United Kingdom · South West · Local Authority
Cotswold
Non-metropolitan district · South West, England · population ~90k · 51 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but safe and well-educated. Cotswold median house prices are 10.8 times median annual pay, and rent takes a high 35.9% of gross earnings, both among the worst affordability ratios in the South West. However, this is offset by very low recorded crime at 44.9 per 1,000, below the regional median, and a low deprivation score of 11.06, also below the regional median. Schools are strong, with 95.1% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places, and council tax is below the regional median. This suits those prioritising safety and education over affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Cotswold ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,172/yr
High
Better than 69% of UK LAs
House price
£455,000
Very expensive
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,263/mo
Expensive
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,392/yr
Mid
Better than 60% of UK LAs
Crime
44.9/1k
Safest
Better than 94% of UK LAs
Deprivation
11.1
Least deprived
Better than 88% of UK LAs
Schools
96.0%
Strong
Better than 75% 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
51 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
48 of 50 (96%) 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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51 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 51 schools, sortable and filterable.
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