United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Gravesham
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~107k · 38 state-funded schools
Higher than average pay comes with a significant cost of living. Gravesham's median weekly earnings of £859 are above the South East median, but rent consumes 35.4% of gross median pay, and house prices are a steep 8.1 times annual earnings. While council tax and median rent are slightly below regional averages, recorded crime is considerably higher at 80.7 per 1,000, and deprivation is also among the worst in the South East. This location suits those prioritising income over affordability and who can accept higher crime rates, as school performance is only average for the region.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Gravesham ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£44,668/yr
High
Better than 80% of UK LAs
House price
£360,000
Expensive
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,319/mo
Expensive
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,408/yr
Mid
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Crime
80.7/1k
High
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Deprivation
21.4
High
Worse than 61% of UK LAs
Schools
97.3%
Very strong
Better than 82% 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
38 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
36 of 37 (97.3%) 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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38 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 38 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.