Is Beltchingley, Surrey a nice place to live?

Is Beltchingley a nice place to live or is Beltchingley 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 Beltchingley meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Beltchingley?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Beltchingley. 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 Beltchingley. 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	Merrow	28283
2	Clandon and Horsley	28171
3	Tillingbourne	27045
4	Send	26591
5	Effingham	25351
6	Burpham	24328
7	Worplesdon	23601
8	Holy Trinity	21319
9	Stoke	14424
10	Lovelace	11686

Is Beltchingley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Beltchingley, 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 Beltchingley 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	%
Guildford (Beltchingley)	3.18
Woking	3.41
Runnymede	3.59
Mole Valley	3.68

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Beltchingley. 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 Beltchingley. 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	Clandon and Horsley (Best)	31553
2	Tillingbourne	31314
3	Effingham	30843
4	Burpham	30778
5	Send	29310
6	Merrow	28487
7	Holy Trinity	28275
8	Lovelace	26703
9	Worplesdon	25715
10	Stoke (Worst)	14639

Is Beltchingley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Beltchingley. 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	Burpham	31402
2	Effingham	30695
3	Send	29571
4	Clandon and Horsley	29559
5	Merrow	29205
6	Holy Trinity	27019
7	Tillingbourne	26007
8	Worplesdon	24634
9	Lovelace	16062
10	Stoke	12886

How affordable are the rents in Beltchingley?

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, Beltchingley rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Surrey.

Beds	Guildford	Surrey
1	£925	£900
2	£1250	£1170
3	£1525	£1450
4	£2400	£2250

How much can I earn in Beltchingley per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Beltchingley, 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 Beltchingley's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Runnymede	£824.70
2	Woking	£797.90
3	Mole Valley	£782.40
4	Guildford (Beltchingley)	£778.20

So, is Beltchingley a nice place to live?

Beltchingley has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Beltchingley are more expensive than other parts of Surrey.

* Probably.