United Kingdom · South West · Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Unitary authority · South West, England · population ~288k · 118 state-funded schools
Strong earning potential meets a high cost of living in South Gloucestershire. While weekly earnings of £793 sit above the regional median, residents face significant housing pressure, with a median house price that is 8.2 times annual gross pay. Rent is particularly demanding, consuming 42.1% of median gross earnings, a figure higher than 76% of authorities in England. The trade-off for these costs is a low deprivation score, which ranks 3 of 27 in the region, and high-performing education, with 97.6% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools. This area suits high-earning professionals who prioritise school quality and lower deprivation levels over immediate housing affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How South Gloucestershire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£41,236/yr
High
Better than 65% of UK LAs
House price
£340,000
Expensive
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,445/mo
Expensive
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,551/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 81% of UK LAs
Crime
72.4/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
11.7
Least deprived
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Schools
91.4%
Weak
Worse than 63% 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
141 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
106 of 116 (91.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 25 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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118 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 118 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.