Eton
Eton is a town in Berkshire, England, with a population of around 3,025. The area has one GP surgery or clinic, two pharmacies, two supermarkets, around 63 restaurants and cafés, 14 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Windsor and Eton Riverside, 1.4 km away. There were around 165 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Eton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Slough area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 158,500 residents at roughly 4,872 people per km².
My Area Score
Challenged
Ranked 257th of 294 English council areas — better than 13% 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
15°CCloudy
- Today: 18° / 10° · 9% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:26Sunset 19:33
13h 7m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
10US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)
Source: WAQI · London Hillingdon Harmondsworth Os, United Kingdom
Crime
220 reported · July 2026▲ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences59
- Anti-social behaviour27
- Public order25
- Other theft24
23 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Windsor Central · Thames Valley
Local policing priorities
- Cycling in contravention of highway code on peascod street, Windsor. E-bikes and e scooter also being used in the area of Windsor shoppin…
- The recent 2026 resident survey detailed the following issues; Youths on Peascod Street verbally abusing the public Youths banging on res…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
209 reported road collisions (2024)
33 killed or seriously injured · 235 casualties · 13.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
500+ food businesses within 2 miles
- 383 rated 4–5 ★ (325 top)
- 19 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Windsor and Eton Riverside (0.3 km)
- 28 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Windsor & Eton Riverside (0.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£352,024 average▲ 2.2% YoY
Across Slough · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,569 average monthly rent▲ 2.4% YoY
- 1 bed £1,144
- 2 bed £1,428
- 3 bed £1,716
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (11.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (2.6 km)
32 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
69 charging locations within ~8 km
- 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Macdonald Windsor Hotel, Windsor (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Gyms3
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches77
- Golf courses3
- Playgrounds7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Consultation on new homelessness and rough sleeping strategy· 4 Sept 2026
- Face to face service at Britwell to continue· 27 Aug 2026
- Slough children’s social care rated inadequate· 25 Aug 2026
- Adult learning courses – enrol now!· 24 Aug 2026
- Sunny GCSE results day for Slough students· 20 Aug 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)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 73 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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 · 34,305 pupils
28 primary · 14 secondary · 17 other
Ofsted: 16 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (94%)
50inspected 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
- 331 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
141 applications decided
83.7% granted · 118 granted, 23 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Jack Rankin
Conservative
Windsor
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 11
- Con 19
- LD 10
- Grn 1
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools13
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens24
- Restaurants & cafés114
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,450 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
193 jobs advertised · £45,960 avg
e.g. Roadside Technician - Slough, Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist
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
30% low-carbon electricity
Gas 54% · Imports 16% · Solar 15% · Biomass 8%
231 gCO₂/kWh · very 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Windsor:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership333 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s322 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU290 local signatures · 35,924 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership274 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office268 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Eton Urban District · 0.0 km
The town of Eton formed a local government district in Buckinghamshire, England, from 1849 to 1974. It was administered as a local board district from 1849 to 1894, and as an urban district from 1894 to 1974.
- Eton Rural District · 0.0 km
Eton Rural District was a rural district in the administrative county of Buckinghamshire, England, covering an area in the south-east of the county. It was named after but did not contain Eton, which was an urban dist…
Eton, Berkshire · 0.0 kmEton is a town in Berkshire, England. It is located on the River Thames opposite the town of Windsor, to which it is connected by Windsor Bridge. The civil parish of Eton, which also includes the village of Eton Wick…
Eton Town Council Offices · 0.1 kmEton Town Council Offices is a municipal building in the High Street in Eton, a town in Berkshire, in England. The building, which serves as the meeting place of Eton Town Council, is a locally listed building.
Cutlers Ait · 0.2 kmCutlers Ait is an island in the River Thames in England adjacent to Romney Island and Romney Lock, near Windsor, Berkshire.
Windsor Bridge · 0.3 kmThe Windsor Bridge or Windsor Town Bridge, an iron and granite arch bridge over the River Thames, connects the towns of Windsor and Eton in the English county of Berkshire. The Thames Path crosses the river here. The…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eton?
- Eton is a town in Berkshire, England, in the Slough local authority.
- What is the population of Eton?
- Eton has an approximate settlement population of 3,025.
- How deprived is Eton?
- The Slough local authority, which includes Eton, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.