United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Rushmoor
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~94k · 37 state-funded schools
Accessible housing costs come at the expense of local earning power in Rushmoor. A median house costs 9.5 times annual pay, while monthly rent consumes 43.4% of gross median earnings, a significant burden given that weekly pay of £728.30 sits well below the South East median. While the area offers a lower Band D council tax of £2,320 compared to regional peers, the trade-off is a higher crime rate of 74 incidents per 1,000 people. Schools perform at the regional median, with 93.3% of pupils in Good or Outstanding settings. This location suits commuters who need a foothold in the South East and are willing to accept lower local wages and higher crime in exchange for relatively more affordable property prices.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Rushmoor ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,872/yr
Low
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
House price
£360,000
Expensive
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,369/mo
Expensive
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,320/yr
Cheap
Better than 76% of UK LAs
Crime
74.0/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
15.9
Low
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Schools
86.1%
Concerning
Worse than 91% 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
31 of 36 (86.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 6 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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37 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 37 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.