Colnbrook
Colnbrook is a town in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 5,528. It has 1 pharmacy and around 7 restaurants and cafés, along with 16 bus stops and Station A 2.5 km away. There were around 95 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Colnbrook area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Slough area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 158,500 residents at roughly 4,872 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 259th of 294 English council areas — better than 12% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
10°CCloudy
- Today: 12° / 8° · 28% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:57Sunset 16:33
9h 36m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
62US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
83 reported · August 2026▼ 11% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences35
- Anti-social behaviour10
- Vehicle crime10
- Criminal damage & arson7
Neighbourhood team: Colnbrook, Poyle and Foxborough · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Car meets have been a concern for residents in Colnbrook and Poyle for some-time, however, last year reports were fewer. We believe now t…
- Contravening the no through road on High Street, Colnbrook. This road is access only and vehicles are regularly using it as a cut through.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
229 reported road collisions (2025)
30 killed or seriously injured · 276 casualties · 14.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
195 food businesses within 2 miles
- 153 rated 4–5 ★ (118 top)
- 9 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Station A (2.5 km)
- 16 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Sunnymeads (2.8 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£349,397 average▲ 0.4% YoY
Across Slough · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,565 average monthly rent▲ 2.2% YoY
- 1 bed £1,142
- 2 bed £1,425
- 3 bed £1,712
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
9.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.3 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
847 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (5.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (8.2 km)
25 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
150 charging locations within ~8 km
- 37 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Heathrow Supercharger (0.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Auditor’s public interest report published· 29 Oct 2026
- Government announces plans to progress with a mayoral strategic authority for the Thames Valley· 28 Oct 2026
- Council Tax Support Scheme consultation launches· 26 Oct 2026
- Slough Youth Awards’ nominations are open· 15 Oct 2026
- Review of Council Tax Support Scheme· 13 Oct 2026
Source: Slough Council
Population
158,500 residents in Slough · 4,872/km²
- Under 16: 25%
- 16–64: 65%
- 65+: 10%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,789
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK13,599
- Net moves−2,810
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 72 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,414 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (43% of 57,340)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
59 schools · 34,094 pupils
28 primary · 14 secondary · 17 other
Ofsted: 16 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)
49 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Herschel Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Langley Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- St Bernard's Catholic Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Upton Court Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Baylis Court SchoolGood
- St Joseph's Catholic High SchoolGood
- The Langley AcademyGood
- Beechwood School
- Ditton Park Academy
- Eden Girls' School, Slough
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
- Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College
- The Westgate School
- Wexham School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Slough
Care & health services
152 CQC-registered services
- Care homes16
- GP practices24
- Dentists25
- Homecare agencies69
- Hospitals & hospices2
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 1 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Slough
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 50 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
164 applications decided
78.7% granted · 129 granted, 35 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Jack Rankin
Conservative
Windsor
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 11
- Con 17
- LD 10
- Grn 1
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens183
- Restaurants & cafés10
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,670 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
76 jobs advertised · £37,961 avg
e.g. Costing Analyst, Reservations Supervisor, Air Export Operator
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£784 median full-time weekly pay
6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,714 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
52% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 64,996 certificates
9.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
47% low-carbon electricity
Gas 41% · Wind 25% · Biomass 13% · Imports 12%
181 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.9 yrs women · 78.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 61.8 women · 60.1 men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in SL3
- Datchet Health Centre
- Langley Health Centre
- The Orchard Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Windsor:
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU339 local signatures · 48,100 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks163 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases154 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND138 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Make catapult attacks against animals a standalone criminal offence131 local signatures · 55,084 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Colnbrook · 0.2 kmColnbrook is a village in the Slough district in Berkshire, England. It lies within the historic boundaries of Buckinghamshire, and straddles two distributaries of the Colne, the Colne Brook and Wraysbury River. These…
Western Rail Approach to Heathrow · 0.4 kmThe Western Rail Approach to Heathrow is a proposed bi-directional link westward from London's Heathrow Airport to the Great Western Main Line. It would thus run, in council areas, from Greater London under Iver, Sout…
- Colnbrook with Poyle · 0.4 km
Colnbrook with Poyle is a civil parish in the borough of Slough in Berkshire, England. Located approximately 17 miles (27 km) west of central London and adjacent to the Greater London boundary, it is an urbanised pari…
Brands Hill · 1.2 kmBrands Hill is a village in Berkshire, England. It is just on the outskirts of Colnbrook on Bath Road, adjacent to the Langley junction of the M4 motorway. It has grown from a few houses and has never been a historica…
Colnbrook railway station · 1.2 kmColnbrook railway station was a station on the now-closed railway line between West Drayton and Staines West, on the western edge of London, England. It opened in 1884 to serve the village of Colnbrook, perhaps antici…
Poyle · 1.3 kmPoyle is a largely industrial and agricultural area in the unitary authority of Slough, in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England. It is located 18.5 miles (30 km) west of Charing Cross in London and immediately…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Colnbrook?
- Colnbrook is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Slough local authority.
- What is the population of Colnbrook?
- Colnbrook has an approximate settlement population of 5,528.
- How deprived is Colnbrook?
- The Slough local authority, which includes Colnbrook, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.