United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~130k · 55 state-funded schools
Affordable to enter, yet constrained by lower-than-average wages. Newcastle-under-Lyme offers a median house price of £195,000, which is one of the most accessible in the West Midlands, yet this reflects a local economy where median weekly earnings of £692.10 sit below the regional median. The cost of housing remains manageable, with a house price to income ratio of 5.4x and monthly rent consuming 27.5% of gross median pay. While these figures suggest a lower barrier to entry for residents, the trade-off is a crime rate of 68.9 per 1,000, which sits above the regional median. This area suits those who prioritise property affordability and lower council tax over high local earning potential or low crime statistics.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Newcastle-under-Lyme ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,989/yr
Very low
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
House price
£195,000
Most affordable
Better than 83% of UK LAs
Rent
£824/mo
Affordable
Better than 70% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,334/yr
Cheap
Better than 73% of UK LAs
Crime
68.9/1k
Mid
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Deprivation
18.9
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
94.5%
Strong
Better than 65% 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
61 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
52 of 55 (94.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 6 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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55 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 55 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.