United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Castle Point
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~91k · 30 state-funded schools
Accessible to commuters but increasingly expensive, Castle Point presents a strained balance between local earnings and property costs. A median house now commands 8.6 times median annual pay, while rent consumes 35.3% of gross earnings. These figures sit above the regional median, reflecting a market that is becoming difficult for local residents to navigate. On the positive side, the authority offers a safer environment than most of the East of England, with a crime rate of 51.7 per 1,000 residents. Council tax at £2,319 is also lower than the regional median. This location suits those who value lower crime rates and proximity to major employment hubs, provided they can manage the high cost of housing relative to local wages.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Castle Point ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,855/yr
High
Better than 67% of UK LAs
House price
£360,000
Expensive
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,231/mo
Expensive
Worse than 66% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,319/yr
Cheap
Better than 76% of UK LAs
Crime
51.7/1k
Safest
Better than 86% of UK LAs
Deprivation
16.8
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Schools
90.0%
Weak
Worse than 73% 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
33 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
27 of 30 (90%) 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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30 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 30 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.