So you are thinking of moving to Epsom in Surrey? You've found some estate agents and they have told you what you wanted to hear. You've read some speil by a local councillor who says that Epsom is on the up an up? Now it's time for a bit of reality. Cold hard statistics culled from the Police, the Indices of Deprivation and the latest census. Is Epsom the land of milk and honey or are Surbiton, Esher and Leatherhead a lot better? Time to find out.
Crime in Epsom
Using the latest Police street crime figures for the month of November 2020 we have compiled a table of the most voilent Policing areas in and around Epsom. Naturally the more urban and more central areas will have a higher rate of crime, but often you can be surprised when that is not the case and that is the area you want to move to.
| Polcing Area | Voilent Crimes |
|---|---|
| Ewell | 66 |
| Hook | 40 |
| Epsom | 29 |
| Chessington | 29 |
| Cheam | 26 |
| North Looe | 20 |
| Stoneleigh | 20 |
| Ashtead | 17 |
| Malden Rushett | 2 |
| Langley Vale | 1 |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has crime statistics for Epsom. These statitics are published by the government every 2-3 years. 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. We've collated an average rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Epsom. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Town (Best) | 11557/32845 |
| Ruxley | 11581/32845 |
| Ewell | 12521/32845 |
| Stamford | 15381/32845 |
| West Ewell | 17896/32845 |
| Woodcote | 22179/32845 |
| Nonsuch | 23171/32845 |
| College | 23476/32845 |
| Ashtead Common | 25626/32845 |
| Court (Worst) | 9284/32845 |
Guildford: What has become of you?
Your Health in Epsom
If you are thinking of moving to Epsom, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. We've taken the healh question from the latest census to find out and how Epsom compares to its neighbouring local authorities. People were asked to rate their current health from very bad to very good;
| Local Authority | Very Bad | Bad | Fair | Good | Very Good |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond upon Thames | 0.75% | 2.47% | 8.91% | 30.53% | 57.34% |
| Kingston upon Thames | 0.79% | 2.77% | 10.26% | 33.49% | 52.69% |
| Elmbridge | 0.66% | 2.46% | 9.44% | 30.99% | 56.45% |
| Epsom and Ewell (Epsom) | 0.71% | 2.68% | 10.64% | 33.76% | 52.21% |
The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Epsom. 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 rank for all the Lower Super Output Areas (LSOA) in each ward in and around Epsom. The table below shows ten wards in this area, from the best to the worst;
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Court (Best) | 18447/32845 |
| Ruxley | 24684/32845 |
| Town | 25052/32845 |
| Ashtead Common | 27026/32845 |
| West Ewell | 27092/32845 |
| Ewell | 27690/32845 |
| Woodcote | 29245/32845 |
| College | 30226/32845 |
| Stamford | 30349/32845 |
| Nonsuch (Worst) | 32513/32845 |
Woking: good train links to London apart from that it's a sh*thole
Deprivation in Epsom
Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average Index of Multiple Deprivation rank of all the LSOAs in the wards in and around Epsom. 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.
| Ward | Average rank in England |
|---|---|
| Court (Best) | 14296/32845 |
| Ruxley | 18901/32845 |
| Town | 22645/32845 |
| Stamford | 25862/32845 |
| Ewell | 27180/32845 |
| West Ewell | 27505/32845 |
| Woodcote | 27922/32845 |
| Ashtead Common | 28994/32845 |
| College | 30646/32845 |
| Nonsuch (Worst) | 31724/32845 |
Epsom: the not-so-salubrious suburb
North Cheam, you could mistake that whole area for a war torn country
Stoneleigh: residents ought to be stoned!
Woking: good train links to London apart from that it’s a sh*thole
Redhill-I hate it
Mitcham, 85% of businesses are fast food joints, kebab & fried chicken shops
Weybridge: a quaint commuter belt town, ruined!
Guildford: What has become of you?
West Byfleet, a town dominated by rich middle class snobs