Living in Bradford-on-Avon

In Bradford-on-Avon, unemployment is 2.7% (2025).

Bradford-on-Avon is in the United Kingdom; its population was 9,865 in March 2021. Owner occupation accounted for 72.6% of homes in March 2021. Gigabit broadband availability was 75.5%. The city had 3 schools in 2026. The employment rate was 52.7% in March 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population9,865people21 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)3,006EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.ons.gov.uk

Average rent1,264EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate2.7%country median 3.4% — 21% belowOfficial source · www.nomisweb.co.uk

Recorded crime4,926incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4

PM2.5, annual mean6.99µg/m³country median 6.5 — 7% aboveOfficial source · official estimated total annual mean background concentration

Lower unemployment than 84% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 95% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and dirtier air than 77% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Bradford-on-Avon?

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 Bradford-on-Avon.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Bradford-on-Avon. 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 pack¹⁷Official · national market
Dwellings	4,545 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)	1,264 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹³Official · county

Is Bradford-on-Avon 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 worker38%strong on work, weak on safety · range 27–49%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–72%

Student31%strong on education, weak on work · range 21–41%

Family51%strong on family, weak on cost · range 40–62%

Retirement39%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 26–52%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bradford-on-Avon?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2025-2026). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk²⁴

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Bradford-on-Avon is 2.7%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Bradford-on-Avon 2.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	75.46 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Employment rate	52.73 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 towns and cities dataset Figure 9 individual BUA employment row for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley¹²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Superfast broadband availability	99.62 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk²⁶Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,006 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.ons.gov.uk²⁵Official
Unemployment rate	2.7 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2025	www.nomisweb.co.uk²⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Bradford-on-Avon?

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

Left over each month€1,209of €2,510 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.	€2,510
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €1,264
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	€1,209

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bradford-on-Avon. 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 Bradford-on-Avon. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	3 count	7 Jul 2026	DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Primary schools	4 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)³Official
Schools	5 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; Bradford-on-Avon'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 coordinates⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bradford-on-Avon 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 Bradford-on-Avon?

Police recorded about 4,926 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 C4¹⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesBradford-on-Avon 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	4,926 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4¹⁶Official · county
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	1,977 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	354.8 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	73 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Nearest airport	BRS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	33 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 6.99 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual NO₂ was 5.35 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 11.3 µg/m³ in 2025.

Is the air quality good in Bradford-on-Avon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 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: 6.99 µg/m³ · official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹¹

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

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13°5°

16°8°

19°10°

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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

125

173

211

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113

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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

PM2.57WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011.3WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂5.3WHO 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 Bradford-on-Avon is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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487

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Bradford-on-Avon 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	5.35 µg/m³country median 7.2	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration⁹Official
PM10 — annual mean	11.33 µg/m³country median 11.3 — about the same	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹⁰Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.99 µg/m³country median 6.5	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.2 · Feb 7.7 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 13.2 · May 16.4 · Jun 19.4 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21 · Sep 18.3 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 7.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.7 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 3 · Apr 4.6 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 7.6 · Nov 4.4 · Dec 2.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.4 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 8.9 · May 12 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 16.9 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 7.2 · Dec 4.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²¹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 76.7 · Feb 56 · Mar 51.9 · Apr 52.7 · May 57.8 · Jun 54.9 · Jul 60.2 · Aug 65.6 · Sep 55.1 · Oct 79.5 · Nov 82 · Dec 78.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²²Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 60.6 · Feb 78.9 · Mar 124.5 · Apr 172.9 · May 210.9 · Jun 205.2 · Jul 215.2 · Aug 192.7 · Sep 154.1 · Oct 112.9 · Nov 70.7 · Dec 54.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²³Official

Annual PM2.5 over time7 published observations, 2013–2025

6.5

8.8

11.2

13.5

7.02013201620182025

Annual PM2.5 fell 46.3% between 2013 and 2025, from 13.0 to 7.0.

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Luton ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.1 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.2 °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 2.8 km² in December 2022. Population density was 3,508.3 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Bradford-on-Avon?

The published population was 9,865 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 passport91.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	2.81 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	2.81 km²	Dec 2022	Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2.⁵Official
Foreign residents	805 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	1.01 per 10,000 people	7 Jul 2026	NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Schools per 10,000 residents	3.04 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	3,508 people/km²	21 Mar 2021	www.ons.gov.uk⁶Official · built-up-area figure
Population	9,865 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	72.61 %	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	8.2 %	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	49 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 Students⁸Official

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Is Bradford-on-Avon part of Trowbridge?

Bradford-on-Avon is in the published commuting zone of Trowbridge; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Trowbridge city profile

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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 Bradford-on-Avon?

The published population was 9,865 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 Bradford-on-Avon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7 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 Bradford-on-Avon?

What is the unemployment rate in Bradford-on-Avon?

The unemployment rate is 2.7 % (2025-2026). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk.

What is the typical salary around Bradford-on-Avon?

The median gross salary is 3,006 EUR/month. Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

How many foreign residents live in Bradford-on-Avon?

805 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 Bradford-on-Avon a good place to live?

Bradford-on-Avon 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 Bradford-on-Avon part of Trowbridge?

Bradford-on-Avon is in the published commuting zone of Trowbridge; 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
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
official estimated total annual mean background concentration uk-air.defra.gov.uk · checked 2026-07-15
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