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Greenwich
Local Authority · London, England · population ~289k · 89 state-funded schools
High housing costs, but pay is just about keeping pace. Greenwich median house prices stand at £458,000, below the London median, and the price multiple is 9.8 times annual pay, which is also below the regional average. However, rent is a significant burden, taking 49.7% of gross median earnings, and Greenwich's median monthly rent of £1,944 is just above the London average. Crime rates are also slightly higher than the London median, and school quality is a notable weakness, with only 92.1% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, ranking 30 of 33 in the region. This is a place for those prioritising proximity to central London over affordability or educational outcomes.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Greenwich ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£46,946/yr
Very high
Better than 90% of UK LAs
House price
£458,000
Very expensive
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,944/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 95% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,108/yr
Cheapest
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Crime
90.4/1k
High
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Deprivation
24.5
High
Worse than 72% 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
87 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
82 of 84 (97.6%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 3 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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89 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 89 schools, sortable and filterable.
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