SL2 5NY Slough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Upton Lea. Region: South East.
Streets
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 (88% of about 480 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
- Former Rochford Hostel, Site between Uxbridge Road & Rochford Gardens, Slough, SL2 5NU, permissioned (190 m)
- National Grid, Uxbridge Road, SL2 5NA, not permissioned (540 m)
- 237-261 Wexham Road & 3-9 Grasmere Parade, not permissioned (620 m)
- Akzo Nobel, Wexham Road, SL2 5DS, not permissioned (620 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 33 addresses are in areas at high risk, 9 at medium risk and 0 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 43 homes the Environment Agency counts, 29 are in areas at high risk, 12 medium, 2 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 29 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 | 1.4 km |
| Langley (Berks) 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Datchet 228,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Rochfords Gardens Upton Lea | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Brunel Way Slough Town Centre | 1.5 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Parking space on Holmedale, SL2 | 450 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 9.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 240 Wexham Road | 550 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Slough Pharmacy | 590 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 550 m |
| Hospital | Upton Hospital | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Slough Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Rochford Open Space 1.8 ha | 180 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Bloom Park 5.6 ha | 270 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,280 m² | 240 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 250 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 780 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 7.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stoke Place, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.8 km north-west. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stoke Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km north-west |
| Herschel Park (Formerly Upton Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stone's Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-east |
| Barry's Plantation | Wood | 2.1 km north-east |
| Rowley Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-east |
| Deodar Wood | Wood | 2.4 km north-east |
| Black Potts Ait | Island | 3.1 km south-west |
| Brands Hill | Hill | 3.2 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 19 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 17 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 46 |
38 of the postcode's 46 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 58% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 31% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.