Is Reigate, Surrey a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Reigate. 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 Reigate. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#WardCrime Rank
1Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland25204
2Reigate23599
3Horley East & Salfords21797
4Meadvale & St John's21626
5Redhill West & Wray Common21122
6Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton21103
7South Park & Woodhatch19600
8Redhill East19458
9Earlswood & Whitebushes18518
10Horley West & Sidlow18106
crime
PASSED

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Is Reigate a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Reigate, 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 Reigate 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 Ewell3.06
Reigate and Banstead (Reigate)3.4
Tandridge3.77
Crawley4.33

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Reigate. 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 Reigate. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#WardHealth Rank
1Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland (Best)28628
2Reigate28038
3Horley East & Salfords27223
4Meadvale & St John's26794
5Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton24450
6Earlswood & Whitebushes24175
7Redhill East24121
8Redhill West & Wray Common22745
9Horley West & Sidlow22578
10South Park & Woodhatch (Worst)21217
health
PASSED
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Is Reigate rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Reigate. 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

#WardDeprivation Rank
1Reigate28578
2Brockham, Betchworth and Buckland27230
3Meadvale & St John's26798
4Lower Kingswood, Tadworth & Walton25851
5Redhill East25079
6Earlswood & Whitebushes24258
7Horley East & Salfords23951
8Redhill West & Wray Common23521
9Horley West & Sidlow21256
10South Park & Woodhatch20278
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Reigate?

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

BedsReigate and BansteadSurrey
1£875£900
2£1105£1170
3£1400£1450
4£2080£2250
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Reigate per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Epsom and Ewell£850.00
2Reigate and Banstead (Reigate)£800.00
3Tandridge£718.10
4Crawley£654.40
Wages
PASSED



So, is Reigate a nice place to live?

Reigate has passed our core town assesment with a score of 4/5.  However, the rents in Reigate are more expensive than other parts of Surrey.

Is Reigate a nice place to live?
YES
* Probably.