A decent home is protected from the elements, including flooding events and has modern facilities and materials.

Runnymede's objectives and indicators

Runnymede's sustainability objective is to ensure that everybody has the opportunity of a decent and affordable home.

In general the condition of Runnymede's housing stock is in good repair. Of the roughly 32,000 households in the Borough 1,600 or 5% are described as unfit, mainly in the private sector. The average house price in the Borough reflects this high standard at £283,610, meaning that house prices are 8.5 times higher than the average local salary.

Given that this high ratio is based on a high average salary of £33,425 relative to a minimum wage of £9,700, houses in the Borough could reasonably be described as generally very unaffordable. The spatial constraints, such as greenbelt, and demand for housing in the area elevate property prices. The 83% performance on a challenging affordable homes target will go some way to address this, particularly as Runnymede's performance compares so favourably to the rest of Surrey: 152 affordable homes built between 2001 and 2004, compared to an average of 78 for Surrey.

Runnymede actions

Click through to the Council's housing site to get a full picture of the actions and achievements currently taking place in the Borough.

Related Organisations

This Office of the Deputy Prime Minister link provides an overview of the decent homes initiative.

You can f ind out the current average house prices in Runnymede on this Land Registry link.