Is Kingston upon Thames, Surrey a nice place to live?

Is Kingston upon Thames a nice place to live or is Kingston upon 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 Kingston upon Thames meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Kingston upon Thames?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Kingston upon 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 Kingston upon 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	Riverside and Laleham	23504
2	Ashford Common	23330
3	Laleham and Shepperton Green	20593
4	Egham Hythe	19483
5	Staines South	18093
6	Ashford East	17437
7	Ashford Town	14982
8	Staines	12993
9	Ashford North and Stanwell South	9809
10	Sunbury Common	8051

Is Kingston upon Thames a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Kingston upon 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 Kingston upon 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	2.87
Runnymede	3.59
Spelthorne (Kingston upon Thames)	3.85
Hounslow	4.14

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Kingston upon 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 Kingston upon 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	Riverside and Laleham (Best)	28427
2	Ashford Town	25186
3	Ashford East	25134
4	Staines	24872
5	Ashford Common	24814
6	Laleham and Shepperton Green	22592
7	Egham Hythe	21816
8	Staines South	21510
9	Ashford North and Stanwell South	20591
10	Sunbury Common (Worst)	19202

Is Kingston upon Thames rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Kingston upon 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	Riverside and Laleham	26626
2	Ashford Town	25283
3	Ashford East	22294
4	Ashford Common	21797
5	Egham Hythe	19844
6	Laleham and Shepperton Green	19322
7	Staines	19052
8	Staines South	17263
9	Ashford North and Stanwell South	14966
10	Sunbury Common	12325

How affordable are the rents in Kingston upon 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, Kingston upon Thames rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for Surrey.

Beds	Spelthorne	Surrey
1	£950	£900
2	£1175	£1170
3	£1369	£1450
4	£1850	£2250

How much can I earn in Kingston upon Thames per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Kingston upon 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 Kingston upon Thames'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	£824.70
3	Spelthorne (Kingston upon Thames)	£728.60
4	Hounslow	£721.70

So, is Kingston upon Thames a nice place to live?

* Probably.