Is Great Brookham, Surrey a nice place to live?

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

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Great Brookham?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Great Brookham. 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 Great Brookham. 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
1Fetcham East28466
2Clandon and Horsley28171
3Fetcham West28099
4Effingham25351
5Leatherhead North24327
6Weybridge St George's Hill23931
7Bookham South22834
8Bookham North21444
9Cobham and Downside17595
10Lovelace11686
crime
PASSED

Reader Opinion:

Cobham: A hole once you see past the nice facade

Is Great Brookham a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Great Brookham, 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 Great Brookham 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
Guildford (Great Brookham)3.18
Woking3.41
Mole Valley3.68

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Great Brookham. 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 Great Brookham. 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
1Fetcham West (Best)32010
2Clandon and Horsley31553
3Effingham30843
4Weybridge St George's Hill30672
5Cobham and Downside29225
6Lovelace26703
7Fetcham East26693
8Bookham South26330
9Bookham North26314
10Leatherhead North (Worst)19336
health
PASSED
Reader Opinion:

Epsom: the not-so-salubrious suburb

Is Great Brookham rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Great Brookham. 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
1Fetcham West32038
2Effingham30695
3Fetcham East29613
4Clandon and Horsley29559
5Bookham South27209
6Weybridge St George's Hill27131
7Bookham North26232
8Cobham and Downside23120
9Leatherhead North19648
10Lovelace16062
Deprivation
PASSED



How affordable are the rents in Great Brookham?

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

BedsGuildfordSurrey
1£925£900
2£1250£1170
3£1525£1450
4£2400£2250
Affordable Rents
FAILED



How much can I earn in Great Brookham per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Great Brookham, 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 Great Brookham'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
2Woking£797.90
3Mole Valley£782.40
4Guildford (Great Brookham)£778.20
Wages
FAILED



So, is Great Brookham a nice place to live?

Great Brookham has passed our core town assesment with a score of 3/5.  However, the rents in Great Brookham are more expensive than other parts of Surrey.

Is Great Brookham a nice place to live?
YES
* Probably.