United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~132k · 69 state-funded schools
High cost of living, but with good pay and low deprivation. Stratford-on-Avon's median house price is 8.7 times median annual pay, the highest multiple in the West Midlands, and rent consumes 31.6% of gross median earnings. However, median weekly earnings are well above the West Midlands median at £817.60, and the area has a low deprivation score of 11.73, below the regional median. Council tax is also above the regional median. This suits those prioritising income and low deprivation over affordability, and who may not be reliant on local job opportunities.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Stratford-on-Avon ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,515/yr
High
Better than 71% of UK LAs
House price
£370,000
Expensive
Worse than 74% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,120/mo
Mid-range
Worse than 59% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,484/yr
Expensive
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Crime
62.4/1k
Low
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Deprivation
11.7
Least deprived
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Schools
88.2%
Concerning
Worse than 81% 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
69 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
60 of 68 (88.2%) 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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69 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 69 schools, sortable and filterable.
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