United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Redditch
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~86k · 34 state-funded schools
Affordable to rent, but less so to buy, with a significant chunk of income needed for housing. Redditch offers a median house price 6.9 times median annual pay, a multiple higher than the West Midlands average. Rent also takes a substantial 29.1% of gross median earnings, though both are below regional medians. Crime is slightly lower than the West Midlands average at 60.2 per 1,000, and schools are a real strength, with 94.9% rated Good or Outstanding, placing it among the top in the region. However, deprivation is higher than average. This location suits those prioritising school quality and lower crime, but who may find the housing market and cost of living a stretch on average incomes.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
The signature
How Redditch ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,092/yr
Low
Worse than 73% of UK LAs
House price
£255,000
Mid-range
Better than 59% of UK LAs
Rent
£898/mo
Affordable
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,463/yr
Mid
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Crime
60.2/1k
Low
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Deprivation
22.5
High
Worse than 66% of UK LAs
Schools
85.3%
Concerning
Worse than 94% 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
34 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
29 of 34 (85.3%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
The map
34 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 34 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Redditch →Places with similar signatures
Nearest by quintile position across pay · housing · tax · crime · IMD · schools
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.