United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Unitary authority · West Midlands, England · population ~257k · 91 state-funded schools
Affordable housing comes at the cost of low pay and high crime in Stoke-on-Trent. A median house price of £154,250 is the lowest in the West Midlands, and median rent takes a manageable 25.1% of gross median pay. However, weekly earnings are the lowest in the region at £650.90, and recorded crime is higher than 90% of England authorities. The deprivation score is also among the worst in the region, and only 90.5% of pupils are in Good or Outstanding schools. This location suits those prioritising affordability and a lower cost of living over career prospects and lower crime rates.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Stoke-on-Trent ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£33,847/yr
Very low
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
House price
£154,250
Most affordable
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Rent
£708/mo
Most affordable
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,183/yr
Cheapest
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Crime
108.8/1k
Highest
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Deprivation
34.5
Most deprived
Worse than 96% of UK LAs
Schools
93.2%
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
89 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
82 of 88 (93.2%) 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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91 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 91 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.