United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Wychavon
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~131k · 61 state-funded schools
Expensive to enter, modest to earn in. Wychavon presents a significant barrier to homeownership, with a median house price running 8.8 times median annual gross pay, a figure that sits well above the regional median of £257,500. While rent is more accessible at 29.7% of gross median earnings, local weekly pay of £718.40 remains below the West Midlands median. The trade-off for these costs is a safer environment and better education, as the area ranks 7 of 30 in the region for recorded crime and 2 of 30 for the share of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools. This location suits professionals who can secure high-value employment elsewhere but desire a stable, lower-crime environment for their families.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Wychavon ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,357/yr
Low
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
House price
£327,000
Expensive
Worse than 62% of UK LAs
Rent
£925/mo
Mid-range
Better than 58% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,373/yr
Cheap
Better than 64% of UK LAs
Crime
60.2/1k
Low
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Deprivation
15.8
Low
Better than 63% of UK LAs
Schools
93.4%
Mid
Better than 55% 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
67 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
57 of 61 (93.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 6 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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61 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 61 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.