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Living in Ashford

In Ashford (South East England) (10DE7), unemployment is 3.8% (2023).

Ashford (Spelthorne) had 22,825 residents in March 2021 and is a city in the United Kingdom. Owner occupation accounted for 73.2% of homes in March 2021. The employment rate was 62.4% in March 2021. Gigabit broadband availability was 93%.

Last checked 2026-09-2437 sources

Population22,825people21 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)3,380EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Average rent1,981EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Unemployment rate3.8%country median 3.4% — 12% aboveOfficial source · www.ons.gov.uk
Recorded crime7,533incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)
PM2.5, annual mean7.79µg/m³country median 6.5 — 20% aboveOfficial source · official estimated total annual mean background concentration

Higher unemployment than 61% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 82% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and dirtier air than 97% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

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

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 Ashford.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Ashford recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€24
Mobile plan, 10 GB€13
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited24.02 EUR/month30 Sept 2026BT Full Fibre 1501Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.87 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Three 100GB one-month data pack21Official · national market
Dwellings8,940 count21 Mar 2021ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Rent price index, mean1,458 EUR/month31 Aug 2026Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics, 16 September 2026 edition20Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,981 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price16Official · county

Is Ashford 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 worker34%strong on work, weak on safety · range 25–43%
Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–74%
Student42%strong on education, weak on work · range 33–51%
Family62%strong on family, weak on cost · range 52–72%
Retirement32%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 20–44%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ashford?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (January 2023). Source: www.ons.gov.uk27

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Ashford is 3.8%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability93.02 %Not statedwww.ofcom.org.uk37Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Employment rate62.4 %21 Mar 2021ONS Census 2021 towns and cities dataset Figure 9 individual BUA employment row for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Superfast broadband availability95.68 %Not statedwww.ofcom.org.uk37Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,380 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Office for National Statistics (ONS)10Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.8 %country median 3.4%31 Dec 2023www.ons.gov.uk27Official

What does a salary buy in Ashford?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,380 (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€758of €2,776 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.€2,776
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €1,981
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€758
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Ashford Salary needed to live in Ashford

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Ashford. 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 Ashford. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools8 count7 Jul 2026DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract4Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Primary schools46 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)3Official
Schools62 count3 Aug 2026Department 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; Ashford's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
GP practices4 count7 Jul 2026NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Ashford 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 Ashford?

Police recorded about 7,533 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)19

Recorded crime across major citiesAshford highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Ashford highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents7,533 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)19Official · county
Violent crime per 100,000 residents2,637 per 100,000Apr 2026data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Burglary per 100,000 residents324.2 per 100,00030 Apr 2026data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport171 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights17Official
Distance to the nearest major airport4 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LHR3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 7.79 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual NO₂ was 15.1 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 12.6 µg/m³ in 2025.

Is the air quality good in Ashford?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 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: 7.79 µg/m³ · official estimated total annual mean background concentration14
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Ashford is 7.8 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean15.1 µg/m³country median 7.22025official estimated total annual mean background concentration12Official
PM10 — annual mean12.57 µg/m³country median 11.32025official estimated total annual mean background concentration13Official
PM2.5 — annual mean7.79 µg/m³country median 6.52025official estimated total annual mean background concentration14Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 8.4 · Feb 9 · Mar 11.7 · Apr 15 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15.8 · Nov 11.5 · Dec 8.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.7 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 4.1 · Apr 6 · May 9.1 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14.1 · Sep 11.6 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 3.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.6 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 7.9 · Apr 10.5 · May 13.7 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 15.9 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 5.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 58.8 · Feb 45 · Mar 38.8 · Apr 42.3 · May 45.9 · Jun 47.2 · Jul 45.8 · Aug 52.8 · Sep 49.6 · Oct 65.1 · Nov 66.6 · Dec 57 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 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 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI26Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Bexley ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Reims (France) ±1.3 °C, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France) ±0.6 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Argenteuil (France) ±0.7 °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

The city covered 4.4 km² in December 2022. Population density was 5,206.7 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Ashford?

The published population was 22,825 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.7

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area4.38 km²Dec 2022ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
City area4.38 km²Dec 2022Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2.6Official
Foreign residents4,580 people21 Mar 2021Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts.7Official
GP practices per 10,000 residents1.75 per 10,000 people7 Jul 2026NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates8Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Schools per 10,000 residents3.5 per 10,000 people7 Jul 2026DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract4Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Population density5,207 people/km²21 Mar 2021www.ons.gov.uk7Official · built-up-area figure
Population22,825 people21 Mar 2021Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.7Official

International community in Ashford

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Usual residents living in the individual ONS Built-up Area on Census Day 21 March 2021 · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Europe: United Kingdom18,24579.9%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)2,93012.8%
Europe: EU countries1,6507.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Owner-occupied homes73.15 %21 Mar 2021ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Residents born abroad20.1 %21 Mar 2021ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher31.1 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics9Official
Workers aged 16 and over11,540 workers31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics9Official
Median age40 years21 Mar 2021ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Office for Students11Official

Alternatives for people set on Ashford

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.

Crawley as an Ashford alternative in the same region

40 km away, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 10,918 (2026) Crawley vs 7,533 (2025) Ashfordno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.9 µg/m³ Crawley vs 7.8 µg/m³ Ashford−12%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,335 Crawley vs €3,380 Ashfordsame level
Full comparisonMore about Crawley

Beeston (Broxtowe) as an Ashford alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 52,355 Beeston (Broxtowe) vs 22,825 Ashford+129%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,321 Beeston (Broxtowe) vs 7,533 Ashford−29%
  • Unemployment: 3.1% Beeston (Broxtowe) vs 3.8% Ashford−18%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,666 (2025) Beeston (Broxtowe) vs €3,380 (2024) Ashfordno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.4 µg/m³ Beeston (Broxtowe) vs 7.8 µg/m³ Ashford−5%
Full comparisonMore about Beeston (Broxtowe)

Cities near Ashford

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities
Kempston22,785 residentsSwinton22,885 residentsFormby22,890 residentsCaterham22,755 residentsClifton (Nottingham)22,935 residentsWhitehaven22,945 residents

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Is Ashford part of London?

Ashford 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 24.4 km away by straight-line distance. London city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source5

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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 Ashford?

The published population was 22,825 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 Ashford?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.8 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 Ashford?

Police recorded about 7,533 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).

What is the unemployment rate in Ashford?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 % (January 2023). Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

What is the typical salary around Ashford?

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

How many foreign residents live in Ashford?

4,580 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 Ashford a good place to live?

Ashford 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 Ashford part of London?

Ashford 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 24.4 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Ashford?

Staines, Sunbury-on-Thames, Feltham, Thorpe, Egham are near Ashford. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe: United Kingdom live in Ashford?

The official country of birth distribution records 18,245 people (79.9%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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