United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Burnley
Non-metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~89k · 49 state-funded schools
Low cost of living, but with significant downsides. Burnley offers the lowest median rent (£624) and the lowest median house price (£130,000) in the North West, with rent taking just 21.5% of gross pay, and house prices at 3.7 times annual earnings. However, this affordability is matched by the region's lowest median weekly earnings (£670), the highest deprivation score (37.79), and the highest recorded crime rate (103.2 per 1,000). Council tax is also higher than the regional median. This location suits those prioritising affordability over earning potential or lower crime rates.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Burnley ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£34,840/yr
Very low
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
House price
£130,000
Most affordable
Better than 99% of UK LAs
Rent
£624/mo
Most affordable
Better than 98% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,549/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Crime
103.2/1k
Highest
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Deprivation
37.8
Most deprived
Worse than 98% of UK LAs
Schools
83.7%
Concerning
Worse than 97% 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
49 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
41 of 49 (83.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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49 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 49 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.