Is Redhill, Surrey a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Redhill. 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 Redhill. 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
6South Park & Woodhatch19600
7Redhill East19458
8Earlswood & Whitebushes18518
9Horley West & Sidlow18106
10Bletchingley and Nutfield10820
crime
PASSED

Reader Opinion:

Redhill is an incestuous breeding ground for God's mistakes

Is Redhill a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Redhill, 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 Redhill 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 (Redhill)3.4
Tandridge3.77
Crawley4.33

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Redhill. 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 Redhill. 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
5Earlswood & Whitebushes24175
6Redhill East24121
7Redhill West & Wray Common22745
8Horley West & Sidlow22578
9South Park & Woodhatch21217
10Bletchingley and Nutfield (Worst)20926
health
PASSED
Reader Opinion:

Stoneleigh: residents ought to be stoned!

Is Redhill rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Redhill. 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
4Redhill East25079
5Earlswood & Whitebushes24258
6Horley East & Salfords23951
7Redhill West & Wray Common23521
8Horley West & Sidlow21256
9South Park & Woodhatch20278
10Bletchingley and Nutfield16010
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Redhill?

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, Redhill 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 Redhill per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Redhill, 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 Redhill'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 (Redhill)£800.00
3Tandridge£718.10
4Crawley£654.40
Wages
PASSED



So, is Redhill a nice place to live?

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

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