Slough is situated in Berkshire, around 22 miles west of the capital and a few miles away from Heathrow Airport. The rise of Slough in past times has resulted in several nearby villages being swallowed up and becoming parts of Slough, such as Cippenham, Colnbrook, Wexham and Upton. It’s possible to rent a broad variety of places to live in these areas, and also in the town itself.
Slough town centre is very modern with significant development in the past decade. In addition to new developments underway, for example the Heart of Slough Project, existing amenities have benefitted from extra investment and renovation, for example, the Queensmere Shopping Centre. Slough will also receive additional investment into the local transport infrastructure because of renovations to the towns railway station ahead of the London 2012 Olympics. However, there has been condemnation, however, of the destruction of several high quality buildings, such as Art Deco design commercial buildings dating from the early part of the last century.
Transportation links to Slough are outstanding, and a frequent train service runs to the capital in one way, and to Reading in the opposite direction. The motorway network is readily reached starting with the M4, which connects to the M25 and the M40 which provides the ability to reach Oxford, Banbury and the West Midlands. Slough Trading Estate has been in operation since the 1920s and is a major trade and industrial location, complete with its own power generating station. This helped Slough to survive the recent financial crisis.
If you are considering property to rent in Slough you will find a broad choice. If you want to live in close proximity to the town centre amenities such as transportation links into the capital, you will find plenty of choice of flats to rent in Slough in the numerous new apartment buildings. Slough has rapidly become a popular location for those working in the capital and communiting by train to Paddington only takes around 30 to 40 minutes according to the time of day. Apartments in Slough are reasonably priced and the town compares well to its neighbours in affordability and facilities.
If you are a landlord looking for a letting agents Slough offers a number who are able to aid with the renting on your behalf.
Slough is also a suitable location for families and the towns choice of of prestigious employers means that good quality housing is plentiful. If you are wanting to find houses to let in Slough there exists a broad choice of large homes in suburbs such as Cippenham Village and Langley.