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Sutton
Local Authority · London, England · population ~208k · 64 state-funded schools
Affordable to rent, but a stretch to buy, and with lower pay than the London average. Sutton offers rents that take 41.8% of median gross pay, one of the lowest shares in the capital, and a median house price that is 10.3 times median annual gross pay, below the London average. However, weekly earnings here are £852, below the London median of £901.80. Crime is low at 59.9 per 1,000, and deprivation scores are also among the lowest in London. This suits those prioritising lower living costs and safety over higher earning potential within the city.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Sutton ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£44,304/yr
High
Better than 78% of UK LAs
House price
£455,000
Very expensive
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,545/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,379/yr
Cheap
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Crime
59.9/1k
Low
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Deprivation
14.0
Low
Better than 73% of UK LAs
Schools
96.9%
Strong
Better than 79% 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
64 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
62 of 64 (96.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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64 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 64 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.