United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Eastleigh
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~136k · 43 state-funded schools
Affordability is a significant trade-off in Eastleigh, where a median house price of £345,000 is 8.1 times median annual pay. While this multiple is below the South East median, and median weekly earnings of £820 are on par with the regional average, rent still consumes a high 33.9% of gross pay. On the positive side, recorded crime at 54.7 per 1,000 is lower than the regional average, and the deprivation score of 10.19 is also better than the South East median. However, the proportion of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, at 92.9%, falls slightly below the regional benchmark. This location may suit those prioritising lower crime and less deprivation over housing affordability and school performance.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Eastleigh ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,640/yr
High
Better than 71% of UK LAs
House price
£345,000
Expensive
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,205/mo
Expensive
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,342/yr
Cheap
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Crime
54.7/1k
Safest
Better than 81% of UK LAs
Deprivation
10.2
Least deprived
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Schools
97.6%
Very strong
Better than 85% 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
43 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
40 of 41 (97.6%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 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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43 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 43 schools, sortable and filterable.
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