticeship	0.8%	3%	2.2%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.4%	15.5%	0.1%	16.9%	-1.4%
Degree or Similar	37.8%	52%	14.2%	33.8%	18.2%
Other	7.3%	1.5%	-5.8%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 20.3% 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)
Bangladeshi	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	4.7%	4.1%	-0.6%	0.7%	3.4%
Indian	34.6%	45.8%	11.2%	3.1%	42.7%
Pakistani	9.1%	7.9%	-1.2%	2.7%	5.2%
Other Asian	2.6%	2.4%	-0.2%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	2.6%	4.1%	1.5%	2.5%	1.6%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	3.2%	1.1%	-2.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	34.9%	20.3%	-14.6%	81.4%	-61.1%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	3.2%	10.8%	7.6%	1.6%	9.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 62.7% 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	73.6%	62.7%	-10.9%	83.2%	-20.5%
European Union	3.8%	3.8%	0.0%	6.1%	-2.3%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Africa	3.5%	6%	2.5%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	17.9%	26.4%	8.5%	5.6%	20.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.5%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	73.6%	63.2%	-10.4%	83.2%	-20.0%
10+ Years	1.8%	25.5%	23.7%	9.8%	15.7%
5-10 Years	3.5%	5.5%	2.0%	2.9%	2.6%
2-5 Years	4.7%	3%	-1.7%	2.2%	0.8%
Less than 2 years	16.4%	2.7%	-13.7%	1.9%	0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.3%	76.7%	3.6%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Portugal	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Romania	1.6%	0.9%	0.7%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	7.9%	1.2%	6.7%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	3.8%	13.5%	-9.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	12.1%	37.2%	-25.1%
Christian	20.8%	46.2%	-25.4%
Buddhist	1.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Hindu	25.5%	1.7%	23.8%
Muslim	10.4%	6.5%	3.9%
Sikh	25.8%	0.9%	24.9%
Other religion	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Not answered	3.8%	6.0%	-2.2%

Safety

Is Blunden Drive Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Blunden Drive was 88.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 28.6% lower than the Colnbrook & Poyle average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Blunden Drive has the 19th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Colnbrook & Poyle and the 158th highest crime rate of 393 local areas in Slough .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 47.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 350.0%.

🔎 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 8WQ, 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 8WQ

Estimated Average Property Prices for SL3 8WQ

Average Price
£566,339

Semi-Detached
£549,149

Terraced
£481,518

Detached
£615,825

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

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
107 Blunden Drive, Slough, Slough Terraced, an established residential building	£477,500	2025-09-25	£477,500
86 Blunden Drive, Slough, Slough Detached, an established residential building	£380,000	2025-01-24	£366,161
96 Blunden Drive, Slough, Slough Detached, an established residential building	£640,000	2024-12-19	£625,934
90 Blunden Drive, Slough, Slough Detached, an established residential building	£520,000	2024-06-17	£520,000
95 Blunden Drive, Slough, Slough Detached, an established residential building	£540,000	2024-03-05	£543,330

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SL3 8WQ

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SL3 8WQ 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	128
Self-Employed	31
Part-Time Employee	27
Retired	21
Student (economically inactive)	21
Looking after home or family	15
Unemployed	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Other	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Information and communication	28
Transport and storage	24
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	20
Human health and social work activities	17
Education	16
Manufacturing	13
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Financial and insurance activities	10
Other	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Construction	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Real estate activities	1
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	4,068 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	443 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Foxborough Primary School Common Road , Langley SL3 8TX	3out of 4	921 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Langley Hall Primary Academy Station Road , SL3 8GW	3out of 4	1,038 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Marish Primary School Swabey Road , Langley SL3 8NZ	3out of 4	1,054 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Family Catholic Primary School High Street , Langley SL3 8NF	4out of 4	1,352 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	1,548 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Langley Academy Langley Road , Langley SL3 7EF	3out of 4	1,664 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ditton Park Academy Kings Reach , SL3 7UX	3out of 4	3,053 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School 1 Langley Road , SL3 7AF	4out of 4	3,219 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Upton Court Grammar School Lascelles Road , SL3 7PR	4out of 4	3,548 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	1,176 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	3,457 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Long Close School Upton Court Road , Upton SL3 7LU	- not rated	4,016 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eton End School Trust (Datchet) Limited 35 Eton Road , Datchet SL3 9AX	- not rated	4,317 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Green Corridor Main Road Nurseries , Stanwell Moor Road TW19 6BS	- not rated	4,759 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Young People's Academy Falling Lane , Yiewsley UB7 8AB	3out of 4	5,028 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	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	343 yd
Baxter Storey Ltd at Travelport	Axis One, Hurricane Way	793 yd
Bromex	Richings Park Golf And Country Club, North Park	830 yd
Pizza Hut	7 Willow Parade, Meadfield Road	975 yd
Langley Kebab & Grill Ltd	5 Meadfield Road	985 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Loon Tin	33 Willoughby Road	822 yd
Burger Plus	258 High Street	902 yd
Subway	250 High Street	902 yd
Lotus Chinese Kitchen	98a Meadfield Road	937 yd
Lebanese Village	286 High Street	1,040 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Langley Leisure Centre Parlaunt Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	399 yd
Harvey Park Tamar Way	grass pitches	522 yd
Parlaunt Park Primary Academy KENNETT ROAD	grass pitches	546 yd
Richings Park Golf Club NORTH PARK	golf, health and fitness suite	840 yd
Foxborough Primary School COMMON ROAD	grass pitches	962 yd
Horsemoor Green Community Centre WYLANDS ROAD		1,009 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	41.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	87.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	8 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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

Overview of SL3 8WQ