United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Wyre Forest
Non-metropolitan district · West Midlands, England · population ~101k · 36 state-funded schools
Affordable to rent but expensive to own, Wyre Forest presents a difficult entry point for local buyers. A median house costs 7.2 times annual gross pay, while monthly rent consumes 28.3% of earnings. Weekly pay of £692.90 sits below the West Midlands median, yet residents face a Band D council tax of £2,512, which is among the highest in the region. The area does offer stability in education, with 95.1% of pupils attending Good or Outstanding schools, a figure that outperforms 67% of England authorities. These numbers suit those who prioritise school quality and lower rental costs over the challenge of local home ownership and the weight of higher-than-average council tax bills.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Wyre Forest ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,031/yr
Very low
Worse than 83% of UK LAs
House price
£260,000
Mid-range
Better than 57% of UK LAs
Rent
£849/mo
Affordable
Better than 66% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,512/yr
Expensive
Worse than 72% of UK LAs
Crime
60.2/1k
Low
Better than 71% of UK LAs
Deprivation
22.4
High
Worse than 65% of UK LAs
Schools
91.4%
Weak
Worse than 63% 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
39 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
32 of 35 (91.4%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 4 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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36 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 36 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.