Area guide

Living in SL0, Buckinghamshire

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SL0 in Buckinghamshire. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 13 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Buckinghamshire: £479,736, up 1.1% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider South East average is £380,878.

Check sold prices for a specific address in SL0 →
See where SL0 ranks across South East →

Council tax at Band D in Buckinghamshire: £2,527 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare SL0 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SL0 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around SL0

105 recorded home sales on the streets around central SL0 in the last 2 years, with a median of £515,000 and a range from £178,000 to £1,925,000. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
3 Bangors Cottages Norwood Lane, SL0 0EP Terraced £430,500 3 Aug 2026
Stratton House Love Lane, SL0 9QT Detached £848,000 17 Jul 2026
97 Leas Drive, SL0 9RB Terraced £415,000 30 Jun 2026
7 Colborne Close, SL0 0AF Semi-detached £490,000 19 Jun 2026
26 Grange Way, SL0 9NU Terraced £392,000 15 Jun 2026
6 Saxon Court High Street, SL0 9PW Flat or maisonette £370,000 5 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

26 schools within 3 miles , of which 82% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
The Langley Academy Primary Primary Outstanding 2.3 mi away no figure
Iver Heath Infant School and Nursery Primary Good 0.6 mi away no figure
Iver Heath Junior School Primary Good 0.8 mi away no figure
Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary School Primary Good 1.6 mi away no figure
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary Good 1.7 mi away no figure
Whitehall Junior School Primary Good 1.7 mi away no figure

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22 state primary and 2 state secondary schools within range, plus 2 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for SL0 →

Private schools

2 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Langley Hall Arts Academy, Sikh Heritage Girls School.

All 2 fee-paying schools near SL0, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

Universities

1 higher education institution within 3 miles: Brunel University.

Relevant beyond study: a large student population shapes rental demand, and term-time letting is a different market from family letting.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Professional occupations21.9%
Managers, directors and senior officials19.8%
Associate professional and technical16.3%
Administrative and secretarial10.4%
Skilled trades9.1%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How SL0 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: white residents, down 16.4 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of SL0 (E01017825, 1,726 residents in 2021, down 1.0% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: white residents, down 16.4 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 84.8% 86.1% +1.3 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 8.6% 10.0% +1.4 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 3.2% 2.4% -0.8 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 18.3% 17.3% -1.0 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 13.1% 15.5% +2.4 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 26.6% 36.5% +9.9 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 11.7% 14.5% +2.8 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 88.9% 87.6% -1.3 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 85.8% 69.4% -16.4 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

62 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SL0 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (least deprived nationally), based on Buckinghamshire's figures.

Buses from the centre of SL0

Best-served stop: Love Green Lane, with 4.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SL0 is Love Green Lane: 4.0 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.5 in the evening and 1.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 05:33, last 23:24. Routes there: 3, 458, 607. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

2 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of SL0. The nearest, The Ivers Practice, has 9,085 registered patients and 3,298 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
The Ivers Practice0.6 mi9,0853,298
Church Road Surgery1.8 mi2,5934,228

Nearest A&E: Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, where 60.7% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at 70.1%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Buckinghamshire pays £2,527 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 5.2% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Buckinghamshire, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Buckinghamshire, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,982+4.2%
2022-23£2,068+4.3%
2023-24£2,177+5.3%
2024-25£2,286+5.0%
2025-26£2,402+5.1%
2026-27£2,527+5.2%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Buckinghamshire, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about SL0

What is the average house price in SL0?

The average sold price in Buckinghamshire is £479,736 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in SL0?

Prices in Buckinghamshire are up 1.1% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in SL0?

The median of 105 recorded sales around central SL0 in the last 2 years is £515,000, ranging from £178,000 to £1,925,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in SL0?

26 schools sit within 3 miles of central SL0, and 82% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in SL0?

62 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SL0 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is SL0 at risk of flooding?

Central SL0 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is SL0 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 82% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £515,000; the area sits in decile 9 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 62 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is SL0 safe?

62 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SL0 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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