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Haymill & Lynch Hill

Slough 003 · 7 sub-areas · 10,748 residents

Best for Young professionals (80/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (60/100)Liveability 58/100 · Above medianCommuter neighbourhood

Haymill & Lynch Hill is a commuter neighbourhood within Slough — train into London runs in around 40 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.

Median rent
£1,567+3.5%
vs last year
Crime / 1k / yr
70.7
Above median
Best hub commute
40 min
Direct to London
Good schools 2 km
27%
11 schools within 2 km
Liveability
58/100
Above median
Population
10,748
7 sub-areas

Overview

Overview

What's it like to live in Haymill & Lynch Hill?

A snapshot of Haymill & Lynch Hill

2 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; 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.

Haymill & Lynch Hill in Slough

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Frequently asked

What's the median rent in Haymill & Lynch Hill?
The median monthly rent across Haymill & Lynch Hill is £1,567.
How safe is Haymill & Lynch Hill?
Haymill & Lynch Hill 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 Haymill & Lynch Hill?
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 9 minutes' walk.
What schools are near Haymill & Lynch Hill?
There are 11 schools within 2 km of Haymill & Lynch Hill, of which 27% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2779 m away.
What is the council tax band in Haymill & Lynch Hill?
The most common council tax band in Haymill & Lynch Hill is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,212. Council tax is set by Slough council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from Haymill & Lynch Hill to London?
By the fastest direct train, the journey from Haymill & Lynch Hill to central London is approximately 40 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 Haymill & Lynch Hill?
100% of premises in Haymill & Lynch Hill are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
What is the deprivation rank of Haymill & Lynch Hill?
Haymill & Lynch Hill sits in IMD decile 5 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 Haymill & Lynch Hill?
50% of households in Haymill & Lynch Hill 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 Haymill & Lynch Hill?
The average property price across Slough (the local authority covering Haymill & Lynch Hill) 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 Haymill & Lynch Hill 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 Haymill & Lynch Hill?
Haymill & Lynch Hill contains 7 local areas: Slough 003B, Slough 003C, Slough 003F, Slough 003G, Slough 003A…
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What is the average rent in Haymill & Lynch Hill?
The estimated median monthly rent in Haymill & Lynch Hill 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 Haymill & Lynch Hill a safe place to live?
Haymill & Lynch Hill has a safety score of 67/100. 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 Haymill & Lynch Hill?
27% of schools within 2 km of Haymill & Lynch Hill are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from Haymill & Lynch Hill?
Public-transport commute time from Haymill & Lynch Hill to central London is approximately 40 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is Haymill & Lynch Hill different from the rest of Slough?
Haymill & Lynch Hill 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 Haymill & Lynch Hill rank in Slough?
Haymill & Lynch Hill scores 58/100 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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