SL2 5AU

Slough Central · Slough · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Slough
Constituency
Slough
Postcode district
SL2
Postcode sector
SL2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SL2 5BQ 64 m
SL2 5AS 89 m
SL2 5HJ 107 m
SL2 5TZ 111 m
SL1 3RX 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SL2 5AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SL
Postcode district
SL2
Postcode sector
SL2 5
Latitude
51.517530
Longitude
-0.589445
British National Grid easting
497,969
British National Grid northing
180,788

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Slough · E06000039
Parish or community
E43000235
Westminster constituency
Slough · E14001477
Output area
E00188545
Lower layer super output area
Slough 016A · E01016460
Middle layer super output area
Slough 016 · E02007069

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
33
Secondary
19
  1. St Joseph's Catholic High School

    Academy converter

    286 m
  2. Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy

    Free schools

    373 m
  3. Littledown School

    Academy special converter

    417 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,789
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,724
  • Public order 593
  • Vehicle crime 589
  • Other theft 537
  • Anti social behaviour 507

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SL2 5 residents
20,999

Age bands in SL2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.4%

4,818 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.2%

2,711 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.5%

6,895 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.3%

4,177 residents

Age 65 and over
9.6%

1,964 residents

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

NHS ODS

GP practices

21

within 5 km

  • KUMAR MEDICAL CENTRE

    59 GRASMERE AVENUE, SLOUGH, SL2 5JE

    ODS code K81616

    395 m

  • SLOUGH TREATMENT, ADVICE & RECOVERY TEAM

    ELLIMAN RESOURCE CENTRE, 27 PURSERS CLOSE, SLOUGH, SL2 5DL

    ODS code Y01253

    641 m

  • CROSBY HOUSE SURGERY

    91 STOKE POGES LANE, SLOUGH, SL1 3NY

    ODS code K81034

    694 m

  • 240 WEXHAM ROAD

    WEXHAM ROAD, SLOUGH, SL2 5JP

    ODS code K81645

    771 m

  • MANOR PARK MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LERWICK DRIVE, SLOUGH, SL1 3XU

    ODS code K81086

    1.1 km

  • SHREEJI MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 WHITBY ROAD, SLOUGH, SL1 3DQ

    ODS code K81085

    1.2 km

  • HERSCHEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    45 OSBORNE STREET, SLOUGH, SL1 1TT

    ODS code K81043

    1.3 km

  • CHAPEL MEDICAL CENTRE

    SLOUGH WALK IN CENTRE, UPTON HOSPITAL, ALBERT STREET, SLOUGH, SL1 2BJ

    ODS code Y00265

    1.4 km

  • FARNHAM ROAD PRACTICE

    301 FARNHAM ROAD, SLOUGH, SL2 1HD

    ODS code K81075

    2.4 km

  • DR NABI

    261 BATH ROAD, SLOUGH, SL1 5PP

    ODS code K81608

    3.0 km

  • SOUTH MEADOW SURGERY

    3 CHURCH CLOSE, ETON, WINDSOR, SL4 6AP

    ODS code K81630

    3.5 km

  • THREEWAYS SURGERY

    PENNYLETS GREEN, STOKE POGES, SLOUGH, SL2 4AZ

    ODS code K82031

    3.6 km

  • THE ORCHARD SURGERY

    WILLOW PARADE, 276 HIGH STREET, LANGLEY, SLOUGH, SL3 8HD

    ODS code Y00437

    3.6 km

  • DATCHET HEALTH CENTRE

    GREEN LANE, DATCHET, SLOUGH, SL3 9EX

    ODS code K81021

    4.1 km

  • THE VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    45 MERCIAN WAY, CHIPPENHAM, SLOUGH, SL1 5ND

    ODS code K81082

    4.1 km

  • BHARANI MEDICAL CENTRE

    450 BATH ROAD, CIPPENHAM, SLOUGH, SL1 6BB

    ODS code K81083

    4.1 km

  • LANGLEY HEALTH CENTRE

    COMMON ROAD, LANGLEY, SLOUGH, SL3 8LE

    ODS code K81024

    4.2 km

  • SOUTHMEAD SURGERY

    BLACKPOND LANE, FARNHAM COMMON, SLOUGH, SL2 3ER

    ODS code K82045

    4.3 km

  • SHEET STREET SURGERY

    21 SHEET STREET, WINDSOR, SL4 1BZ

    ODS code K81068

    4.4 km

  • CLARENCE MEDICAL CENTRE

    VANSITTART ROAD, WINDSOR, SL4 5AS

    ODS code K81074

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shaggy Calf Lane

    BCT · Elliman

    0.0 miles
  • Shaggy Calf Lane

    BCT · Elliman

    0.1 miles
  • Myrtle Crescent

    BCT · Elliman

    0.1 miles
  • Montague Road

    BCT · Elliman

    0.1 miles
  • Myrtle Crescent

    BCT · Elliman

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Slough 016A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,745 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
5 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

81 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 19 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic High School is the nearest published school at 286 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,789 published events cover 12 months, averaging 565.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,724 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.