London commuter townsMaidenhead vs Slough

Maidenhead vs Slough: which commuter town suits you?

Slough is 6 minutes closer to London and £93k cheaper on the average sold price.
Maidenhead

#25 of 118

Slough

#1 of 118

Train to London

24 min
18 min

Annual season ticket

£3,629
£3,119

Average house price

£506k
£412k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

12.2x
9.8x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

53
75

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

902 Mb
997 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.6
7.3

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

49
72

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

268 ha
2006 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

211
396

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Maidenhead

Berkshire · 24 min to London · average sold price £506k.

Read the Maidenhead report

Living in Slough

Berkshire · 18 min to London · average sold price £412k.

Read the Slough report