United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Dacorum
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~155k · 70 state-funded schools
High earnings come with high costs in Dacorum. Median weekly pay is £888.60, well above the East of England average and higher than 85% of English authorities, but this is offset by a median house price 9.7 times annual earnings and a median rent that takes 41% of gross pay, both among the highest in the region. While recorded crime is slightly above the regional median, Dacorum excels in education, with 96.3% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, the highest proportion in the East of England. This offers a strong schooling environment for those who can afford the steep property and rental prices.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Dacorum ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£46,207/yr
Very high
Better than 86% of UK LAs
House price
£450,000
Very expensive
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,577/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,409/yr
Mid
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Crime
68.9/1k
Mid
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Deprivation
13.0
Low
Better than 78% of UK LAs
Schools
94.1%
Strong
Better than 61% 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
69 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
64 of 68 (94.1%) 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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70 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
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