Is Epsom, Surrey a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Epsom. 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 Epsom. 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	Ashtead Common	25626
2	College	23476
3	Nonsuch	23171
4	Woodcote	22179
5	West Ewell	17896
6	Stamford	15381
7	Ewell	12521
8	Ruxley	11581
9	Town	11557
10	Court	9284

Is Epsom a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Epsom, 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 Epsom 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
Richmond upon Thames	3.04
Epsom and Ewell (Epsom)	3.06
Kingston upon Thames	3.38

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Epsom. 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 Epsom. 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	Nonsuch (Best)	32513
2	Stamford	30349
3	College	30226
4	Woodcote	29245
5	Ewell	27690
6	West Ewell	27092
7	Ashtead Common	27026
8	Town	25052
9	Ruxley	24684
10	Court (Worst)	18447

Is Epsom rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Epsom. 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	Nonsuch	31724
2	College	30646
3	Ashtead Common	28994
4	Woodcote	27922
5	West Ewell	27505
6	Ewell	27180
7	Stamford	25862
8	Town	22645
9	Ruxley	18901
10	Court	14296

How affordable are the rents in Epsom?

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

Beds	Epsom and Ewell	Surrey
1	£1000	£900
2	£1300	£1170
3	£1600	£1450
4	£2300	£2250

How much can I earn in Epsom per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Epsom, 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 Epsom'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	£895.60
3	Kingston upon Thames	£861.50
4	Epsom and Ewell (Epsom)	£850.00

So, is Epsom a nice place to live?

* Probably.