Neighbourhood · Slough · South East
Central Slough & Upton Court
Slough 011 · 7 sub-areas · 14,181 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (84/100)Watch-out: Couples (56/100)Liveability 68/100 · Above medianCommuter neighbourhood
Central Slough & Upton Court is a commuter neighbourhood within Slough — train into London runs in around 28 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children; the rental market is active and turnover is high — people move through rather than stay.
Liveability
68/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Central Slough & Upton Court?
A snapshot of Central Slough & Upton Court
3 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 11 restaurants and 0 pubs in five minutes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,567 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Central Slough & Upton Court in Slough
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Central Slough & Upton Court?
- The median monthly rent across Central Slough & Upton Court is £1,567.
- How safe is Central Slough & Upton Court?
- Central Slough & Upton Court has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Central Slough & Upton Court?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 14 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Central Slough & Upton Court?
- There are 16 schools within 2 km of Central Slough & Upton Court, of which 39% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 849 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Central Slough & Upton Court?
- The most common council tax band in Central Slough & Upton Court is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,214. Council tax is set by Slough council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Central Slough & Upton Court to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Central Slough & Upton Court to central London is approximately 28 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Central Slough & Upton Court?
- 100% of premises in Central Slough & Upton Court are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Central Slough & Upton Court?
- Central Slough & Upton Court sits in IMD decile 4 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Central Slough & Upton Court?
- 40% of households in Central Slough & Upton Court are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Central Slough & Upton Court?
- The average property price across Slough (the local authority covering Central Slough & Upton Court) is approximately £348,842, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Central Slough & Upton Court a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.50 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £35,521.)
- Which local areas are part of Central Slough & Upton Court?
- Central Slough & Upton Court contains 7 local areas: Slough 011G, Slough 011A, Slough 011E, Slough 011F, Slough 011H…
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Frequently asked about Central Slough & Upton Court
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Central Slough & Upton Court?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Central Slough & Upton Court is £1,567. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Central Slough & Upton Court a safe place to live?
- Central Slough & Upton Court has a safety score of 36/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Central Slough & Upton Court?
- 39% of schools within 2 km of Central Slough & Upton Court are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Central Slough & Upton Court?
- Public-transport commute time from Central Slough & Upton Court to central London is approximately 28 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Central Slough & Upton Court different from the rest of Slough?
- Central Slough & Upton Court contains 7 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Central Slough & Upton Court rank in Slough?
- Central Slough & Upton Court scores 68/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Slough, see the Cities table on the Slough page.
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