High deprivation
IMD England
High · 13.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SL1 2BD
Postcode
SL1 2BD
Coordinates
51.5045, -0.5916
Grid reference
SU978793
Easting
497,848
Northing
179,339
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3XGC35+R9
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Slough
Travel to Work
Slough and Heathrow
ITL Region
Slough
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
8001
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8001 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SL1 2BD
England & WalesCrime trends · near SL1 2BD
Counts are for Herschel Park electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
87
YoY stable
1138862
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
27
YoY +17%
32196
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
6
YoY -45%
34193
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1383
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
18
YoY +64%
19124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Other White20.3%
White Brit.19.6%
Pakistani17.0%
Indian15.1%
African6.8%
+ 8 other groups · 21.3%
Religion
Christian39.0%
Muslim31.9%
No religion13.0%
Hindu5.7%
Not answered5.0%
+ 2 other religions · 5.5%
Age groups
35–4927.8%
25–3418.0%
50–6413.9%
≤410.0%
10–157.8%
+ 5 other age groups · 22.5%
Households
Other23.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.3%
Any member 66+7.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.6%
+ 8 other households · 29.9%
Administrative Information
Slough
Local Authority
Council AreaSlough E14001477
Constituency
E14001477Thames Valley
Police Force
England
Ward
Herschel Park
Constituency code
E14001477
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Slough, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Slough
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandThames Valley
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Berkshire East
Sub ICB Location
NHS Thames Valley ICB - U2G6B
Cancer Alliance
Thames Valley
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Slough 011G E01035248
E01035248MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Slough 011 E02003417
E02003417LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Slough 011B E01016512
E01016512MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Slough 011 E02003417
E02003417Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:41 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:41 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SL1 2BD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 8001
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035248 and MSOA E02003417 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SL1 2BD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SL1 2BD
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
71%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
60.4
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 33%
Attainment 8
42.1
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 9%
Attainment 8
79.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–6FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 73%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 5%
Attainment 8
77.3
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 29%
Progress 8
-0.37
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 32%
Attainment 8
41.1
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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