United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Cannock Chase
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~101k · 38 state-funded schools
Affordable housing remains the primary draw in Cannock Chase, though this is tempered by a local economy that lags behind regional pay standards. A median house costs 6 times annual gross pay, a figure that sits well below the West Midlands median. Rent is similarly accessible, consuming 26.7% of median gross earnings, which helps offset weekly pay of £726.20. While the cost of living is lower than the regional median, the trade-off appears in social indicators; the deprivation score of 20.43 and the crime rate of 72 per 1,000 residents both sit above the regional median. This location is best suited for those prioritising lower entry costs into the property market who are comfortable with the current economic and social profile of the area.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 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
92.1%
Mid
Worse than 57% 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
35 of 38 (92.1%) 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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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.