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Renting in Slough

What it costs to rent in Slough

Slough currently has 2,223 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,350 a month. 320 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 30% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is SL5 at around £700/mo, while SL4 sits nearer £1,850/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

Dwellio watches Rightmove, OnTheMarket, OpenRent, PrimeLocation, SpareRoom and Leaders for Slough around the clock — so a new listing reaches your inbox before most renters have refreshed the app. Here’s how our rental alerts work. Looking further afield? You can browse rentals in every UK city.

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Market snapshot

Slough rental market at a glance

2,223

Active rentals in Slough

£1,350/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Slough

Median monthly rent, based on 2,223 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,200/mo	806
2 bed	£1,600/mo	605
3 bed	£2,000/mo	302
4+ bed	£3,000/mo	253
Room	£750/mo	180

Updated June 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Slough rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Slough. Latest: £1,567/mo (Mar 26, +3.5% YoY).

Latest

£1,567

Mar 26

Annual

+3.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£1,125

Apr 21

Total change

+39%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Slough pay goes on rent?

Renters in Slough spend an estimated 53% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£1,567/mo

£18,804/yr

Median pay

£35,521/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

53%

Expensive — half of local median pay before tax.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Slough

Most Slough homes sit in Band C. The weighted average works out close to Band C–D across 56,860 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

3.27

≈ Band C–D

Stock

57k

56,860 properties

A
3%1,620
B
19%10,870
C
42%24,100
D
24%13,520
E
8%4,660
F
3%1,720
G
1%360
H
0%10

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Slough

91% of Slough premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

91%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

491 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
91%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Slough), July 2025, covering 56,174 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Slough homes

54% of Slough homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

54%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

46%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

52k

51,984 EPCs

A
0%115
B
12%6,052
C
42%21,740
D
36%18,507
E
9%4,730
F
1%655
G
0%185

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Slough. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Slough

13 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Slough centroid. The five closest:

1
St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · SL1 2AR
0.40 mi
2
Littledown School
Not applicable · Academy special converter · SL1 3QW
0.46 mi
3
Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
Secondary · Academy converter · SL1 2PU
0.53 mi
4
Upton Court Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · SL3 7PR
0.70 mi
5
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Secondary · Free schools · SL2 5AY
0.70 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Slough centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Slough

Flats & apartments

1140

63% of listings

Houses

478

26% of listings

Rooms

180

10% of listings

Bungalows

0% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Slough — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 39% of the 486 houses currently advertised in Slough.

Terraced
39%191
Semi-detached
32%154
Detached
14%67
Other house
14%67
Bungalow
1%7

Rent by postcode

Where Slough rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,826 live listings in 11 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Slough

1SL4£1,850/mo96 rentals
2SL1 1GT£1,840/mo37 rentals
3UB8£1,700/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Slough

1SL5£700/mo7 rentals
2SL9£738/mo8 rentals
3SL6£750/mo40 rentals

Features · Slough

Garden, parking, and floor area in Slough

Live signal across 2,223 Slough rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

65%

of 522 Slough listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

78%

of 681 Slough listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Slough

Lower Crime AreaEstimated — limited data

Based on the latest police data (June 2026), Slough has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 8 of 8 postcode districts analysed, the median was 3 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Slough is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

3 crimes per area (median)
8 of 8 postcode districts covered
Data: June 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Slough ranks well for renters concerned about neighbourhood safety. Every Dwellio alert includes the area’s crime data so you can compare at a glance.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Slough

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for April 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Colnbrook has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Slough.

Langley
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (85) · pop. ~23,000
9.2
per 1k
Cippenham
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (73) · pop. ~17,000
12
per 1k
Chalvey
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (161) · pop. ~10,000
49
per 1k
Colnbrook
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (13) · pop. ~6,000
6.7
per 1k
Wexham
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (77) · pop. ~7,000
26
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Slough listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Slough.

Rightmove

945

OpenRent

793

SpareRoom

180

OnTheMarket

161

PrimeLocation

144

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Frequently asked

Renting in Slough — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Slough?

The median rent in Slough is £1350/month based on 2223 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-06).

How many rental properties are available in Slough?

There are currently 2223 rental properties available in Slough, with 320 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Slough safe for renters?

Slough has a lower crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 3 reported crimes per postcode area (June 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Slough?

The most commonly reported crime category in Slough is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for June 2026.

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