Transport may need closer review
Ottershaw at a glance
- House prices
- £542,500
- Higher prices91st percentile
- Schools
- 74th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 22nd percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 55.5 per 1,000 residents
- Middle62nd percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.4% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land24th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Ottershaw a good place to live?
Ottershaw has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Runnymede below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
The public data shows a mixed profile, so the right fit depends on your priorities.
No additional grounded may-suit bullets are available.
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Ottershaw
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 55.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 62nd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively lower; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Ottershaw
House prices
- Median sale price
- £542,500
- Percentile
- 91st percentile nationally
House prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 72 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Ottershaw
Schools
74th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Ottershaw
Flood risk
1.4% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.9% of the area. That is the 24th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Ottershaw
Transport
22nd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Ottershaw a good place to live?
Ottershaw has a mixed public data profile, so whether it is a good fit depends on which factors matter most to you. Transport access appears weaker and house prices appear higher than many neighbourhoods nationally, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Ottershaw safe?
Ottershaw ranks in the 62nd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Ottershaw?
The median sale price was £542,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 91st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Ottershaw?
Schools rank in the 74th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Ottershaw?
Nearby public profiles include Thorpe in Runnymede and Woodham & Rowtown in Runnymede.
