What can you afford in Slough?
694 homes changed hands in Slough over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £400,000 or less, a quarter for under £279,250, and three quarters for under £485,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £80,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £80,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 10.4× the local median full-time salary of £38,483 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Slough
£400,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £279,250
- Three quarters under
- £485,000
- Sales
- 694
- HPI average
- £329,713
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 694 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 1.7% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 6.4% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 20% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 41.7% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 77.7% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £221,000 · 188 | ≈£44,200 |
| Terraced house | £400,000 · 239 | ≈£80,000 |
| Semi-detached house | £475,000 · 201 | ≈£95,000 |
| Detached house | £617,500 · 66 | ≈£123,500 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Slough average prices down 4.4% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Sandwell
- Sefton
- Sevenoaks
- Sheffield
- Shropshire
- Solihull
- Somerset
- South Cambridgeshire
- South Derbyshire
- South Gloucestershire
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.