United Kingdom · South West · Local Authority
Gloucester
Non-metropolitan district · South West, England · population ~130k · 45 state-funded schools
Affordable housing costs pull residents to Gloucester, but the trade-off is a local economy that struggles to keep pace. A median house costs 6.9 times annual earnings, which is significantly lower than the regional median, yet rent consumes 36.5% of gross pay. Weekly earnings of £694.30 sit below the regional median, reflecting a constrained labour market. While the cost of living is tempered by council tax bills that are among the lowest in the South West, the area faces significant social challenges, with crime rates higher than 90% of England authorities. This location suits those who prioritise lower entry costs into the property market over high local wages, provided they are comfortable with the surrounding levels of deprivation and crime.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Gloucester ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,104/yr
Very low
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
House price
£250,000
Affordable
Better than 60% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,099/mo
Mid-range
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,356/yr
Cheap
Better than 67% of UK LAs
Crime
108.8/1k
Highest
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Deprivation
21.8
High
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Schools
88.9%
Weak
Worse than 79% 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
51 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
40 of 45 (88.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 6 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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45 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 45 schools, sortable and filterable.
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