United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Redditch
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~86k · 34 state-funded schools
Affordable for the region but limited by lower earnings, Redditch presents a clear trade-off between housing costs and career potential. A median house costs 6.9 times annual pay, a figure that remains competitive against the West Midlands median. Rent is similarly accessible, consuming 29.1% of gross median earnings. However, weekly pay sits at £713.30, trailing the regional median. While the financial barrier to entry is lower than in many neighbouring areas, the deprivation score of 22.52 is higher than the regional median. The primary draw is the education system, where 95.1% of pupils attend Good or Outstanding schools. This location suits those who prioritise school quality and manageable housing costs over local wage growth.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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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 93% 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
42 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
29 of 34 (85.3%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 8 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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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
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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.