United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Isle of Wight
Unitary authority · South East, England · population ~142k · 47 state-funded schools
Low pay and high council tax are the trade-offs for cheaper housing on the Isle of Wight. While median monthly rent is the lowest in the South East at £940, taking 32.8% of median weekly earnings (£662.10), this pay is also the lowest in the region. House prices remain a significant multiple of annual earnings at 7.7x. Recorded crime is above the South East median at 75.7 per 1,000, and the deprivation score is also high, worse than 68% of England authorities. This may suit those prioritising lower housing costs over career opportunities or those who can work remotely.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Isle of Wight ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£34,429/yr
Very low
Worse than 95% of UK LAs
House price
£265,000
Mid-range
Better than 55% of UK LAs
Rent
£940/mo
Mid-range
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,626/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Crime
75.7/1k
Mid
Worse than 55% of UK LAs
Deprivation
23.3
High
Worse than 68% of UK LAs
Schools
83.0%
Concerning
Worse than 98% 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
47 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
39 of 47 (83%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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47 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 47 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Isle of Wight →Places with similar signatures
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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.