United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Ashfield
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~128k · 47 state-funded schools
Affordable to inhabit but expensive to tax, Ashfield offers a low cost of entry offset by a heavy local levy. A median house costs 5.6 times annual earnings, which sits well below the regional median price of £244,922. Rent is similarly accessible, consuming 26.5% of gross pay. However, the trade-off appears in the Band D council tax of £2,609, a figure higher than 90% of England authorities. Economic prospects remain constrained, with weekly earnings of £675.90 trailing the regional median, while the deprivation score of 26.31 ranks among the higher end of the region. This location suits those prioritising immediate housing affordability over local tax efficiency or high-wage employment.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Ashfield ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,147/yr
Very low
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
House price
£196,800
Most affordable
Better than 82% of UK LAs
Rent
£777/mo
Affordable
Better than 78% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,609/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Crime
80.0/1k
High
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Deprivation
26.3
High
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Schools
85.1%
Concerning
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
57 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
40 of 47 (85.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 10 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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47 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 47 schools, sortable and filterable.
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