United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Broadland
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~132k · 59 state-funded schools
Safe and relatively affordable, Broadland demands a trade-off in earning power. While the area offers the lowest crime rate in the East of England at 35.2 incidents per 1,000 people, median weekly earnings of £724.40 remain below the regional median. Housing is more accessible than in many neighbouring areas, with a median house price of £307,000, yet this still requires 8.1 times the median annual gross pay. Renting is similarly manageable, consuming 29.8% of median gross earnings. With a deprivation score of 11.82, the district is less deprived than the regional median. This location suits those who prioritise personal security and lower housing costs over high local earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 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
64 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
56 of 59 (94.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 5 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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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.