United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Vale of White Horse
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~138k · 61 state-funded schools
High housing costs are balanced by excellent schools and low crime. Vale of White Horse offers a median house price of £402,500, a multiple of 9.4 times annual pay, and rents taking 37.2% of gross median earnings, both above the South East median. However, recorded crime is significantly lower than the regional average at 46.3 per 1,000, and deprivation is also low. Crucially, 97% of pupils attend Good or Outstanding schools, a figure well above the South East median. This is a place for families prioritising educational outcomes and safety over affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Vale of White Horse ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£43,025/yr
High
Better than 74% of UK LAs
House price
£402,500
Expensive
Worse than 78% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,332/mo
Expensive
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,577/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 85% of UK LAs
Crime
46.3/1k
Safest
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Deprivation
8.4
Least deprived
Better than 97% of UK LAs
Schools
94.8%
Strong
Better than 66% 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
60 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
55 of 58 (94.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 2 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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61 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 61 schools, sortable and filterable.
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