United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Nuneaton and Bedworth
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~130k · 50 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy, but with a cost of living that bites. Nuneaton and Bedworth offers a house price to pay multiple of 6.8x, below the West Midlands median, and rent takes a manageable 30.6% of gross pay. However, weekly earnings are low at £688.60, significantly below the regional average. This is compounded by higher than average council tax at £2,502, recorded crime at 81.1 per 1,000, and a deprivation score of 23.54, all among the worst in the region. It suits those prioritising home ownership affordability over earning potential and local safety.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Nuneaton and Bedworth ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,807/yr
Very low
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
House price
£244,000
Affordable
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Rent
£914/mo
Mid-range
Better than 60% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,502/yr
Expensive
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Crime
81.1/1k
High
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Deprivation
23.5
High
Worse than 69% of UK LAs
Schools
91.7%
Weak
Worse than 61% 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
49 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
44 of 48 (91.7%) 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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50 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
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