United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
North West Leicestershire
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~105k · 53 state-funded schools
Decent pay and low crime come at the cost of high housing expenses. North West Leicestershire offers median weekly earnings of £756.10, above the East Midlands average, and recorded crime is low at 54.4 per 1,000. However, the median house price is 6.9 times median annual pay, and rent consumes 27.4% of gross median earnings, both figures being higher than the regional median. While deprivation is below the regional average, school quality is also lower than the East Midlands median. This location suits those prioritising a safer environment and stronger earnings over affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How North West Leicestershire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,317/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£270,000
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£899/mo
Affordable
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,418/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
54.4/1k
Safest
Better than 82% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.6
Low
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Schools
92.3%
Mid
Worse than 56% 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
52 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
48 of 52 (92.3%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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53 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 53 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.