United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Pendle
Non-metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~92k · 50 state-funded schools
Low pay is the defining trade-off in Pendle, a place where housing is cheap but earning potential is the lowest in the North West. A median house costs 4.3 times annual pay, and rent takes a manageable 24% of gross earnings, but the median weekly wage of £619.90 is significantly below the regional average. While crime rates are below the North West median at 69.2 per 1,000, deprivation is high. This location suits those prioritising affordable housing and a lower cost of living over career progression, with school performance matching the regional average.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 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
89.8%
Weak
Worse than 74% 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
50 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
44 of 49 (89.8%) 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
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 50 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.