Is Camberley, Surrey a nice place to live?

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

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

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Camberley. 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 Camberley. 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
1St Pauls30990
2College Town29332
3Parkside29103
4Frimley Green27123
5Frimley25682
6Bagshot21546
7Old Dean21299
8St Michaels19201
9Watchetts18268
10Town15146
crime
PASSED

Reader Opinion:

Farnborough: It isn't a nice place, a cesspool of human filth is better description

Is Camberley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Camberley, 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 Camberley 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%
Bracknell Forest3.21
Surrey Heath (Camberley)3.23
Runnymede3.59
Rushmoor3.75

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Camberley. 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 Camberley. 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
1St Pauls (Best)31896
2College Town30287
3Parkside30238
4Bagshot27572
5Frimley Green25440
6Frimley24905
7Watchetts24621
8Old Dean22810
9Town19800
10St Michaels (Worst)17563
health
PASSED
Reader Opinion:

Owlsmoor, Sandhurst: enter at your peril!

Is Camberley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Camberley. 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
1St Pauls31540
2Parkside30909
3College Town28571
4Bagshot27742
5Frimley Green27631
6Frimley25464
7Watchetts22829
8Old Dean20162
9St Michaels19640
10Town19488
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Camberley?

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

BedsSurrey HeathSurrey
1£775£900
2£950£1170
3£1285£1450
4£1863£2250
Affordable Rents
PASSED



How much can I earn in Camberley per week?

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

#Local AuthorityMedian Pw
1Runnymede£824.70
2Surrey Heath (Camberley)£818.30
3Bracknell Forest UA£743.80
4Rushmoor£704.40
Wages
PASSED



So, is Camberley a nice place to live?

Camberley has passed our core town assesment with flying colours with a score of 5/5. It doesn't get any better than that!

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