United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Buckinghamshire
Unitary authority · South East, England · population ~547k · 234 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but with a strong labour market and good schools. Buckinghamshire’s median house price is 10.5 times median annual pay, and rent takes a significant 40.5% of gross earnings, both well above the South East median. However, median weekly earnings are also higher than the regional average at £835.80, and the area ranks in the top half for deprivation. With 93.5% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, it suits families prioritising education and career prospects over housing affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Buckinghamshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£43,462/yr
High
Better than 76% of UK LAs
House price
£455,000
Very expensive
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,467/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,527/yr
Expensive
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Crime
59.2/1k
Low
Better than 73% of UK LAs
Deprivation
9.6
Least deprived
Better than 93% of UK LAs
Schools
91.7%
Weak
Worse than 61% 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
233 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
211 of 230 (91.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 3 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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234 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 234 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Buckinghamshire →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.