Living in Acton

In 2021, Acton had a population of 67,546. Regional median gross salary figures for Acton showed €3,380 per month at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.4% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2728 sources

Population67,546people31 Dec 2021Official source · Ealing Town Profiles: Health and Wellbeing, Annual Public Health Report

Median gross salary (region)3,380EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent2,464EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate4.4%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime8,051incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean8.58µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Higher unemployment than 75% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 77% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Acton?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United KingdomNational rates and thresholds that apply in Acton.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Acton. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month3 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Transport pass€235

Internet, 60 Mbps€24

Mobile plan, 10 GB€13

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	24.02 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	BT Full Fibre 150²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.87 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Three 100GB one-month data pack¹⁸Official · national market
Monthly transport pass	234.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Adult rate prices 2026 - Transport for London¹Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,464 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹⁴Official · county

Is Acton a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker33%strong on work, weak on safety · range 18–48%

Skilled employee35%strong on work, weak on safety · range 23–47%

Student26%strong on legal route, weak on housing · range 14–38%

Family19%strong on family, weak on cost · range 7–31%

Retirement36%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 21–51%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Acton is 4.4%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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0–22–44–66–88–1010–1216–18

Acton 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,380 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹¹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.4 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹²Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Acton?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€41of €2,776 take-home

Rent
Transport
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,776
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €2,464
Public transport pass€235 · official · Adult rate prices 2026 - Transport for London · 2026-09-30	− €235
Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city	—
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30	− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30	− €13
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€41

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Acton Salary needed to live in Acton

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Acton. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

Department for Work and Pensions

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Acton. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)³Official
Schools	1 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)³Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Acton's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Safety

How safe is Acton?

Police recorded about 8,051 incidents per 100,000 (2025-26). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesActon highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267

Bristol13,099

Liverpool12,409

Leeds11,462

Birmingham11,416

Leicester11,001

Sheffield9,693

Cardiff9,379

Belfast9,156

Coventry8,836

Glasgow757

Edinburgh549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	8,051 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁷Official · county

Mobility and administration

Acton's nearest airport was LHR, 13 km away and offered 171 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	171 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	13 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LHR	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official

Climate and air quality

Acton's monthly mean temperatures were 6°C in January and 19.2°C in July. Acton's monthly precipitation totalled 58.1 mm in January and 43.1 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 61.1 hours in January and 217.8 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Acton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 8.58 µg/m³ · uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁹

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

9°3°

12°5°

15°7°

18°10°

21°12°

24°15°

23°15°

20°12°

16°9°

12°6°

9°4°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

124

177

208

218

202

157

115

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58.6WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Acton is 8.6 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

211

487

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Acton 8.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8.58 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.6 · Feb 9.1 · Mar 11.9 · Apr 15.1 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15.9 · Nov 11.6 · Dec 9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.5 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 6.9 · May 9.7 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 12.3 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 6 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 11 · May 14 · Jun 17 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 6.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 58.1 · Feb 43.6 · Mar 37 · Apr 42.5 · May 44.7 · Jun 50.5 · Jul 43.1 · Aug 54.9 · Sep 49.8 · Oct 66.9 · Nov 65.7 · Dec 58.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 61.1 · Feb 78.8 · Mar 124.4 · Apr 176.7 · May 207.5 · Jun 208.4 · Jul 217.8 · Aug 202.1 · Sep 157.1 · Oct 115.2 · Nov 70.7 · Dec 55 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Slough ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.2 °C, Argenteuil (France) ±0.9 °C, Saint-Denis (France) ±0.9 °C, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France) ±0.9 °C, Reims (France) ±1.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Acton?

The published population was 67,546 people in 2021. Source: Ealing Town Profiles: Health and Wellbeing, Annual Public Health Report⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	67,546 people	31 Dec 2021	Ealing Town Profiles: Health and Wellbeing, Annual Public Health Report⁵Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Acton

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Wokingham as an Acton alternative in the same region

42 km away, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 8,051 Acton−51%
Unemployment: 2.6% Wokingham vs 4.4% Acton−41%
Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €3,380 Acton+14%

Full comparison More about Wokingham

Stafford as an Acton alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 192 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.3% Stafford vs 4.4% Acton−25%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,371 Stafford vs 8,051 Acton−21%
Annual PM2.5: 6.5 µg/m³ Stafford vs 8.6 µg/m³ Acton−24%
Median gross pay, region: €3,435 Stafford vs €3,380 Actonsame level

Full comparison More about Stafford

Cities near Acton

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

Other cities in United Kingdom to compare with Acton, nearest in population first.

All United Kingdom cities

Paignton67,520 residents Maidenhead67,375 residents Rochester67,285 residents Corby68,160 residents Bognor Regis68,435 residents Dartford69,130 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Acton under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Is Acton part of London?

Acton is near London, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 10.3 km away by straight-line distance. London city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source⁴

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Acton?

The published population was 67,546 people in 2021. Source: Ealing Town Profiles: Health and Wellbeing, Annual Public Health Report.

Is the air quality good in Acton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: uk-air.defra.gov.uk.

How safe is Acton?

What is the typical salary around Acton?

The median gross salary is 3,380 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

How much is public transport in Acton?

A monthly transport pass is 234.9 EUR/month. Source: Adult rate prices 2026 - Transport for London.

Is Acton a good place to live?

Acton may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Acton part of London?

Acton is near London, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 10.3 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Acton?

Shepherds Bush, Harlesden, Kew, Brentford, Barnes are near Acton. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Acton, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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