Areas
UK area planning for families
Compare any area in the UK on school distance, commute, affordability and moving cost. Start with national planning for your nation, then use the tools to put numbers behind a specific shortlist.
Planning frameworks, not live data
National area planning
The comparison method is the same UK-wide, but admissions systems and school data differ by nation. Start here.
Area planning
UK Area Planning
A UK-wide framework for comparing any area by school distance, commute, affordability and moving cost — the method, the tools, and what to verify officially.
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England Area Planning
How to plan a move within England — using DfE school data where available, commute and affordability checks, and official sources to verify admissions.
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Scotland Area Planning
A framework for comparing areas in Scotland by school distance, commute and budget, with guidance on verifying placing requests and admissions locally.
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Wales Area Planning
Plan a move within Wales using school distance, commute and affordability checks, and verify school admissions with the school and local authority.
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Northern Ireland Area Planning
A framework for comparing areas in Northern Ireland by school distance, commute and budget, with guidance on verifying admissions with schools and the EA.
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Example local area guides
Worked examples that show the planning method applied to specific places. They are illustrations of the approach, not a ranking — the same checks work for any UK location.
Example guide
Leicester
A practical planning framework for families considering a move to Leicester — schools, commute, affordability and what to verify before deciding.
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Rugby
Plan a move to Rugby with a clear framework covering schools, commute, affordability and moving costs — verify the specifics before deciding.
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Lutterworth
How to think about Lutterworth as a place to move to — schools, commute, affordability and the things to check with official sources.
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Market Harborough
A planning guide for families weighing a move to Market Harborough — schools, commute, affordability and what to verify locally.
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Leicester to Rugby
A side-by-side framework for families weighing Leicester and Rugby — schools, commute, affordability and how to decide between two areas.
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Between Leicester and Rugby
A planning framework for families weighing the towns and villages between Leicester and Rugby — schools, commute, affordability and what to verify locally.
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Within 10 miles of Rugby
How to use a 10-mile radius around a Rugby landmark as a school-distance planning frame — set the radius, test homes and verify admissions officially.
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Lawrence Sheriff distance
A planning framework for families considering a move near Lawrence Sheriff School in Rugby — how to test distance and what admissions detail to verify officially.
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Warwickshire grammar planning
A practical framework for planning a move around Warwickshire grammar schools — distance, catchment, commute and affordability — with sources to verify.
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