United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
Melton
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~51k · 29 state-funded schools
Expensive to buy into, cheap to rent in. Melton’s median house price is 8 times median annual pay, higher than 38% of English authorities, and the median rent takes a significant 28.1% of gross earnings. However, Melton's median weekly pay of £649.70 is low, ranking 30 of 35 in the East Midlands, though its median rent of £790 is below the regional average. Crime is also below the regional median at 60.3 per 1,000. This suits those prioritising lower rents and lower crime over career prospects or affordable home ownership.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Melton ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£33,784/yr
Very low
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
House price
£270,000
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£790/mo
Affordable
Better than 75% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,430/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
60.3/1k
Low
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Deprivation
12.5
Low
Better than 80% of UK LAs
Schools
93.1%
Mid
Around UK average
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
29 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
27 of 29 (93.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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29 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 29 schools, sortable and filterable.
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