Best places to live & work as a other health professionals n.e.c. in East of England
Every local authority in East of England ranked by the Gera Settle Score for a family with two children — ONS regional pay of £48,396 joined to real house prices, Ofsted school quality, crime and GP access.
Where is the best place to live and work as a other health professionals n.e.c. in East of England?
As of June 2026, the best place in East of England to live and work as a other health professionals n.e.c. for a family with two children is Peterborough, with a Gera Settle Score of 82.2/100. The ONS ASHE full-time median pay for this occupation in East of England is £48,396, against an average home price of £236,378 and 85% Good/Outstanding schools. Gera recomputes this quarterly.
| # | Local authority | Settle Score | Regional pay | Avg price | Years to buy | Good+ schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterborough | 82.2 | £48,396 | £236,378 | 4.9 | 85% |
| 2 | Luton | 74.2 | £48,396 | £283,357 | 5.9 | 87.9% |
| 3 | Southend on Sea | 68.6 | £48,396 | £327,030 | 6.8 | 89.3% |
| 4 | Bedford | 67.3 | £48,396 | £330,716 | 6.8 | 92.3% |
| 5 | Thurrock | 59.2 | £48,396 | £328,942 | 6.8 | 79.2% |
| 6 | Central Bedfordshire | 57.1 | £48,396 | £358,992 | 7.4 | 88.1% |
Find your own best area
Change occupation or family size — the ranking recomputes live from real data.
Your best places to live and work as a other health professionals n.e.c. (UK median £42,079/yr), ranked by Gera Settle Score for a family with two children:
| # | Local authority | Settle Score | Local pay | Avg price | Yrs to buy | Good+ schools |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GatesheadNorth East | 91.7 | £45,410 | £158,885 | 3.5 | 96.9% |
| 2 | RutlandEast Midlands | 91.1 | £38,412 | £305,174 | 7.9 | 100% |
| 3 | SunderlandNorth East | 90.9 | £45,410 | £145,293 | 3.2 | 95.7% |
| 4 | WarringtonNorth West | 90.2 | £41,062 | £253,219 | 6.2 | 100% |
| 5 | MiddlesbroughNorth East | 90.0 | £45,410 | £139,005 | 3.1 | 95.8% |
| 6 | DoncasterYorkshire and The Humber | 89.2 | £38,941 | £173,624 | 4.5 | 95.5% |
| 7 | Blackburn with DarwenNorth West | 89.1 | £41,062 | £165,813 | 4.0 | 92.9% |
| 8 | CalderdaleYorkshire and The Humber | 88.6 | £38,941 | £190,555 | 4.9 | 94.4% |
| 9 | South TynesideNorth East | 87.6 | £45,410 | £156,931 | 3.5 | 92.3% |
| 10 | WiganNorth West | 87.5 | £41,062 | £190,802 | 4.6 | 96.2% |
| 11 | Stoke-on-TrentWest Midlands | 87.0 | £42,797 | £152,101 | 3.6 | 88.1% |
| 12 | Stockton-on-TeesNorth East | 87.0 | £45,410 | £169,540 | 3.7 | 93.3% |
| 13 | WolverhamptonWest Midlands | 86.8 | £42,797 | £215,264 | 5.0 | 90% |
| 14 | Bracknell ForestSouth East | 86.6 | £35,985 | £397,667 | 11.1 | 100% |
| 15 | DarlingtonNorth East | 86.4 | £45,410 | £156,880 | 3.5 | 90.9% |
Salary is the ONS ASHE full-time regional median for your occupation; every other figure is the real Land Registry, Ofsted, Home Office and NHS value for the area. See the Gera Settle Score methodology.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the best place to live and work as a other health professionals n.e.c. in England?
- Peterborough (East of England) tops the Gera Settle Score at 82.2/100, combining £48,396 regional pay, £236,378 average home price (4.9 years of pay) and 85% Good/Outstanding schools. Source: ONS ASHE + Land Registry + Ofsted, June 2026.
- What is the median salary for a other health professionals n.e.c. in the UK?
- The ONS ASHE 2025 full-time median gross annual pay for other health professionals n.e.c. is £42,079 (25th–75th percentile £34,346–£49,077), reference period April 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- How is the Gera Settle Score calculated?
- It joins the ONS ASHE regional salary for your occupation to four real area datasets — affordability (Land Registry price ÷ regional pay), school quality (Ofsted % Good/Outstanding), safety (Home Office crime per 1,000) and GP access (NHS England) — each normalised 0–100, then weighted by your family size. Full method at /methodology/gera-settle-score.
- Which area scores lowest for a other health professionals n.e.c.?
- Central Bedfordshire (East of England) has the lowest Gera Settle Score in this ranking at 57.1/100, mainly because a home there costs 7.4 years of local pay. All figures are real government data, June 2026.
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Contains public sector information published by Gera Systems and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Gera Settle Score — ONS ASHE salary joined to HM Land Registry, Ofsted, Home Office and NHS England area data (June 2026, published 19 June 2026).