United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~130k · 55 state-funded schools
Affordable housing comes at the cost of lower earnings. Newcastle-under-Lyme offers a median house price 5.4 times median annual pay, one of the lowest multiples in the West Midlands, and rents are also below the regional median at £824 a month. However, weekly earnings are also low at £692.10, ranking 26th out of 30 authorities in the region. While council tax and deprivation scores are near the regional average, recorded crime is higher than the West Midlands median. This area suits those prioritising lower housing costs over career prospects, with school quality matching the regional average.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 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
94.4%
Strong
Better than 63% 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
55 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
51 of 54 (94.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 1 school is 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.