Renting in Slough

Average Rent in Slough

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The average rent in Slough is £1,395/mo, with 3,002 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Slough rental appears.

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Renting in Slough

What it costs to rent in Slough

Slough currently has 3,002 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £1,395 a month. 172 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 £1,849/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.

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Market snapshot

Slough rental market at a glance

3,002

Active rentals in Slough

£1,395/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Slough

Median monthly rent, based on 3,002 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£1,200/mo	1086
2 bed	£1,600/mo	855
3 bed	£2,000/mo	438
4+ bed	£3,000/mo	330
Room	£750/mo	180

Updated July 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

1560

65% of listings

Houses

659

27% of listings

Rooms

180

7% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

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

Terraced houses make up 39% of the 675 houses currently advertised in Slough.

Terraced
39%264
Semi-detached
33%222
Detached
13%88
Other house
13%86
Bungalow
2%15

Rent by postcode

Where Slough rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 2,632 live listings in 13 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Slough

1SL4£1,849/mo113 rentals
2SL1 1GT£1,840/mo37 rentals
3UB8£1,700/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Slough

1SL5£700/mo7 rentals
2SL9£750/mo9 rentals
3TW19£750/mo3 rentals

Features · Slough

Garden, parking, and floor area in Slough

Live signal across 3,002 Slough rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

68%

of 884 Slough listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

79%

of 1,157 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 (July 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: July 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 May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

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

Langley
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (69) · pop. ~23,000
7.4
per 1k
Cippenham
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (89) · pop. ~17,000
14
per 1k
Chalvey
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (221) · pop. ~10,000
56
per 1k
Colnbrook
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (30) · pop. ~6,000
11
per 1k
Wexham
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (125) · pop. ~7,000
30
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

1342

OpenRent

1042

PrimeLocation

223

OnTheMarket

215

SpareRoom

180

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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 £1395/month based on 3002 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Slough?

There are currently 3002 rental properties available in Slough, with 172 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 (July 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 July 2026.

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