United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Spelthorne
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~100k · 28 state-funded schools
High earnings come with very high housing costs. Spelthorne offers median weekly pay of £876.70, above the South East average, and its schools are a clear strength with 96.9% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places. However, the cost of living is steep; the median house price is £464,500, a multiple of 10.2 times annual pay, and rent consumes a substantial 43% of gross median earnings. Recorded crime is also higher than the regional median. This location suits those who can afford the premium for strong schools and higher pay, rather than those seeking value.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Spelthorne ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£45,588/yr
Very high
Better than 85% of UK LAs
House price
£464,500
Very expensive
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,633/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,526/yr
Expensive
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Crime
76.0/1k
Mid
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.9
Low
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Schools
96.3%
Strong
Better than 77% 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
28 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
26 of 27 (96.3%) 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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28 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 28 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
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.