SL2 1AB Slough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Farnham. Region: South East.
Streets
- Salisbury Avenue, Slough: 8 addresses
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 (41% of about 730 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
- Kingfisher Court, Farnham Road, Slough, SL2 1JF, permissioned (240 m)
- Iceland Foods Plc, Farnburn Avenue, Slough, SL1 4XT, permissioned (260 m)
- Montrose House, 155-161, Farnham Road, Slough, SL1 4XP, pending decision (340 m)
- 155-161, Farnham Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4XP, permissioned (340 m)
- 347-349, Farnham Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 1HU, not permissioned (570 m)
- Former School Grounds, Belfast Avenue, Slough, SL1 3HH, permissioned (740 m)
- Rotunda, Northampton Avenue, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 4 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 33 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 | Burnham (Buckinghamshire) 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km |
| Slough 5.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Taplow 529,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Salisbury Avenue Manor Park | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 2.3 km |
| Car parks | Buzz Bingo Slough Car Park Pre Book | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 950 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 12.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Farnham Road Practice | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Crystal Pharmacy | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 140 m |
| Hospital | Upton Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 1.9 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Farnham Service Station Cashzone | 200 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,440 m² | 610 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Baylis Grounds 11 ha | 760 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,240 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Manor Park Field 1.1 ha | 620 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,130 m² | 890 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 8 |
6 of the postcode's 8 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 | 34% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 62% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 26% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 30% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 66% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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 Salisbury Avenue.