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

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Staines 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 Staines 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	Englefield Green East	19737
3	Thorpe	19527
4	Egham Hythe	19483
5	Egham Town	18544
6	Staines South	18093
7	Ashford Town	14982
8	Staines	12993
9	Ashford North and Stanwell South	9809
10	Stanwell North	5842

Is Staines upon Thames a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Staines 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 Staines 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	%
Runnymede	3.59
Slough	3.75
Spelthorne (Staines upon Thames)	3.85
Hounslow	4.14

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Staines 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 Staines 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	Englefield Green East (Best)	30022
2	Riverside and Laleham	28427
3	Thorpe	27772
4	Ashford Town	25186
5	Staines	24872
6	Egham Town	24790
7	Egham Hythe	21816
8	Staines South	21510
9	Ashford North and Stanwell South	20591
10	Stanwell North (Worst)	16431

Is Staines upon Thames rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Staines 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	Englefield Green East	27813
2	Riverside and Laleham	26626
3	Ashford Town	25283
4	Egham Town	23400
5	Thorpe	23394
6	Egham Hythe	19844
7	Staines	19052
8	Staines South	17263
9	Ashford North and Stanwell South	14966
10	Stanwell North	10417

How affordable are the rents in Staines 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, Staines 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 Staines upon Thames per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Staines 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 Staines 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	Runnymede	£824.70
2	Spelthorne (Staines upon Thames)	£728.60
3	Hounslow	£721.70
4	Slough UA	£720.60

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

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

* Probably.