Neighbourhood · Spelthorne · South East
Staines Town
Spelthorne 004 · 6 sub-areas · 9,882 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Young professionals (81/100)Watch-out: Couples (43/100)Liveability 12/100 · Bottom quartileCommuter neighbourhood
Staines Town is a commuter neighbourhood within Spelthorne — train into London runs in around 6 minutes, and the rhythm of weekday mornings is shaped by it.
Liveability
12/100
Bottom quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Staines Town?
A snapshot of Staines Town
3 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 21 restaurants and 2 pubs in five minutes; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,633 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Staines Town in Spelthorne
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Staines Town?
- The median monthly rent across Staines Town is £1,633.
- How safe is Staines Town?
- Staines Town has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Staines Town?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 6 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Staines Town?
- There are 8 schools within 2 km of Staines Town, of which 31% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 3150 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Staines Town?
- The most common council tax band in Staines Town is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,656. Council tax is set by Spelthorne council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Staines Town to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Staines Town to central London is approximately 6 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Staines Town?
- 100% of premises in Staines Town are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Staines Town?
- Staines Town sits in IMD decile 6 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Staines Town?
- 52% of households in Staines Town are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Staines Town?
- The average property price across Spelthorne (the local authority covering Staines Town) is approximately £440,318, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Staines Town a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.38 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £37,918.)
- Which local areas are part of Staines Town?
- Staines Town contains 6 local areas: Spelthorne 004G, Spelthorne 004F, Spelthorne 004D, Spelthorne 004E, Spelthorne 004B…
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Frequently asked about Staines Town
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Staines Town?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Staines Town is £1,633. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Staines Town a safe place to live?
- Staines Town has a safety score of 40/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Staines Town?
- 31% of schools within 2 km of Staines Town are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Staines Town?
- Public-transport commute time from Staines Town to central London is approximately 6 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Staines Town different from the rest of Spelthorne?
- Staines Town contains 6 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Staines Town rank in Spelthorne?
- Staines Town scores 12/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Spelthorne, see the Cities table on the Spelthorne page.
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