United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Cumberland
Unitary authority · North West, England · population ~274k · 170 state-funded schools
Affordable to live in, but not a powerhouse for earnings. Cumberland offers a median house price 4.3 times median annual pay, and rent takes a low 19% of gross median earnings, both well below North West medians. This affordability is coupled with strong schools, with 95.5% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places, ranking 5 of 35 in the region. While crime is below the regional median at 70.8 per 1,000, and deprivation is also lower than the North West average, weekly pay at £799.50 is higher than only 63% of England authorities. This location suits those prioritising housing costs and education over career progression.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Cumberland ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,574/yr
High
Better than 66% of UK LAs
House price
£177,500
Most affordable
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Rent
£659/mo
Most affordable
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,511/yr
Expensive
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Crime
70.8/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
23.3
High
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Schools
93.5%
Mid
Around UK average
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
170 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
159 of 170 (93.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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170 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 170 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.