Living in Aylesbury

The population of Aylesbury totalled 87,950 at the end of 2021. The regional median gross salary was €3,473 per month at the end of 2024. An unemployment rate of 2.9% was measured at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2425 sources

Population87,950people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)3,473EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,723EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate2.9%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime5,885incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean7.14µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Lower unemployment than 76% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 95% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

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

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 Aylesbury.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Aylesbury. 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 pack¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,723 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹²Official · county

Is Aylesbury a good place to live?

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Remote worker35%strong on work, weak on safety · range 24–46%

Skilled employee46%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–56%

Student47%strong on education, weak on work · range 37–57%

Family67%strong on family, weak on cost · range 56–78%

Retirement36%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 22–50%

Work and income

The employment rate was 66.4% at the end of 2021. The workforce in Aylesbury was 45,420 at the end of 2021.

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Aylesbury is 2.9%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Aylesbury 2.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	66.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,473 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.9 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁹Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Aylesbury?

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

Left over each month€1,081of €2,841 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.	€2,841
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €1,723
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	€1,081

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Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	42 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)³Official
Schools	63 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; Aylesbury's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Aylesbury?

Police recorded about 5,885 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)¹⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesAylesbury 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	5,885 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Aylesbury's nearest airport was LTN, 31 km away and offered 85 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	85 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	31 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LTN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Climate and air quality

Aylesbury's monthly mean temperatures were 3.8°C in January and 17.2°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Aylesbury?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.1 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: 7.14 µg/m³ · uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁷

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

PM2.57.1WHO 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 Aylesbury is 7.1 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Aylesbury 7.1

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.14 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.21 · Feb 16.88 · Mar 19.31 · Apr 24.77 · May 26.44 · Jun 29.15 · Jul 34.25 · Aug 32.75 · Sep 29.05 · Oct 27.39 · Nov 18.27 · Dec 14.08 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -7.36 · Feb -8.2 · Mar -5.1 · Apr -3.59 · May -0.5 · Jun 3.61 · Jul 6.9 · Aug 5.17 · Sep 2.77 · Oct -3.89 · Nov -5.12 · Dec -6.29 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.79 · Feb 3.97 · Mar 5.78 · Apr 8.69 · May 11.93 · Jun 15.11 · Jul 17.23 · Aug 16.86 · Sep 14.23 · Oct 10.83 · Nov 6.88 · Dec 4.46 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The population's median age was 36 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Aylesbury?

The published population was 87,950 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	87,950 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁷Official

International community in Aylesbury

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 group	People	Share
Europe: United Kingdom	68,250	77.6%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	12,420	14.1%
Europe: EU countries	7,275	8.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	33.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Workers aged 16 and over	45,420 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Median age	36 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Aylesbury

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 Aylesbury alternative in the same region

45 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 5,885 Aylesbury−33%
Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €3,473 Aylesbury+11%
Residents: 50,325 Wokingham vs 87,950 Aylesbury−43%
Unemployment: 2.6% Wokingham vs 2.9% Aylesbury−10%

Full comparison More about Wokingham

Cities near Aylesbury

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities

Hartlepool87,995 residents Halifax88,115 residents Doncaster87,455 residents Nuneaton88,815 residents Grimsby85,925 residents Wallasey85,610 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Aylesbury 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 Aylesbury part of London?

Aylesbury 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 58.6 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 Aylesbury?

The published population was 87,950 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Aylesbury?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.1 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 Aylesbury?

What is the typical salary around Aylesbury?

The median gross salary is 3,473 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Aylesbury a good place to live?

Aylesbury 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 Aylesbury part of London?

Aylesbury 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 58.6 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Aylesbury?

Prestwood and Great Missenden, Great Missenden, Leighton Buzzard, Berkhamsted, Chesham are near Aylesbury. 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 Aylesbury?

The official country of birth distribution records 68,250 people (77.6%) 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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  title = {Aylesbury, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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