United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Winchester
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~126k · 51 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but with decent pay and low crime. Winchester's median house price is a steep 10.3 times median annual pay, and rent consumes a high 40.4% of gross weekly earnings, both well above the South East median. However, weekly pay is also above the regional average at £855.50, and recorded crime is lower than the South East average at 55.5 per 1,000. Council tax is also below the regional median. This suits those prioritising a safe environment and higher earnings over affordability, though it offers little advantage on school quality compared to the regional average.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Winchester ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£44,486/yr
High
Better than 78% of UK LAs
House price
£460,000
Very expensive
Worse than 87% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,498/mo
Very expensive
Worse than 82% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,360/yr
Cheap
Better than 67% of UK LAs
Crime
55.5/1k
Low
Better than 78% of UK LAs
Deprivation
9.6
Least deprived
Better than 92% of UK LAs
Schools
100.0%
Very strong
Better than 96% 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
50 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
50 of 50 (100%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 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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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.