United Kingdom · East of England · Local Authority
Fenland
Non-metropolitan district · East of England, England · population ~102k · 38 state-funded schools
Affordable to live in, but challenging to earn in. Fenland offers housing at a median price of £232,500, a multiple of 6.5 times annual pay, and rents that take 27.8% of gross median earnings, both among the lowest in the East of England. However, weekly pay is £688.40, significantly below the regional median of £805.90. Council tax is the highest in the region at £2,538, and recorded crime is above the East of England average. This location suits those prioritising lower housing costs over earning potential and who are less concerned by the higher council tax and crime rates.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Fenland ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,797/yr
Very low
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
House price
£232,500
Affordable
Better than 67% of UK LAs
Rent
£830/mo
Affordable
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,538/yr
Expensive
Worse than 77% of UK LAs
Crime
75.9/1k
Mid
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
Deprivation
25.4
High
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Schools
94.6%
Strong
Better than 64% 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
37 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
35 of 37 (94.6%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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38 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 38 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
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.