United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Breckland
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~141k · 66 state-funded schools
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How Breckland ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,279/yr
Low
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
House price
£265,000
Mid-range
Better than 55% of UK LAs
Rent
£909/mo
Affordable
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,444/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
49.7/1k
Safest
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Deprivation
19.6
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
84.8%
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
66 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
56 of 66 (84.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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66 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Showing 20 of 66 schools.
| New framework | Links | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Thetford Academy | Secondary | 1,361 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Northgate High School | Secondary | 1,187 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dereham Neatherd High School | Secondary | 1,139 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Attleborough Academy | Secondary | 920 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Litcham School | Secondary | 744 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Nicholas Hamond Academy | Secondary | 683 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Wayland Academy | Secondary | 548 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Rosecroft Primary School Grade inherited from previous URN 120780 | Primary | 503 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Old Buckenham High School | Secondary | 497 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Drake Primary School | Primary | 411 | Good2021 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 404 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dereham Church of England Junior Academy | Primary | 387 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Attleborough Primary School | Primary | 374 | Requires Improvement2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 359 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School | Primary | 329 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Norwich Road Academy | Primary | 309 | Good2024 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Watton Junior School | Primary | 299 | Requires Improvement2025 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 273 | Good2020 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Redcastle Family School | Primary | 269 | Good2022 | — | OfstedWebsite |
Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 249 | Good2023 | — | OfstedWebsite |
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.