Buying a home in SL1, Slough. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£442kmost £403k–£508k
Houses per m²£5,327flats £4,439
Sold last year2912,347 in five years
Prices in Slough-1.8%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SL1 sold for £442,257 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £402,818 and £508,343, for about 87 m² of space. That is 6% less than the same home across Slough (£471,000).

291 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £169k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SL1 1 (£4,315) and the most in SL1 9 (£5,956).

Across Slough, prices are down 1.8% on a year ago and up 5.8% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,712 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,017 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £88,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in SL1 by bedrooms

BedroomsTypical priceMost sell forSizeSold, 5 years
1£252,715£235k–£279k43 m²40
2£380,901£351k–£423k66 m²537
3£442,257£403k–£508k87 m²680
4£531,481£457k–£647k111 m²226
5+£788,529£618k–£1.05m158 m²157

Prices by type of home

1 bed2 bed3 bed4 bed5+ bed
Houses£253k£381k£442k£531k£789k
Detached—£486k£547k£673k£961k
Semi-detached£266k£400k£456k£496k£618k
Terraced£252k£368k£414k£445k£498k
Flats£169k£229k£251k£331k—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SL1

Postcode sectorHousesFlats
SL1 1£4,315£4,462
SL1 2£4,639£4,380
SL1 3£4,992£5,087
SL1 4£5,070£4,670
SL1 5£5,397£4,151
SL1 6£5,305£4,199
SL1 7£5,457£4,625
SL1 8£5,716£4,572
SL1 9£5,956£4,597

Schools near SL1

Best state primary within 2 kmWestern House Academy85% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%16 state primaries within 2 km
Best state secondary within 5 kmEden Girls' School, Slough73.4% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%22 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

Questions about SL1

Is SL1 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 6% less than across Slough; prices in Slough are down 1.8% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (85% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (73.4% against 43.8%); 291 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SL1?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SL1 sold for £442,257 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £402,818 and £508,343.

Is SL1 expensive for Slough?

A 3-bedroom house in SL1 costs 6% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Slough (£471,000).

How many homes sell in SL1 each year?

291 homes sold in the last year and 2,347 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near SL1?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Western House Academy, where 85% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.