Is Slough, Berkshire a nice place to live?

Is Slough a nice place to live or is Slough a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Slough meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Slough?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Slough. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Slough. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Cippenham Green	14950
2	Cippenham Meadows	13348
3	Haymill and Lynch Hill	12391
4	Wexham Lea	11529
5	Britwell and Northborough	11284
6	Farnham	10906
7	Chalvey	8450
8	Baylis and Stoke	7681
9	Central	7286
10	Elliman	6954

Is Slough a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Slough, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Slough residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Slough (Slough)	3.75

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Slough. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Slough. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Cippenham Green (Best)	16802
2	Cippenham Meadows	15195
3	Central	14470
4	Haymill and Lynch Hill	13640
5	Wexham Lea	12781
6	Farnham	12390
7	Baylis and Stoke	11559
8	Elliman	10657
9	Chalvey	10506
10	Britwell and Northborough (Worst)	7846

Is Slough rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Slough. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Cippenham Green	17192
2	Haymill and Lynch Hill	15342
3	Cippenham Meadows	13746
4	Farnham	11304
5	Central	11022
6	Wexham Lea	10735
7	Baylis and Stoke	10449
8	Elliman	9839
9	Chalvey	9268
10	Britwell and Northborough	7962

How affordable are the rents in Slough?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Slough rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for .

Beds	Slough
1	£825	£
2	£1050	£
3	£1350	£
4	£1700	£

How much can I earn in Slough per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Slough, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Slough's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Slough UA (Slough)	£720.60

So, is Slough a nice place to live?

* Probably.