United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Horsham
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~145k · 53 state-funded schools
Affordable to live in, but not to buy. Horsham's median house price is 9.6 times median annual pay, a high multiple in the South East, and rent takes a significant 38.3% of gross median earnings. However, weekly pay is above the regional median at £871.10, and recorded crime is low at 45.4 per 1,000. Council tax is also slightly below the regional average. This suits someone prioritising lower crime and good schools, with 93.3% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places, over the upfront cost of home ownership.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Horsham ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£45,297/yr
Very high
Better than 84% of UK LAs
House price
£437,000
Very expensive
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,444/mo
Expensive
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,441/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
45.4/1k
Safest
Better than 92% of UK LAs
Deprivation
9.9
Least deprived
Better than 92% of UK LAs
Schools
88.7%
Concerning
Worse than 80% 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
53 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
47 of 53 (88.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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53 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 53 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.