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Living in Batley

The population of Batley totalled 44,500 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,095 per month. Batley registered an unemployment rate of 4.1% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population44,500people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics
Median gross salary (region)3,095EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Average rent913.5EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Unemployment rate4.1%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Recorded crime8,757incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)
PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2019Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 71% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 70% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and dirtier air than any other United Kingdom city that publishes it.

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

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 Batley.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Batley 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 pack14Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)913.5 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price10Official · county

Is Batley 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 worker40%strong on work, weak on safety · range 29–51%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Student34%strong on education, weak on work · range 24–44%
Family58%strong on family, weak on cost · range 47–69%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–65%

Work and income

For Batley, the employment rate was 54.1% at the end of 2021. Batley's working population was 18,720 at the end of 2021.

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Batley is 4.1%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate54.1 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics4Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,095 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Office for National Statistics (ONS)6Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.1 %31 Dec 2023Office for National Statistics (ONS)7Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Batley?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,095 (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,617of €2,567 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.€2,567
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €913
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€1,617
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Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools19 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)2Official
Schools27 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)2Official

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; Batley's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Batley?

Police recorded about 8,757 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)13

Recorded crime across major citiesBatley highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Batley 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 residents8,757 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)13Official · county

Mobility and administration

Batley's nearest airport was LBA, 18 km away and offered 51 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport51 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Distance to the nearest major airport18 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LBA3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2019.

Is the air quality good in Batley?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2019) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency3

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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
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 KingdomOf 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2019European Environment Agency3Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5.7 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 8.3 · Apr 11.4 · May 14.5 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 16.1 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 6.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1 · Feb 0.9 · Mar 1.9 · Apr 3.6 · May 6.2 · Jun 9.1 · Jul 11.2 · Aug 11.2 · Sep 9.2 · Oct 6.4 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 1.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.3 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 7.5 · May 10.4 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 15 · Sep 12.6 · Oct 9.4 · Nov 6 · Dec 3.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 109.2 · Feb 88.8 · Mar 77.2 · Apr 66 · May 64 · Jun 79.8 · Jul 75.1 · Aug 86.4 · Sep 82.5 · Oct 97.8 · Nov 109.4 · Dec 121.1 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Aberdeen ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Cork (Ireland) ±1.3 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.5 °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

Median age stood at 36 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Batley?

The published population was 44,500 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics5

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population44,500 people31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics5Official

International community in Batley

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 Kingdom37,10083.4%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)6,18513.9%
Europe: EU countries1,2152.7%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source9

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher23.1 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics4Official
Workers aged 16 and over18,720 workers31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics4Official
Median age36 years31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics4Official
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Office for Students8Official

Alternatives for people set on Batley

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.

Sale as a Batley alternative in the same region

56 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 3.1% Sale vs 4.1% Batley−24%
  • Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ Sale vs 12.0 µg/m³ Batley−25%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,486 Sale vs 8,757 Batley−15%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,430 Sale vs €3,095 Batley+11%
  • Residents: 62,550 Sale vs 44,500 Batley+41%
Full comparisonMore about Sale

Cities near Batley

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

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Grays44,345 residentsWrexham44,785 residentsGrantham44,905 residentsBletchley45,010 residentsCoatbridge43,950 residentsOldbury45,180 residents

How does Batley compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Batley 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 Batley part of Huddersfield?

Batley is in the published commuting zone of Huddersfield; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Huddersfield city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source15

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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 Batley?

The published population was 44,500 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Batley?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2019) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Batley?

Police recorded about 8,757 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 typical salary around Batley?

The median gross salary is 3,095 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Batley a good place to live?

Batley 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 Batley part of Huddersfield?

Batley is in the published commuting zone of Huddersfield; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Batley?

Huddersfield, Dewsbury, Morley, Ossett, Lofthouse are near Batley. 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 Batley?

The official country of birth distribution records 37,100 people (83.4%) 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 = {Batley, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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