United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Rother
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~97k · 40 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in relative to local wages, Rother presents a significant financial squeeze for residents. A median house costs 10 times the median annual pay, a ratio that reflects the difficulty of building wealth when weekly earnings of £690.90 sit well below the South East median. Rent consumes 38.8% of gross earnings, and residents face a Band D council tax bill of £2,701, which is among the highest in the region. While the area benefits from a crime rate lower than the South East median, the educational landscape is challenging, with only 86.8% of pupils attending Good or Outstanding schools. This location is best suited for those who are not reliant on the local labour market and can absorb high ongoing living costs.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Rother ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£35,927/yr
Very low
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
House price
£360,000
Expensive
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,162/mo
Expensive
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,701/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Crime
58.7/1k
Low
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Deprivation
19.8
Mid
Worse than 55% of UK LAs
Schools
95.0%
Strong
Better than 69% 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
44 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
38 of 40 (95%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 4 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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40 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 40 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.