United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Bromsgrove
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~101k · 38 state-funded schools
High earnings and low deprivation come at the cost of significant housing premiums in Bromsgrove. A median house costs 7.8 times median annual pay, while rent consumes 26.7% of gross earnings. These figures reflect a market that is more expensive than the regional median. However, the trade-off is a high standard of living, marked by the lowest deprivation score in the West Midlands and 95.1% of pupils attending Good or Outstanding schools. With weekly earnings of £843.20, residents generally command higher pay than in most of the region. This location suits high-earning professionals who prioritise stability and school performance over housing affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Bromsgrove ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£43,846/yr
High
Better than 78% of UK LAs
House price
£340,000
Expensive
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Rent
£977/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,479/yr
Expensive
Worse than 63% of UK LAs
Crime
60.2/1k
Low
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Deprivation
11.7
Least deprived
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Schools
94.7%
Strong
Better than 66% 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
44 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
36 of 38 (94.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 6 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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38 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 38 schools, sortable and filterable.
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