We all want to know that where we settle our family is the right place to get the best opportunities and quality of life. If you picked East Molesey, West Molesey, Esher, Thames Ditton or anywhere within the Elmbridge borough, you apparently made a pretty good choice!
If you haven’t decided yet, the table below outlines the top 50 places to live in the UK.
LOCAL AUTHORITY Hart |
REGION South East |
RANK 1 |
AVG WEEKLY EARNINGS 839 |
CRIME RATE 16.6 |
Elmbridge | South East | 2 | 1,104 | 36.1 |
Winchester | South East | 3 | 780 | 15.5 |
Rutland | East Midlands | 4 | 623 | 13 |
Chiltern | South East | 5 | 941 | 34.7 |
Uttlesford | East of England | 6 | 819 | 16.3 |
South Northamptonshire | East Midlands | 7 | 691 | 16.9 |
Rushcliffe | East Midlands | 8 | 731 | 28 |
Wokingham | South East | 9 | 786 | 26 |
Waverley | South East | 10 | 903 | 16 |
Warwick | West Midlands | 11 | 704 | 37.8 |
St Albans | East of England | 12 | 1,010 | 28.1 |
South Cambridgeshire | East of England | 13 | 772 | 25.3 |
Sevenoaks | South East | 14 | 895 | 27.3 |
Richmond upon Thames | London | 15 | 977 | 51.3 |
Bracknell Forest | South East | 16 | 714 | 16.5 |
Mid Sussex | South East | 17 | 714 | 13.5 |
Huntingdonshire | East of England | 18 | 645 | 28.3 |
Mole Valley | South East | 19 | 870 | 20.4 |
Surrey Heath | South East | 20 | 768 | 16.8 |
South Oxfordshire | South East | 21 | 845 | 18.6 |
Stratford-on-Avon | West Midlands | 22 | 699 | 26.3 |
Guildford | South East | 23 | 833 | 29.3 |
Babergh | East of England | 24 | 649 | 17.3 |
Chelmsford | East of England | 25 | 761 | 24.8 |
Windsor and Maidenhead | South East | 26 | 853 | 55.1 |
Reigate and Banstead | South East | 27 | 865 | 27.3 |
East Hertfordshire | East of England | 28 | 817 | 23.7 |
Basingstoke and Deane | South East | 29 | 736 | 27.6 |
West Oxfordshire | South East | 30 | 715 | 12.2 |
Tunbridge Wells | South East | 31 | 813 | 17.6 |
North Hertfordshire | East of England | 32 | 790 | 19.4 |
South Kesteven | East Midlands | 33 | 614 | 24.7 |
Kensington and Chelsea | London | 34 | 1,372 | 57.8 |
Rugby | West Midlands | 35 | 644 | 48.1 |
Woking | South East | 36 | 794 | 37.5 |
Bromley | London | 37 | 877 | 67.7 |
Ashford | South East | 38 | 624 | 26 |
East Cambridgeshire | East of England | 39 | 748 | 26.6 |
North Kesteven | East Midlands | 40 | 576 | 16.3 |
Aylesbury Vale | South East | 41 | 706 | 24.9 |
Tonbridge and Malling | South East | 42 | 691 | 22 |
Wealden | South East | 43 | 800 | 11.7 |
Maidstone | South East | 44 | 646 | 28.8 |
Mid Suffolk | East of England | 45 | 658 | 12.3 |
Wycombe | South East | 46 | 805 | 42.4 |
Orkney Islands | Scotland | 47 | 632 | 1 |
Epsom and Ewell | South East | 48 | 815 | 31.6 |
Central Bedfordshire | East of England | 49 | 692 | 33.3 |
Hambleton | Yorkshire and The Humber | 50 | 609 | 19.6 |
If you are planning to move into the area and would like some friendly advice on where to look based on your requirements, a member of our team will be delighted to assist in your property search. Call 0208 396 6717 or email info@newtonhuxley.co.uk
Pretty much the same as any ISA, a savings account allowing individuals to hold cash free of tax on dividends, interest, and capital gain. The BIG difference being that the government will give you a 25% bonus on anything you save. This is capped at £3000 meaning you will need to save £12000 to get the maximum benefit.
Initial deposits are capped at £1000, with maximum monthly payments of £200 per month. So to get to the maximum of £12000 would take 4.5 years. The government will pay 25% bonus on any balance over £1600.
Unlike the Help To Buy scheme this ISA is only available to first time buyers. You can also combine ISA's if you're buying with another first time buyer.
The Help To Buy ISA will be available from Autumn this year and new accounts should be available for the next 4 years.
The average asking price for a flat in East Molesey is currently just over £300,000 so for those of you buying together this could really make a difference. If you are considering making your first purchase and would like some advice on how best to proceed, please contact our sales department on 020 8396 6717 and press option 1.