United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Pendle
Non-metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~92k · 50 state-funded schools
Affordable to live in, difficult to earn in. Pendle offers one of the lowest median house prices in the North West at £140,000, creating an accessible house price to earnings ratio of 4.3x. Rent is equally low, consuming just 24% of median gross pay, yet this affordability is offset by the lowest weekly earnings in the region at £619.90. Residents also face a high tax burden, with Band D council tax at £2,640, which is higher than 94% of England authorities. While the cost of entry is low, the local economy provides limited financial headroom. This location suits those prioritising immediate housing affordability over local salary growth or low tax rates.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Pendle ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£32,235/yr
Very low
Worse than 100% of UK LAs
House price
£140,000
Most affordable
Better than 97% of UK LAs
Rent
£645/mo
Most affordable
Better than 96% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,640/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 94% of UK LAs
Crime
69.2/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
30.7
Most deprived
Worse than 89% of UK LAs
Schools
90.0%
Weak
Worse than 73% 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
62 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
45 of 50 (90%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 12 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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50 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 50 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.