Is Chertsey, Surrey a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Chertsey. 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 Chertsey. 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	Riverside and Laleham	23504
2	Virginia Water	22612
3	Ottershaw	19749
4	Thorpe	19527
5	New Haw	17098
6	Chertsey St Ann's	15114
7	Chertsey Riverside	15052
8	Addlestone South	14281
9	Addlestone North	14210
10	Staines	12993

Is Chertsey a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Chertsey, 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 Chertsey 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	2.87
Woking	3.41
Runnymede (Chertsey)	3.59
Spelthorne	3.85

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Chertsey. 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 Chertsey. 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	Virginia Water (Best)	31226
2	Riverside and Laleham	28427
3	Thorpe	27772
4	Addlestone North	25449
5	Ottershaw	25214
6	Staines	24872
7	New Haw	24707
8	Addlestone South	23678
9	Chertsey Riverside	21932
10	Chertsey St Ann's (Worst)	20709

Is Chertsey rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Chertsey. 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	Virginia Water	28626
2	Riverside and Laleham	26626
3	Ottershaw	24699
4	New Haw	23873
5	Thorpe	23394
6	Addlestone North	20724
7	Addlestone South	20201
8	Staines	19052
9	Chertsey Riverside	18328
10	Chertsey St Ann's	18096

How affordable are the rents in Chertsey?

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

Beds	Runnymede	Surrey
1	£895	£900
2	£1200	£1170
3	£1350	£1450
4	£1800	£2250

How much can I earn in Chertsey per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Elmbridge	£895.60
2	Runnymede (Chertsey)	£824.70
3	Woking	£797.90
4	Spelthorne	£728.60

So, is Chertsey a nice place to live?

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

* Probably.