United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Cannock Chase
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~101k · 38 state-funded schools
Lower earnings and higher crime are the trade-off for more affordable housing in Cannock Chase. While its median house price is 6x annual pay and rents take 26.7% of gross median earnings, both below the West Midlands median, weekly pay is also slightly lower at £726.20. Recorded crime is higher than the regional average at 72 per 1,000, and the deprivation score is also above the West Midlands median. This suits those prioritising lower property costs over career opportunities and who are not deterred by higher crime rates.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Cannock Chase ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,762/yr
Low
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
House price
£227,500
Affordable
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Rent
£841/mo
Affordable
Better than 67% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,376/yr
Cheap
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Crime
72.0/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
20.4
Mid
Worse than 58% of UK LAs
Schools
91.9%
Mid
Worse than 59% 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
38 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
34 of 37 (91.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is 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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