United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Leicester
Unitary authority · East Midlands, England · population ~354k · 112 state-funded schools
Affordable housing is elusive in Leicester, where a median house costs 7.4 times annual earnings, a figure that bites harder given that weekly pay of £639.50 sits well below the East Midlands median. Renting offers little relief, consuming 37% of gross median earnings. Beyond the financial strain, the data reveals significant social challenges, with crime rates and deprivation scores ranking among the highest in the region. While 92.2% of pupils attend Good or Outstanding schools, the high cost of living relative to local wages and the elevated crime profile present a difficult balance. This location is best suited for those who prioritise school quality and urban access over personal disposable income and lower crime environments.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Leicester ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£33,254/yr
Very low
Worse than 99% of UK LAs
House price
£244,922
Affordable
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,026/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,529/yr
Expensive
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Crime
100.6/1k
Highest
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Deprivation
30.9
Most deprived
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Schools
92.0%
Mid
Worse than 58% 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
127 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
103 of 112 (92%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 15 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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112 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 112 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.