United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Surrey Heath
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~89k · 32 state-funded schools
High earnings come with high costs. Surrey Heath offers median weekly pay of £915.40, well above the South East average and higher than 90% of England authorities, but this comes at a price. A median house costs 9.9 times annual pay, and median rent consumes 37.6% of gross earnings, both among the highest in the region. However, recorded crime is below the South East median at 52.5 per 1,000, and deprivation is low, ranking 6 of 64. Pupils in Good or Outstanding schools are also high at 96.9%. This location suits those prioritising strong schools and lower crime, provided they can absorb the significant housing and rental costs.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Surrey Heath ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£47,601/yr
Very high
Better than 92% of UK LAs
House price
£470,000
Very expensive
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,493/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,585/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Crime
52.5/1k
Safest
Better than 84% of UK LAs
Deprivation
8.1
Least deprived
Better than 98% of UK LAs
Schools
96.8%
Strong
Better than 78% 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
32 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
30 of 31 (96.8%) 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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32 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 32 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in Surrey Heath →Places with similar signatures
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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.