Is Woodway in Surrey Heath a nice place to live?

Woodway is classified by the ONS as Communal Retirement. Woodway has a slightly lower than average crime rate (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Woodway is located in the St Michaels ward of the Surrey Heath district in Surrey.
Coordinates 51.334149, -0.756874
Grid Ref SU866601
Suburb Old Dean
Constituency Surrey Heath
Postcodes GU15 3LY

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Woodway in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Woodway, Surrey

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Surrey Police in Woodway during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Woodway and compared that to the average for the St Michaels ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Woodway, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Michaels ward

Social economic statistics for Woodway

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Woodway is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Woodway is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Woodway experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Woodway are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Woodway involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Woodway are in the top 10% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Woodway are in the top 30% least health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Woodway, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Woodway are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Woodway

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Woodway.

Unemployment in Woodway

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
4.26% of Woodway residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Woodway

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Woodway. The proportion of retirees on Woodway is 1.79% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
16.81% of Woodway residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Woodway

The proportion of home owners on Woodway is 3.3% lower than the national average of 62%. 35.22% of properties in Woodway are private rented and 1.62% are social rented.
58.7% of residents of Woodway own their home

Country of Birth of Woodway residents

The proportion if Woodway residents born in the UK is 10.51% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 27.86% of Woodway residents were born outside the UK.
72.14% of Woodway residents were born in the UK

Woodway Summary

Woodway has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Woodway maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Woodway has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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