United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Runnymede
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~90k · 32 state-funded schools
High earnings come with high costs. Runnymede offers median weekly pay of £943.40, well above the South East average and higher than 93% of authorities nationwide, but this is offset by a median house price 9.2 times annual earnings. Rent is also steep, taking 38.3% of gross median pay, and recorded crime is above the regional median at 70.8 per 1,000. The genuine bright spot is education, with 96.9% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, ranking 9 of 64 in the region. This suits those prioritising high earning potential and top-tier schools over affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Runnymede ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£49,057/yr
Very high
Better than 94% of UK LAs
House price
£453,450
Very expensive
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,567/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,493/yr
Expensive
Worse than 68% of UK LAs
Crime
70.8/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
12.0
Least deprived
Better than 82% of UK LAs
Schools
93.5%
Mid
Around UK average
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
32 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
29 of 31 (93.5%) 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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32 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 32 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Runnymede →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.