Rankings

Best value places to live in the UK 2026

Where does your salary go furthest? In Wandsworth, average earnings are 48.0 times the annual council tax bill, making it the best-value place to live by this measure. In Nottingham, the ratio is just 9.6x.

Data last updated: 12 May 2026

#	Area	Region	Value ratio	% of salary on rent	Avg. rent (£/mo)	Avg. earnings (£/yr)
1	Wandsworth	London	48.0x	46%	£1,900	£49,310
2	Westminster	London	43.0x	70%	£2,622	£45,172
3	Hammersmith and Fulham	London	28.2x	55%	£1,950	£42,811
4	Kensington and Chelsea	London	28.0x	66%	£2,557	£46,690
5	East Renfrewshire	Scotland	24.7x	N/A	N/A	£39,965
6	Tower Hamlets	London	24.6x	50%	£1,900	£45,183
7	Shetland Islands	Scotland	24.0x	N/A	N/A	£35,716
8	South Lanarkshire	Scotland	23.4x	N/A	N/A	£34,293
9	City of Edinburgh	Scotland	23.0x	N/A	N/A	£37,380
10	Islington	London	22.5x	51%	£2,025	£47,411
11	North Lanarkshire	Scotland	21.9x	N/A	N/A	£34,105
12	Southwark	London	21.9x	51%	£1,820	£43,006
13	East Dunbartonshire	Scotland	21.7x	N/A	N/A	£38,000
14	Lambeth	London	21.3x	49%	£1,800	£43,666
15	Fife	Scotland	20.6x	N/A	N/A	£32,445
16	North Ayrshire	Scotland	20.6x	N/A	N/A	£34,689
17	Bromley	London	20.6x	38%	£1,400	£43,981
18	West Lothian	Scotland	20.5x	N/A	N/A	£33,302
19	Merton	London	20.3x	44%	£1,600	£43,507
20	South Ayrshire	Scotland	20.1x	N/A	N/A	£33,986
21	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	20.0x	N/A	N/A	£33,799
22	Camden	London	20.0x	57%	£2,102	£44,088
23	East Lothian	Scotland	19.9x	N/A	N/A	£33,737
24	Hackney	London	19.5x	55%	£1,850	£40,237
25	Renfrewshire	Scotland	19.4x	N/A	N/A	£32,832
26	London	London	19.3x	49%	£1,663	£40,350
27	Stirling	Scotland	19.3x	N/A	N/A	£33,832
28	East Ayrshire	Scotland	19.3x	N/A	N/A	£33,117
29	Windsor and Maidenhead	South East	19.3x	45%	£1,400	£37,653
30	Highland	Scotland	19.2x	N/A	N/A	£31,416
31	Angus	Scotland	19.2x	N/A	N/A	£30,681
32	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	19.1x	N/A	N/A	£28,746
33	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	19.0x	N/A	N/A	£31,851
34	Orkney Islands	Scotland	19.0x	N/A	N/A	£31,737
35	West Dunbartonshire	Scotland	19.0x	N/A	N/A	£31,962
36	Clackmannanshire	Scotland	19.0x	N/A	N/A	£31,992
37	Greenwich	London	19.0x	48%	£1,600	£39,984
38	Falkirk	Scotland	18.9x	N/A	N/A	£32,330
39	Glasgow City	Scotland	18.8x	N/A	N/A	£32,121
40	St Albans	East	18.8x	36%	£1,384	£45,543
41	Dumfries and Galloway	Scotland	18.8x	N/A	N/A	£29,649
42	Richmond upon Thames	London	18.7x	43%	£1,664	£46,594
43	Newham	London	18.6x	53%	£1,600	£36,080
44	Aberdeen City	Scotland	18.5x	N/A	N/A	£32,399
45	Barnet	London	18.4x	47%	£1,550	£39,239
46	East Hertfordshire	East	18.0x	32%	£1,190	£44,154
47	Hillingdon	London	17.8x	44%	£1,350	£36,429
48	Scottish Borders	Scotland	17.8x	N/A	N/A	£28,796
49	Lewisham	London	17.7x	43%	£1,425	£39,505
50	Brentwood	East	17.7x	38%	£1,250	£39,864
51	Dundee City	Scotland	17.6x	N/A	N/A	£30,523
52	Uttlesford	East	17.6x	32%	£1,100	£41,006
53	Midlothian	Scotland	17.5x	N/A	N/A	£31,856
54	North Hertfordshire	East	17.4x	29%	£1,025	£42,703
55	Wokingham	South East	17.4x	35%	£1,260	£43,538
56	Basingstoke and Deane	South East	17.4x	30%	£998	£39,279
57	Inverclyde	Scotland	17.3x	N/A	N/A	£29,020
58	Fareham	South East	17.1x	30%	£975	£38,851
59	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	17.1x	N/A	N/A	£30,436
60	Epsom and Ewell	South East	17.0x	39%	£1,395	£43,006
61	East Hampshire	South East	16.9x	33%	£1,100	£39,682
62	Runnymede	South East	16.9x	37%	£1,295	£42,203
63	Rugby	West Midlands	16.8x	22%	£775	£41,814
64	South Cambridgeshire	East	16.8x	34%	£1,195	£42,690
65	Havering	London	16.8x	38%	£1,300	£40,726
66	Epping Forest	East	16.8x	42%	£1,325	£38,171
67	Solihull	West Midlands	16.7x	31%	£950	£36,672
68	Ealing	London	16.7x	53%	£1,569	£35,665
69	Elmbridge	South East	16.7x	39%	£1,400	£42,607
70	South Oxfordshire	South East	16.6x	33%	£1,193	£43,026
71	Hart	South East	16.4x	34%	£1,103	£39,341
72	Three Rivers	East	16.4x	42%	£1,395	£39,615
73	Cardiff	Wales	16.3x	N/A	N/A	£32,756
74	Winchester	South East	16.3x	38%	£1,200	£38,352
75	Waverley	South East	16.2x	34%	£1,198	£42,326
76	Haringey	London	16.2x	51%	£1,600	£37,563
77	Redbridge	London	16.2x	45%	£1,400	£37,190
78	Broxbourne	East	16.2x	37%	£1,150	£37,283
79	Warwick	West Midlands	16.2x	28%	£945	£39,797
80	Hounslow	London	16.1x	51%	£1,500	£35,301
81	Thurrock	East	16.1x	33%	£995	£36,407
82	Rochford	East	16.1x	33%	£1,050	£38,107
83	Sutton	London	16.1x	38%	£1,200	£38,359
84	Kingston upon Thames	London	16.0x	43%	£1,500	£41,833
85	Bracknell Forest	South East	15.9x	37%	£1,100	£36,067
86	Waltham Forest	London	15.9x	46%	£1,450	£37,971
87	Guildford	South East	15.7x	40%	£1,317	£39,985
88	Cambridge	East	15.7x	40%	£1,300	£38,711
89	Brent	London	15.6x	55%	£1,600	£34,871
90	Bexley	London	15.6x	44%	£1,350	£36,883
91	Reigate and Banstead	South East	15.6x	37%	£1,250	£40,014
92	Moray	Scotland	15.6x	N/A	N/A	£26,943
93	Chelmsford	East	15.6x	37%	£1,100	£35,791
94	Trafford	North West	15.5x	34%	£1,000	£35,593
95	Castle Point	East	15.5x	35%	£1,050	£35,975
96	Welwyn Hatfield	East	15.4x	37%	£1,150	£37,805
97	Enfield	London	15.4x	50%	£1,450	£34,962
98	Torfaen	Wales	15.4x	N/A	N/A	£33,201
99	West Berkshire	South East	15.4x	32%	£1,024	£38,513
100	Test Valley	South East	15.3x	36%	£1,050	£35,314
101	Dartford	South East	15.2x	40%	£1,200	£36,210
102	Mid Sussex	South East	15.2x	38%	£1,200	£37,705
103	Milton Keynes	South East	15.2x	37%	£1,100	£36,061
104	Cheltenham	South West	15.2x	30%	£900	£36,014
105	Watford	East	15.2x	41%	£1,275	£37,172
106	Braintree	East	15.2x	34%	£975	£34,546
107	South Derbyshire	East Midlands	15.2x	25%	£725	£35,452
108	Dacorum	East	15.1x	38%	£1,150	£36,473
109	Newport	Wales	15.1x	N/A	N/A	£31,495
110	Vale of White Horse	South East	15.1x	36%	£1,163	£38,859
111	Hertsmere	East	15.0x	45%	£1,350	£36,159
112	Spelthorne	South East	15.0x	40%	£1,275	£37,918
113	Forest of Dean	South West	15.0x	23%	£695	£36,589
114	Barking and Dagenham	London	15.0x	49%	£1,350	£32,911
115	Stevenage	East	14.9x	34%	£1,025	£35,747
116	Horsham	South East	14.9x	39%	£1,175	£36,448
117	Southend-on-Sea	East	14.8x	31%	£875	£33,594
118	Caerphilly	Wales	14.8x	N/A	N/A	£30,854
119	Eastleigh	South East	14.7x	33%	£950	£34,474
120	Slough	South East	14.7x	39%	£1,150	£35,521
121	Stafford	West Midlands	14.7x	24%	£675	£33,872
122	Woking	South East	14.7x	40%	£1,275	£38,172
123	Bromsgrove	West Midlands	14.7x	26%	£795	£36,409
124	Wigan	North West	14.7x	23%	£595	£31,615
125	Basildon	East	14.7x	38%	£1,095	£34,133
126	Croydon	London	14.6x	39%	£1,250	£38,080
127	Surrey Heath	South East	14.6x	38%	£1,200	£37,793
128	Gosport	South East	14.6x	30%	£850	£34,256
129	Gravesham	South East	14.6x	34%	£1,000	£35,065
130	Bedford	East	14.6x	28%	£850	£35,987
131	Central Bedfordshire	East	14.6x	31%	£945	£36,622
132	Rushmoor	South East	14.5x	36%	£1,000	£33,734
133	Medway	South East	14.5x	32%	£900	£33,857
134	Fylde	North West	14.5x	22%	£650	£36,020
135	Monmouthshire	Wales	14.5x	N/A	N/A	£35,020
136	Rutland	East Midlands	14.4x	24%	£775	£39,559
137	Tunbridge Wells	South East	14.4x	37%	£1,100	£35,319
138	Tamworth	West Midlands	14.4x	27%	£750	£33,167
139	York	Yorkshire And The Humber	14.4x	32%	£875	£32,961
140	Dudley	West Midlands	14.4x	27%	£700	£30,822
141	Harborough	East Midlands	14.4x	29%	£825	£34,321
142	Lichfield	West Midlands	14.4x	30%	£850	£33,763
143	Doncaster	Yorkshire And The Humber	14.4x	21%	£540	£31,119
144	Swansea	Wales	14.3x	N/A	N/A	£32,091
145	Harrow	London	14.3x	50%	£1,500	£36,000
146	Ribble Valley	North West	14.3x	24%	£695	£34,077
147	West Suffolk	East	14.2x	38%	£1,050	£33,437
148	Buckinghamshire	South East	14.2x	39%	£1,175	£35,937
149	Tonbridge and Malling	South East	14.2x	41%	£1,200	£35,106
150	Cherwell	South East	14.2x	38%	£1,145	£36,568
151	Crawley	South East	14.2x	40%	£1,150	£34,225
152	Vale of Glamorgan	Wales	14.1x	N/A	N/A	£31,410
153	Stratford-on-Avon	West Midlands	14.0x	31%	£893	£34,847
154	Mole Valley	South East	14.0x	41%	£1,200	£35,341
155	Maldon	East	14.0x	35%	£950	£32,599
156	Swale	South East	14.0x	32%	£900	£33,647
157	Warrington	North West	13.9x	24%	£695	£34,144
158	Telford and Wrekin	West Midlands	13.9x	25%	£650	£31,459
159	Charnwood	East Midlands	13.9x	26%	£725	£33,550
160	Rushcliffe	East Midlands	13.9x	27%	£825	£36,705
161	Leeds	Yorkshire And The Humber	13.9x	32%	£850	£31,679
162	Sevenoaks	South East	13.9x	48%	£1,395	£34,969
163	North Warwickshire	West Midlands	13.8x	26%	£750	£35,067
164	Colchester	East	13.8x	34%	£900	£31,589
165	Southampton	South East	13.8x	33%	£900	£32,907
166	East Cambridgeshire	East	13.8x	31%	£875	£34,311
167	West Oxfordshire	South East	13.8x	38%	£1,125	£35,388
168	Derbyshire Dales	East Midlands	13.8x	25%	£700	£33,700
169	Cotswold	South West	13.8x	36%	£1,000	£32,927
170	Flintshire	Wales	13.8x	N/A	N/A	£32,675
171	South Staffordshire	West Midlands	13.7x	28%	£750	£31,766
172	South Gloucestershire	South West	13.7x	39%	£1,150	£35,002
173	Chorley	North West	13.7x	23%	£650	£33,337
174	Worcester	West Midlands	13.7x	26%	£725	£32,997
175	Dover	South East	13.7x	28%	£775	£33,704
176	Ashford	South East	13.7x	35%	£950	£32,991
177	Maidstone	South East	13.6x	33%	£950	£34,151
178	Oxford	South East	13.6x	46%	£1,400	£36,517
179	Bath and North East Somerset	South West	13.6x	41%	£1,100	£32,481
180	Mid Suffolk	East	13.6x	33%	£875	£31,507
181	Swindon	South West	13.6x	30%	£825	£33,135
182	Reading	South East	13.6x	39%	£1,150	£35,454
183	North Northamptonshire	East Midlands	13.6x	N/A	N/A	£32,882
184	Westmorland and Furness	North West	13.6x	N/A	N/A	£33,988
185	Cheshire East	North West	13.5x	29%	£795	£33,221
186	High Peak	East Midlands	13.5x	24%	£650	£32,258
187	Portsmouth	South East	13.5x	37%	£950	£30,962
188	Tewkesbury	South West	13.5x	32%	£850	£31,603
189	Barnsley	Yorkshire And The Humber	13.5x	20%	£525	£31,359
190	Cumberland	North West	13.5x	N/A	N/A	£33,840
191	Stroud	South West	13.4x	30%	£825	£33,495
192	Erewash	East Midlands	13.4x	27%	£700	£31,673
193	East Staffordshire	West Midlands	13.4x	25%	£669	£31,517
194	South Ribble	North West	13.4x	24%	£650	£32,740
195	Newcastle-under-Lyme	West Midlands	13.4x	23%	£600	£31,205
196	Worthing	South East	13.4x	36%	£990	£32,823
197	North West Leicestershire	East Midlands	13.3x	28%	£750	£32,252
198	Harlow	East	13.3x	41%	£1,050	£30,654
199	Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	13.3x	22%	£525	£29,041
200	West Northamptonshire	East Midlands	13.3x	N/A	N/A	£33,059
201	Staffordshire Moorlands	West Midlands	13.3x	22%	£575	£31,065
202	Havant	South East	13.3x	38%	£975	£30,819
203	South Norfolk	East	13.3x	31%	£850	£32,934
204	Hinckley and Bosworth	East Midlands	13.3x	28%	£730	£31,591
205	South Holland	East Midlands	13.3x	28%	£695	£30,196
206	North Somerset	South West	13.2x	33%	£900	£32,996
207	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	13.2x	N/A	N/A	£29,944
208	Derby	East Midlands	13.2x	27%	£675	£30,467
209	Wirral	North West	13.2x	24%	£650	£32,959
210	Folkestone and Hythe	South East	13.1x	28%	£775	£33,355
211	Coventry	West Midlands	13.1x	29%	£800	£33,063
212	Calderdale	Yorkshire And The Humber	13.1x	22%	£590	£31,708
213	Chesterfield	East Midlands	13.1x	24%	£600	£30,621
214	Carmarthenshire	Wales	13.1x	N/A	N/A	£30,774
215	St. Helens	North West	13.1x	23%	£595	£31,443
216	North Kesteven	East Midlands	13.1x	28%	£725	£30,585
217	Knowsley	North West	13.1x	26%	£700	£32,542
218	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	South West	13.1x	36%	£968	£31,848
219	West Lindsey	East Midlands	13.1x	25%	£650	£30,741
220	Huntingdonshire	East	13.1x	31%	£875	£33,375
221	Wakefield	Yorkshire And The Humber	13.0x	26%	£650	£29,954
222	Rhondda Cynon Taf	Wales	13.0x	N/A	N/A	£29,802
223	Tendring	East	13.0x	35%	£850	£29,545
224	Peterborough	East	13.0x	31%	£775	£29,828
225	Manchester	North West	13.0x	39%	£975	£30,067
226	West Lancashire	North West	13.0x	23%	£607	£31,884
227	Brighton and Hove	South East	13.0x	47%	£1,300	£33,506
228	East Suffolk	East	13.0x	27%	£680	£30,261
229	New Forest	South East	13.0x	38%	£995	£31,344
230	Nuneaton and Bedworth	West Midlands	13.0x	25%	£675	£32,402
231	East Riding of Yorkshire	Yorkshire And The Humber	12.9x	22%	£595	£31,881
232	Gloucester	South West	12.9x	31%	£795	£30,455
233	Wrexham	Wales	12.9x	N/A	N/A	£29,752
234	Powys	Wales	12.9x	N/A	N/A	£30,275
235	Cheshire West and Chester	North West	12.9x	29%	£775	£32,391
236	South Kesteven	East Midlands	12.9x	30%	£725	£29,071
237	Babergh	East	12.9x	33%	£825	£30,118
238	Lincoln	East Midlands	12.8x	28%	£695	£29,824
239	Tandridge	South East	12.8x	46%	£1,275	£33,316
240	Blaby	East Midlands	12.8x	32%	£850	£31,950
241	Stockport	North West	12.8x	29%	£825	£33,565
242	Amber Valley	East Midlands	12.8x	26%	£675	£30,823
243	North Lincolnshire	Yorkshire And The Humber	12.8x	22%	£560	£30,012
244	Birmingham	West Midlands	12.8x	34%	£850	£30,180
245	Sunderland	North East	12.7x	24%	£550	£27,989
246	Bridgend	Wales	12.7x	N/A	N/A	£31,475
247	Cannock Chase	West Midlands	12.7x	28%	£695	£30,178
248	Broadland	East	12.7x	31%	£800	£30,920
249	Sheffield	Yorkshire And The Humber	12.7x	26%	£700	£31,816
250	North Tyneside	North East	12.6x	23%	£600	£31,106
251	Halton	North West	12.6x	25%	£620	£29,819
252	King’s Lynn and West Norfolk	East	12.6x	29%	£750	£30,581
253	Pembrokeshire	Wales	12.6x	N/A	N/A	£27,243
254	Bristol, City of	South West	12.5x	46%	£1,300	£34,051
255	North East Derbyshire	East Midlands	12.5x	26%	£675	£30,931
256	Ipswich	East	12.5x	30%	£772	£30,928
257	Wychavon	West Midlands	12.5x	32%	£795	£29,661
258	Canterbury	South East	12.5x	38%	£950	£30,188
259	Rotherham	Yorkshire And The Humber	12.5x	22%	£555	£29,664
260	Bury	North West	12.4x	28%	£750	£31,687
261	Wiltshire	South West	12.4x	32%	£850	£31,873
262	East Devon	South West	12.4x	30%	£800	£32,154
263	Kirklees	Yorkshire And The Humber	12.4x	25%	£625	£30,238
264	Wolverhampton	West Midlands	12.3x	26%	£675	£31,308
265	Sandwell	West Midlands	12.3x	33%	£750	£27,652
266	Bolton	North West	12.3x	27%	£650	£29,409
267	Wealden	South East	12.2x	41%	£1,150	£33,376
268	Tameside	North West	12.2x	28%	£695	£29,877
269	Norwich	East	12.2x	33%	£825	£30,421
270	Merthyr Tydfil	Wales	12.1x	N/A	N/A	£31,504
271	Blaenau Gwent	Wales	12.1x	N/A	N/A	£30,734
272	Ceredigion	Wales	12.1x	N/A	N/A	£29,326
273	Wyre	North West	12.1x	25%	£625	£29,814
274	Rossendale	North West	12.1x	25%	£625	£30,487
275	Neath Port Talbot	Wales	12.1x	N/A	N/A	£30,709
276	Darlington	North East	12.1x	20%	£505	£30,100
277	North Yorkshire	Yorkshire and The Humber	12.1x	N/A	N/A	£30,683
278	Bradford	Yorkshire And The Humber	12.0x	25%	£595	£28,424
279	Hyndburn	North West	12.0x	20%	£500	£29,647
280	Mid Devon	South West	12.0x	30%	£795	£31,908
281	Boston	East Midlands	12.0x	30%	£700	£27,729
282	Lewes	South East	12.0x	40%	£1,100	£33,088
283	Arun	South East	12.0x	42%	£1,045	£29,809
284	Great Yarmouth	East	11.9x	27%	£650	£28,808
285	Kingston upon Hull, City of	Yorkshire And The Humber	11.9x	21%	£483	£27,309
286	Plymouth	South West	11.9x	29%	£695	£28,992
287	Fenland	East	11.9x	29%	£738	£30,125
288	Middlesbrough	North East	11.9x	21%	£525	£30,253
289	Adur	South East	11.9x	47%	£1,175	£30,217
290	Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	11.9x	32%	£795	£30,144
291	Lancaster	North West	11.8x	25%	£625	£29,651
292	Breckland	East	11.8x	32%	£775	£28,930
293	Exeter	South West	11.8x	37%	£900	£29,531
294	Broxtowe	East Midlands	11.8x	30%	£765	£30,966
295	South Tyneside	North East	11.8x	23%	£550	£28,784
296	Redditch	West Midlands	11.8x	31%	£750	£29,113
297	Oadby and Wigston	East Midlands	11.8x	37%	£868	£28,368
298	Luton	East	11.8x	35%	£850	£28,741
299	Salford	North West	11.8x	35%	£890	£30,495
300	Eastbourne	South East	11.8x	36%	£925	£31,199
301	East Lindsey	East Midlands	11.7x	26%	£575	£26,705
302	Northumberland	North East	11.7x	22%	£550	£30,456
303	Torbay	South West	11.7x	28%	£678	£28,963
304	Shropshire	West Midlands	11.7x	28%	£695	£29,603
305	Wyre Forest	West Midlands	11.7x	27%	£655	£29,408
306	Somerset	South West	11.7x	N/A	N/A	£29,908
307	Preston	North West	11.7x	23%	£575	£30,038
308	Burnley	North West	11.6x	19%	£476	£29,680
309	North East Lincolnshire	Yorkshire And The Humber	11.6x	22%	£525	£28,898
310	Bolsover	East Midlands	11.6x	23%	£564	£29,674
311	Liverpool	North West	11.6x	26%	£675	£30,947
312	Chichester	South East	11.6x	46%	£1,100	£28,585
313	North Norfolk	East	11.6x	31%	£730	£28,421
314	Stockton-on-Tees	North East	11.5x	23%	£575	£29,877
315	Gedling	East Midlands	11.5x	29%	£725	£30,051
316	Malvern Hills	West Midlands	11.5x	33%	£778	£28,167
317	Denbighshire	Wales	11.5x	N/A	N/A	£26,812
318	Herefordshire, County of	West Midlands	11.4x	28%	£678	£29,361
319	Rother	South East	11.4x	35%	£900	£30,790
320	Dorset	South West	11.4x	32%	£850	£31,444
321	Thanet	South East	11.4x	34%	£800	£28,323
322	Conwy	Wales	11.4x	N/A	N/A	£28,113
323	South Hams	South West	11.4x	34%	£850	£29,721
324	Sefton	North West	11.4x	28%	£695	£29,335
325	Rochdale	North West	11.4x	26%	£650	£29,535
326	County Durham	North East	11.3x	20%	£498	£29,718
327	Hartlepool	North East	11.3x	21%	£505	£28,830
328	Redcar and Cleveland	North East	11.3x	22%	£525	£28,630
329	Blackburn with Darwen	North West	11.2x	24%	£550	£27,502
330	Oldham	North West	11.2x	29%	£700	£29,124
331	Blackpool	North West	11.1x	24%	£560	£27,979
332	Newark and Sherwood	East Midlands	11.1x	26%	£650	£29,806
333	Walsall	West Midlands	11.1x	29%	£695	£29,112
334	Torridge	South West	11.1x	29%	£695	£28,752
335	Leicester	East Midlands	11.0x	31%	£728	£27,858
336	Melton	East Midlands	11.0x	28%	£625	£26,633
337	Hastings	South East	11.0x	32%	£775	£29,323
338	Teignbridge	South West	10.9x	33%	£795	£28,911
339	Cornwall	South West	10.9x	33%	£775	£28,210
340	Gateshead	North East	10.9x	24%	£595	£29,494
341	Mansfield	East Midlands	10.8x	28%	£650	£28,170
342	North Devon	South West	10.7x	29%	£695	£28,386
343	Bassetlaw	East Midlands	10.7x	25%	£600	£28,314
344	Ashfield	East Midlands	10.7x	28%	£650	£27,797
345	Gwynedd	Wales	10.2x	N/A	N/A	£25,179
346	Isle of Wight	South East	10.2x	33%	£725	£26,740
347	Pendle	North West	10.1x	24%	£525	£26,742
348	West Devon	South West	9.8x	34%	£750	£26,556
349	Nottingham	East Midlands	9.6x	35%	£768	£26,512

Key findings

Wandsworth tops the list with a value ratio of 48.0x - average earnings of £49,310 against a £1,028 Band D bill.
6 of the top 10 best-value areas are in London.
The ranking includes 349 areas where both earnings and council tax data are available.
The lowest-ranked area, Nottingham, has a ratio of 9.6x - earnings cover the Band D bill 5.0 times less often than in Wandsworth.

Methodology

The value ratio is calculated as average annual gross earnings (ONS ASHE Table 8.7a, residents, using the median figure) divided by Band D council tax for 2026-27 (inclusive of all major precepts). A higher ratio means earnings stretch further relative to the council tax bill. The ranking is limited to the 349 areas where both data points are available; rent and house-price affordability are not factored in.

Read more about our data sources and approach on the About page.

Data on this page is sourced from: ONS Private Rental Market Statistics, ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, ONS / HM Land Registry House Price Statistics, and MHCLG / Scottish Government / Welsh Government council tax data. All data is published under the Open Government Licence.