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Housing in SL2 5PG

What the homes in SL2 5PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wexham Lea
Council
Slough
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,833 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (49.7%). Flats make up 21.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

SL2 5PGEngland
Detached8.3%22.9%
Semi-detached20.2%31.5%
Terraced49.7%23%
Purpose-built flat21.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.5% of households in the SL2 5PG area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 17.2% own outright and 15.3% with a mortgage.

SL2 5PG
33%
18%
48%
England
  • Owned32.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented17.8%20.5%
  • Social rented48.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SL2 5PGEngland
Owned outright17.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council21.6%8.3%
From a housing association26.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 22% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SL2 5PGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.4%). 36.7% of households include dependent children.

SL2 5PGEngland
Living alone, under 6613.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.3%12.8%
Couple, no children6.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households13%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Slough

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Slough (August 2026, +2.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SloughEngland
All homes£1,565£1,459
One bedroom£1,142£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,425£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,712£1,489
Four or more£2,436£2,161
Detached£2,139£1,640
Semi-detached£1,766£1,449
Terraced£1,572£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,255£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SL2 5PG (Wexham Lea) (about 1,833 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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