Godolphin

This residential neighbourhood is found to the north west of Slough town centre, and is organised around the Godolphin playing fields. The Queensmere Observatory shopping centre is just 15 minutes walk from most addresses in the area, which coupled with the monumentally sized Tesco over the road, makes Godolphin well placed for your weekly shop. Local schools like Herschel Grammar School and Godolphin Junior Academy combine to make this an ideal neighbourhood for parents looking for a safe environment to raise their children. Furthermore, Slough station is equally well placed, making this a popular area with those looking to commute into London for work.

As well as being a great spot for families and commuters, Slough has some interesting history in its own right. While the town is too young to appear in the Domesday book, it more than makes up for it with its fascinating industrial past. Most notably, Slough is the home of the Mars bar, which was first created in 1932 on Dundee Road five minutes drive west from the town centre. What less people know is that snooker was not only invented in Slough, it was invented by a man called Neville Chamberlain. Not the Prime Minister who infamously sought to appease the Nazi party before the start of World War Two, this Mr Chamberlain was born in Upton Park in 1856. The notable Slough resident combined two existing forms of billiards to come up with snooker and created one of the only televised sports where the crowd are made to sit in silence.

Looking forward, Slough will likely continue to grow as a commuter hub, as the opening of the Elizabeth Line now means it is even easier than before to commute into the big smoke. Notably, a block of 29 flats is scheduled to be built on Wellington Street, just behind the Queensmere Observatory Shopping centre. The development would see the block built next to the existing Verona Apartments and would reach ten storeys high in places.