United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Waverley
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~127k · 51 state-funded schools
High earnings come with a high price tag. Waverley offers median weekly pay of £957.50, well above the South East average and higher than 95% of English authorities, but this comes at the cost of eye-watering housing expenses. A median house costs 11 times annual pay, and rent consumes 34.5% of gross earnings, both among the highest in the region. However, crime is low, with figures lower than 2% of England authorities, and deprivation is also very low, ranking among the lowest in the South East. Schools are a strong point, with 96.9% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places. This is a place for those prioritising high quality education and low crime, and who can afford the significant housing premium.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Waverley ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£49,790/yr
Very high
Better than 96% of UK LAs
House price
£548,000
Very expensive
Worse than 95% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,431/mo
Expensive
Worse than 79% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,605/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 91% of UK LAs
Crime
37.0/1k
Safest
Better than 98% of UK LAs
Deprivation
7.5
Least deprived
Better than 99% of UK LAs
Schools
96.0%
Strong
Better than 75% 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
51 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
48 of 50 (96%) 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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51 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 51 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.