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Greenwich
Local Authority · London, England · population ~289k · 89 state-funded schools
Relatively accessible by London standards, yet financially demanding for the average earner, Greenwich presents a stark housing market. A median house costs 9.8 times annual gross pay, while monthly rent consumes 49.7% of median earnings. Although weekly pay at £902.80 sits slightly above the London median, the cost of living remains steep, with rent higher than 95% of England authorities. Crime rates and deprivation scores both sit above the London median, and school performance is among the lower end of the regional spectrum, with 92.4% of pupils in Good or Outstanding institutions. This location suits those who need proximity to the capital but must accept high housing costs and significant social challenges in exchange for a relatively central position.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 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
96.6%
Strong
Better than 78% 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
101 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
84 of 87 (96.6%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 14 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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