United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Tamworth
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~77k · 34 state-funded schools
Affordable to buy into, but high rents and crime make it a tougher proposition. Tamworth offers a median house price 6.1 times median annual pay, a more favourable multiple than the West Midlands average, and its council tax is below the regional median at £2,301. However, rent consumes a significant 29.6% of gross median earnings, and recorded crime is higher than the regional average at 69.3 per 1,000. While schools are on par with the regional median at 93% Good or Outstanding, the high deprivation score of 21.06 suggests this is a place that suits those prioritising lower upfront housing costs over day-to-day affordability and safety.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Tamworth ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,120/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£240,000
Affordable
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Rent
£966/mo
Mid-range
Around UK average
Council tax
£2,301/yr
Cheap
Better than 79% of UK LAs
Crime
69.3/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
21.1
High
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Schools
93.8%
Mid
Better than 57% 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 32 (93.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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34 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 34 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.