SL1 2TW Slough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Chalvey. Region: South East.
Streets
- Keel Drive, Slough: 57 addresses
- Spackmans Way, Slough: 1 address
- High Street, Slough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Keel Drive, Chalvey: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Keel Drive, Chalvey: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Slough in 2026-27: Band D £2,414 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,610 | £1,878 | £2,146 | £2,414 | £2,951 | £3,488 | £4,024 | £4,829 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (50% of about 580 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Greenwatt Way, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 3SJ, permissioned (290 m)
- Alexandra Plaza, 33, Chalvey Road West, Slough, SL1 2NJ, permissioned (430 m)
- 165, Chalvey Grove, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2TD, permissioned (510 m)
- Community Centre and Day Centre, Davills Lane, SL1 2PH, not permissioned (510 m)
- Land R/O, 184, Chalvey Grove, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2TE, permissioned (560 m)
- 2&2A, Chalvey Road East, Slough, SL1 2LX, not permissioned (600 m)
- Montem Lane (leisure centre), not permissioned (600 m)
- Fronting Tuns Lane & Beckwell Road, Slough, not permissioned (750 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 21 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 54 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 21 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 21 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Slough 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Windsor and Eton Riverside 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Windsor and Eton Central 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 10 within 800 m; nearest Grove Academy Chalvey | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Holiday Inn Slough-Windsor Car Park | 380 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 11.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Chapel Medical Centre | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kamal Enterprises LTD | 520 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ground Floor | 920 m |
| Hospital | Upton Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 840 m |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Barclays ATM | 0 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.6 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 4.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Peter, a listed building (Grade II*), 340 m north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 340 m north-east |
| Montem Mound: a motte at Salt Hill, Upton-cum Chalvey | Scheduled monument | 760 m north |
| Herschel Park (Formerly Upton Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km east |
| Eton College | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south |
| Moated site at Cippenham Court | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fellow's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km south |
| Baylis Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north |
| Romney Island | Island | 1.4 km south-east |
| Cocksherd Wood | Wood | 4.0 km north-west |
| Lock's Bottom | Valley | 4.6 km north |
| Cant's Hill | Hill | 4.8 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 14.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 41 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 61 |
41 of the postcode's 61 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 56% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 33% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 74% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Keel Drive.