Is Gomshall, Surrey a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Gomshall. 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 Gomshall. 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	Blackheath and Wonersh	31092
2	Ewhurst	30011
3	Merrow	28283
4	Clandon and Horsley	28171
5	Shamley Green and Cranleigh North	27300
6	Tillingbourne	27045
7	Dorking South	20204
8	Westcott	20165
9	Holmwoods	17110
10	Leith Hill	16315

Is Gomshall a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Gomshall, 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 Gomshall 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	%
Epsom and Ewell	3.06
Guildford (Gomshall)	3.18
Woking	3.41
Mole Valley	3.68

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Gomshall. 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 Gomshall. 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	Leith Hill (Best)	31690
2	Clandon and Horsley	31553
3	Tillingbourne	31314
4	Ewhurst	31297
5	Blackheath and Wonersh	30839
6	Westcott	28977
7	Shamley Green and Cranleigh North	28555
8	Merrow	28487
9	Dorking South	25790
10	Holmwoods (Worst)	23886

Is Gomshall rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Gomshall. 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	Blackheath and Wonersh	31804
2	Clandon and Horsley	29559
3	Shamley Green and Cranleigh North	29536
4	Merrow	29205
5	Dorking South	27952
6	Westcott	27849
7	Ewhurst	27293
8	Tillingbourne	26007
9	Holmwoods	19707
10	Leith Hill	14977

How affordable are the rents in Gomshall?

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, Gomshall 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 Gomshall per week?

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

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Epsom and Ewell	£850.00
2	Woking	£797.90
3	Mole Valley	£782.40
4	Guildford (Gomshall)	£778.20

So, is Gomshall a nice place to live?

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

* Probably.