United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Malvern Hills
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~79k · 40 state-funded schools
Expensive to buy into, but with good schools and low crime. Malvern Hills has a median house price 8.2 times median annual pay, one of the highest multiples in the West Midlands, and rent takes a significant 28.3% of gross earnings. However, recorded crime is below the regional median at 60.2 per 1,000, and the share of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools is the highest in the region at 94.9%. This suits those prioritising education and safety over affordability, and who may be able to afford the higher council tax.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
The signature
How Malvern Hills ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,837/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£325,000
Expensive
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Rent
£938/mo
Mid-range
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,451/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
60.2/1k
Low
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Deprivation
16.1
Low
Better than 61% of UK LAs
Schools
90.0%
Weak
Worse than 74% 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
40 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
36 of 40 (90%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
The map
40 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 40 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Malvern Hills →Places with similar signatures
Nearest by quintile position across pay · housing · tax · crime · IMD · schools
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.