Living in Adwick le Street

In Adwick le Street, unemployment is 5.1% (2025).

The population of Adwick le Street, in the United Kingdom, was 18,325 in March 2021. Gigabit broadband availability was 92.7%. The city had 9 schools in 2026. Owner occupation accounted for 60.4% of homes in March 2021. The employment rate was 54.5% in March 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0722 sources

Population18,325people21 Mar 2021Official source · Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.

Median gross salary (region)2,966EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.ons.gov.uk

Average rent810.7EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate5.1%country median 3.4% — 50% aboveOfficial source · www.nomisweb.co.uk

Recorded crime11,725incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4

PM2.5, annual mean6.29µg/m³country median 6.5 — 3% belowOfficial source · official estimated total annual mean background concentration

Higher unemployment than 84% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 84% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and cleaner air than 63% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Adwick le Street?

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 Adwick le Street.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

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 150¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.87 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Three 100GB one-month data pack¹⁸Official · national market
Dwellings	7,795 count	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	810.7 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹⁴Official · county

Is Adwick le Street 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–64%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%

Student26%strong on legal route, weak on work · range 16–36%

Family40%strong on housing, weak on cost · range 29–51%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Adwick le Street?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2025-2026). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk²⁰

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Adwick le Street is 5.1%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Adwick le Street 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	92.67 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk²²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Employment rate	54.51 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 towns and cities dataset Figure 9 individual BUA employment row for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley¹³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Superfast broadband availability	99.74 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk²²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)	2,966 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.ons.gov.uk²¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.1 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2025	www.nomisweb.co.uk²⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Adwick le Street?

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

Left over each month€1,633of €2,481 take-home

Rent
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.	€2,481
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €811
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
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,633

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	9 count	7 Jul 2026	DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
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; Adwick le Street's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	1 count	7 Jul 2026	NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates⁸Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Adwick le Street 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.

Safety

How safe is Adwick le Street?

Police recorded about 11,725 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 C4¹⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesAdwick le Street 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	11,725 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4¹⁷Official · county
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	2,963 per 100,000	Apr 2026	data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Burglary per 100,000 residents	311.1 per 100,000	30 Apr 2026	data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	51 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁵Official
Nearest airport	LBA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official
Distance to nearest airport	45 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 6.29 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual NO₂ was 8.29 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 13 µg/m³ in 2025.

Is the air quality good in Adwick le Street?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.3 µg/m³ (2025) — 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: 6.29 µg/m³ · official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹²

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

PM2.56.3WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1013WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8.3WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Adwick le Street is 6.3 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Adwick le Street 6.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8.29 µg/m³country median 7.2	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹⁰Official
PM10 — annual mean	13.04 µg/m³country median 11.3	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹¹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.29 µg/m³country median 6.5	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹²Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.23 · Feb 16.78 · Mar 19.81 · Apr 23.29 · May 24.88 · Jun 27.96 · Jul 31.26 · Aug 28.69 · Sep 26.65 · Oct 25.73 · Nov 18.05 · Dec 13.8 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -6.21 · Feb -8.69 · Mar -4.66 · Apr -3.21 · May -0.84 · Jun 2.94 · Jul 5.38 · Aug 4.56 · Sep 2.77 · Oct -2.23 · Nov -4.23 · Dec -8.75 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.42 · Feb 3.61 · Mar 5.37 · Apr 8.11 · May 11.27 · Jun 14.35 · Jul 16.17 · Aug 15.81 · Sep 13.33 · Oct 10.08 · Nov 6.36 · Dec 3.94 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁷Official

Annual PM2.5 over time7 published observations, 2014–2025

5.7

8.3

10.9

13.5

6.32014201620182025

Annual PM2.5 fell 51.7% between 2014 and 2025, from 13.0 to 6.3.

Population and city profile

The city covered 6.1 km² in December 2022. Population density was 2,990.6 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Adwick le Street?

The published population was 18,325 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.⁶

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	6.13 km²	Dec 2022	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
City area	6.13 km²	Dec 2022	Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2.⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,125 people	21 Mar 2021	Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts.⁶Official
GP practices per 10,000 residents	0.546 per 10,000 people	7 Jul 2026	NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates⁸Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Schools per 10,000 residents	4.91 per 10,000 people	7 Jul 2026	DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Population density	2,991 people/km²	21 Mar 2021	www.ons.gov.uk⁶Official · built-up-area figure
Population	18,325 people	21 Mar 2021	Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.⁶Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Owner-occupied homes	60.42 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Residents born abroad	6.1 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Median age	40 years	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Adwick le Street

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.

Crosby (Sefton) as an Adwick le Street alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 50,215 Crosby (Sefton) vs 18,325 Adwick le Street+174%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,552 Crosby (Sefton) vs 11,725 Adwick le Street−36%
Annual PM2.5: 7.7 µg/m³ Crosby (Sefton) vs 6.3 µg/m³ Adwick le Street+22%
Unemployment: 4.6% Crosby (Sefton) vs 5.1% Adwick le Street−10%
Median gross pay, region: €2,812 Crosby (Sefton) vs €2,966 Adwick le Street−5%

Full comparison More about Crosby (Sefton)

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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All United Kingdom cities

Bonnyrigg18,320 residents Maesteg18,335 residents Melksham18,280 residents Shaw (Oldham)18,240 residents West Drayton18,433 residents Abbots Langley and Kings Langley18,205 residents

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Is Adwick le Street part of Doncaster?

Adwick le Street is in the published commuting zone of Doncaster; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Doncaster city profile

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Common questions

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How many people live in Adwick le Street?

The published population was 18,325 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales..

Is the air quality good in Adwick le Street?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.3 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: official estimated total annual mean background concentration.

How safe is Adwick le Street?

What is the unemployment rate in Adwick le Street?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2025-2026). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk.

What is the typical salary around Adwick le Street?

The median gross salary is 2,966 EUR/month. Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

How many foreign residents live in Adwick le Street?

1,125 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts..

Is Adwick le Street a good place to live?

Adwick le Street 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 Adwick le Street part of Doncaster?

Adwick le Street is in the published commuting zone of Doncaster; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

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BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary data.police.uk · checked 2026-07-07
Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-07-07
Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2. services1.arcgis.com · checked 2026-07-15
Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts. ons.gov.uk · checked 2021-03-21
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates digital.nhs.uk · checked 2026-07-07
Office for Students officeforstudents.org.uk · checked 2026-08-03
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