United Kingdom · South West · Local Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Unitary authority · South West, England · population ~196k · 80 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but with strong schools and low deprivation. Bath and North East Somerset has a median house price 9.6 times median annual pay, and rents consume a high 54.8% of gross earnings, both among the highest in the South West. However, council tax is below the regional median, and the area ranks 4 of 27 for low deprivation. Its standout figure is education, with 98% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, placing it among the best in the region. This suits those prioritising educational outcomes and a less deprived environment over affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Bath and North East Somerset ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,096/yr
High
Better than 64% of UK LAs
House price
£395,000
Expensive
Worse than 77% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,876/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,383/yr
Cheap
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Crime
78.7/1k
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Deprivation
11.8
Least deprived
Better than 84% of UK LAs
Schools
96.2%
Strong
Better than 76% 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
80 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
76 of 79 (96.2%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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80 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 80 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Bath and North East Somerset →Places with similar signatures
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