United Kingdom · South West · Local Authority
Wiltshire
Unitary authority · South West, England · population ~504k · 235 state-funded schools
Expensive to buy into, but affordable to rent. Wiltshire's median house price is 8.2 times annual pay, among the higher multiples in the South West, and its Band D council tax is also above the regional median at £2,572. However, median rent takes a manageable 32.5% of gross median earnings, and recorded crime is low at 48.9 per 1,000 people, well below the South West median of 66.1. School quality is a strength, with 93.2% of pupils in Good or Outstanding places. This is a place for those prioritising lower crime and good schools, and who can manage the high entry cost for home ownership.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 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 83% 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
234 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
206 of 234 (88%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 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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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.