Is Walton on Thames, Surrey a nice place to live?

Is Walton on Thames a nice place to live or is Walton on Thames a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Walton on Thames meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Walton on Thames?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Walton on Thames. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Walton on Thames. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	Oatlands and Burwood Park	25584
2	Sunbury East	20007
3	Hersham Village	19014
4	Shepperton Town	18881
5	Weybridge Riverside	17119
6	Walton South	16858
7	Walton Central	14679
8	Addlestone South	14281
9	Walton North	12913
10	Halliford and Sunbury West	12667

Is Walton on Thames a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Walton on Thames, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Walton on Thames residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Elmbridge (Walton on Thames)	2.87
Richmond upon Thames	3.04
Kingston upon Thames	3.38
Spelthorne	3.85

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Walton on Thames. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Walton on Thames. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	Walton Central (Best)	31644
2	Oatlands and Burwood Park	30707
3	Weybridge Riverside	29964
4	Walton South	29620
5	Hersham Village	28457
6	Sunbury East	28123
7	Shepperton Town	26182
8	Walton North	25227
9	Halliford and Sunbury West	25068
10	Addlestone South (Worst)	23678

Is Walton on Thames rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Walton on Thames. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	Walton Central	28998
2	Weybridge Riverside	28629
3	Oatlands and Burwood Park	28608
4	Sunbury East	28124
5	Walton South	27816
6	Shepperton Town	25709
7	Hersham Village	24555
8	Halliford and Sunbury West	20610
9	Addlestone South	20201
10	Walton North	19920

How affordable are the rents in Walton on Thames?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Walton on Thames rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Surrey.

Beds	Elmbridge	Surrey
1	£950	£900
2	£1250	£1170
3	£1589	£1450
4	£3000	£2250

How much can I earn in Walton on Thames per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Walton on Thames, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Walton on Thames's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Richmond upon Thames	£899.90
2	Elmbridge (Walton on Thames)	£895.60
3	Kingston upon Thames	£861.50
4	Spelthorne	£728.60

So, is Walton on Thames a nice place to live?

Walton on Thames has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Walton on Thames are more expensive than other parts of Surrey.  However, Walton on Thames does have a number of wards were crime is worse than the national average.

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