United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Broadland
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~132k · 59 state-funded schools
Affordable rents and low crime come at the cost of lower earnings. Broadland offers a median rent that takes 29.8% of gross pay, significantly below the East of England median of £1,231, and its recorded crime rate of 35.2 per 1,000 is the lowest in the region. However, median weekly earnings stand at £724.40, which is lower than the regional median of £805.90, and house prices are still a substantial 8.1 times annual pay. This suits those prioritising a safe environment and manageable housing costs over career progression.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Broadland ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,669/yr
Low
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
House price
£307,000
Mid-range
Worse than 58% of UK LAs
Rent
£934/mo
Mid-range
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,438/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
35.2/1k
Safest
Better than 98% of UK LAs
Deprivation
11.8
Least deprived
Better than 84% of UK LAs
Schools
94.9%
Strong
Better than 67% 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
59 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
56 of 59 (94.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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59 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 59 schools, sortable and filterable.
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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.