United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Breckland
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~141k · 66 state-funded schools
Lower pay, lower prices, and lower crime. Breckland offers a median house price 7.1 times median annual pay, one of the lowest multiples in the East of England, and rents are also significantly cheaper than the regional median, taking 29.3% of gross pay. Recorded crime is low at 49.7 per 1,000 residents, well below the regional average. However, weekly earnings are £716.90, which is below the East of England median, and the deprivation score of 19.61 is higher than more than half of authorities in the region. This location suits those prioritising affordability and safety over career earnings.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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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
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 66 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Breckland →Places with similar signatures
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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.