SL2 4JQ Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Farnhams & Stoke Poges. Region: South East.
Streets
- Farthing Green Lane, Stoke Poges: 19 addresses
- Church Lane, Stoke Poges: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Farthing Green Lane, Stoke Green: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Buckinghamshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,527 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,684 | £1,965 | £2,246 | £2,527 | £3,088 | £3,650 | £4,211 | £5,053 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (25% of about 850 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: yes, Buckinghamshire.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Boxted Grange Lakeside Drive Stoke Poges Buckinghamshire SL2 4LX: up to 1 home, permissioned (950 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 2 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 21 addresses are between 47 m and 50 m above sea level (49 m on average).
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 | 3.2 km |
| Langley (Berks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Burnham (Buckinghamshire) 1.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Church Lane Stoke Poges | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 3.2 km |
| Car parks | Bon Voyage Parking | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 11.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Threeways Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hedgegrail Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Studio | 2.6 km |
| Hospital | Thames Valley Nuffield Hospital | 880 m |
| Police station | Slough Police Station | 3.8 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Stoke Poges, Stoke Poges Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 8.3 ha | 930 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,790 m² | 800 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.5 ha | 690 m |
| Allotments | Cherry Orchard Allotment Gardens 4.6 ha | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Gray's Monument, a listed building (Grade II*), 810 m south-west. 27 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gray's Monument | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south-west |
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade I | 860 m south-west |
| Church of St Giles | Listed building, Grade I | 930 m south-west |
| Stoke Poges Gardens of Remembrance | Registered park or garden, Grade I | 1.1 km south-west |
| Stoke Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km south |
| Bowl barrow in Stoke Park Playing Field, 400m south of Stoke Park House | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Grotes Wood | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Gallions Wood | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Home Wood | Wood | 1.5 km north-east |
| Upton Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.0 km north-east |
| Lock's Bottom | Valley | 3.6 km west |
| Cant's Hill | Hill | 4.1 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 21 |
5 of the postcode's 21 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 24% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 30% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Farthing Green Lane.