United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Warrington
Unitary authority · North West, England · population ~209k · 86 state-funded schools
High housing costs are the trade-off for excellent schools and low crime in Warrington. A median house price of £255,000 is 6.3 times annual pay, and monthly rents consume 26% of gross median earnings, both among the highest in the North West. However, recorded crime is below the regional median at 68.8 per 1,000, and 100% of pupils attend Good or Outstanding schools, the best in the region. Deprivation is also lower than the North West median at 18.94. This location suits families prioritising education and safety over affordability, with council tax also being below the regional median.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Warrington ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£40,669/yr
High
Better than 61% of UK LAs
House price
£255,000
Mid-range
Better than 59% of UK LAs
Rent
£880/mo
Affordable
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,448/yr
Mid
Around UK average
Crime
68.8/1k
Mid
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Deprivation
18.9
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
98.8%
Very strong
Better than 91% 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
86 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
82 of 83 (98.8%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 3 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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86 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 86 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.