United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Coventry
Metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~379k · 116 state-funded schools
Higher pay comes with higher costs. Coventry offers median weekly earnings of £744.70, slightly above the West Midlands average, but this comes at the price of a median monthly rent that is £94 higher than the regional median at £1,021. This rent consumes 31.6% of gross median pay, a significant chunk. While house prices are below the regional average at £228,000, they still represent 5.9 times annual earnings. Crime rates are also notably high, with 88.3 incidents per 1,000 people, and deprivation scores are among the worst in the region. This location may suit those prioritising a slightly higher income over affordability and safety, but it does not offer strong school performance.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Coventry ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,724/yr
Mid
Worse than 55% of UK LAs
House price
£228,000
Affordable
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,021/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,517/yr
Expensive
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
Crime
88.3/1k
High
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Deprivation
25.6
High
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Schools
86.1%
Concerning
Worse than 91% 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
116 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
99 of 115 (86.1%) 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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116 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 116 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.