United Kingdom · East Midlands · Local Authority
West Lindsey
Non-metropolitan district · East Midlands, England · population ~96k · 55 state-funded schools
Low rents, but a higher than average deprivation score. West Lindsey offers a median monthly rent of £711, one of the lowest in the East Midlands, taking a manageable 22.4% of gross median pay. However, its deprivation score of 20.36 is higher than over half of English authorities, and sits above the regional median. While house prices are below the East Midlands average at £229,500, they represent a 6x multiple of annual pay. This option suits those prioritising lower housing costs over lower deprivation, and where career progression is not the primary driver.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How West Lindsey ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£38,069/yr
Low
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
House price
£229,500
Affordable
Better than 69% of UK LAs
Rent
£711/mo
Most affordable
Better than 88% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,354/yr
Cheap
Better than 68% of UK LAs
Crime
60.9/1k
Low
Better than 68% of UK LAs
Deprivation
20.4
Mid
Worse than 57% of UK LAs
Schools
92.7%
Mid
Around UK average
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
55 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
51 of 55 (92.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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55 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 55 schools, sortable and filterable.
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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.