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Hounslow
Local Authority · London, England · population ~272k · 76 state-funded schools
High earnings, high costs. Hounslow offers median weekly pay of £807.50, better than 65% of England but below the London median, and a house price 11.6 times annual earnings. Rent takes a significant 54.5% of gross median pay, though this is slightly below the London median. Crime rates are around the London average at 86.9 per 1,000. The standout figure is education, with 100% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, the best in London. This is a place for those prioritising excellent schools and higher London pay, who can absorb the substantial housing and rental costs.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Hounslow ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,990/yr
High
Better than 68% of UK LAs
House price
£485,000
Very expensive
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,907/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,186/yr
Cheapest
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Crime
86.9/1k
High
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
Deprivation
21.5
High
Worse than 61% of UK LAs
Schools
98.6%
Very strong
Better than 91% 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
74 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
72 of 73 (98.6%) 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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76 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 76 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.