United Kingdom · South West · Local Authority
Wiltshire
Unitary authority · South West, England · population ~504k · 235 state-funded schools
Safe from crime but expensive to call home, Wiltshire presents a steep entry cost for those drawn to its relative security. A median house price of 8.2 times annual earnings sits above the regional median, while rent consumes 32.5% of gross pay. Council tax is particularly high, exceeding 83% of England authorities and sitting above the South West median at £2,572. These costs buy a safer environment, with a crime rate of 48.9 per 1,000 residents that ranks among the lowest in the region. Education standards are solid, with 93.5% of pupils attending Good or Outstanding schools. This location suits professionals who prioritise low crime and school quality over housing affordability and low tax overheads.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Wiltshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£39,047/yr
Mid
Around UK average
House price
£320,000
Expensive
Worse than 60% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,056/mo
Mid-range
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,572/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Crime
48.9/1k
Safest
Better than 89% of UK LAs
Deprivation
13.4
Low
Better than 75% of UK LAs
Schools
88.0%
Concerning
Worse than 82% 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
265 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
206 of 234 (88%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 31 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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235 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 235 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.