United Kingdom · North East · Local Authority
Northumberland
Unitary authority · North East, England · population ~324k · 163 state-funded schools
High earnings and low crime are found in Northumberland, but this comes at the cost of expensive housing. Median weekly pay is the highest in the North East at £732.50, and recorded crime is the lowest regionally at 71.4 per 1,000. However, the median house price is £202,500, and the house price to annual pay multiple is 5.3x. Rent is more affordable, taking 20.9% of gross median pay, and deprivation is also the lowest in the North East. This suits those prioritising income and safety over housing affordability, though school quality is below the regional average.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Northumberland ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,090/yr
Low
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
House price
£202,500
Affordable
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Rent
£664/mo
Most affordable
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,597/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Crime
71.4/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
22.1
High
Worse than 63% of UK LAs
Schools
95.1%
Strong
Better than 68% 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
162 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
154 of 162 (95.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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163 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 163 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.