United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Rugby
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~111k · 47 state-funded schools
High earnings meet high housing costs. Rugby offers median weekly earnings of £891.70, ranking third in the West Midlands and higher than 85% of English authorities, but this comes at a price. The median house price is 6.4 times annual pay, and monthly rents are £1,028, both significantly above the regional median and ranking poorly for affordability. Rent takes 26.6% of gross median earnings, a substantial portion. Recorded crime is low, at 55 per 1,000, and deprivation is also below the West Midlands average. This suits those prioritising earning potential and lower crime over housing affordability, accepting a higher cost of living.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Rugby ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£46,368/yr
Very high
Better than 87% of UK LAs
House price
£295,000
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£1,028/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,483/yr
Expensive
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Crime
55.0/1k
Safest
Better than 81% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.1
Low
Better than 73% of UK LAs
Schools
91.3%
Weak
Worse than 64% 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
46 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
42 of 46 (91.3%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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47 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 47 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.