United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
West Lancashire
Non-metropolitan district · North West, England · population ~114k · 68 state-funded schools
Affordability is the main draw, but earnings lag behind. West Lancashire's median house price is 5.9 times median annual pay, a more favourable multiple than many places in the North West, and rents take 23.3% of gross pay. However, median weekly earnings stand at £787.80, above the regional median of £726.70, but not by much. Recorded crime is low at 48.4 per 1,000, well below the North West median of 75.9, and its deprivation score is also below the regional median. This location suits those prioritising lower housing cost multiples and lower crime over higher earning potential.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How West Lancashire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£40,966/yr
High
Better than 63% of UK LAs
House price
£241,500
Affordable
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Rent
£794/mo
Affordable
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,456/yr
Mid
Worse than 57% of UK LAs
Crime
48.4/1k
Safest
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Deprivation
18.6
Mid
Around UK average
Schools
94.1%
Strong
Better than 61% 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
68 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
64 of 68 (94.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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68 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 68 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in West Lancashire →Places with similar signatures
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What we don't know yet
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.