Slough: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£671,386

Semi-detached

£457,835

Terraced

£355,644

Flat or maisonette

£218,068

First-time buyers

£304,212

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  105,377 in 1991 → 167,359 in 2024 (+58.8%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £172,764 in 2005 → £335,759 in 2026 (+94.3%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £434 in 2008 → £690 in 2025 (+58.8%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  73.2% in 2004 → 80.7% in 2023 (+10.2%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.1% in 2001 → 6.0% in 2025 (+185.7%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,522 in 1997 → £21,714 in 2024 (+106.4%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Slough; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Productivity · Economy & work£68.2 per hour (2023) · 6th highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work14.2% (2024) · 17th highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access96.9% (January 2026) · 22nd highest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 23rd highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing45.9 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 281st lowest of 292
• Claimant count · Economy & work6.0% (2025) · 339th lowest of 361
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing25.4% (2024/25) · 247th lowest of 292
• Housing affordability · Housing10.1× earnings (April 2025) · 267th lowest of 316

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)78.5 years · England 80.0 · 103rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.9 years · England 83.8 · 96th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)60.1 years · England 60.9 · 79th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.8 years · England 61.3 · 58th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)391.7 per 100k · England 321.0 · 112th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)6.8% · England 10.4 · 9th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)65.3% · England 64.6 · 72nd lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.8% · England 68.3 · 35th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)49.4 score · England 46.0 · 30th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)7.3% · England 5.8 · 128th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)19.3% · England 19.8 · 84th lowest of 153