Living in Brandon

In Brandon (East Midlands), tenants pay an average rent of €987 a month (2026).

At the end of 2021, Brandon had a population of 9,505. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €2,973 per month. Brandon registered an unemployment rate of 4.4% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2417 sources

Population9,505people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)2,973EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent987.1EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate4.4%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime5,509incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2019Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 75% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 95% 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 Brandon?

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 Brandon.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Brandon. 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 pack¹²Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	987.1 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price⁸Official

Is Brandon a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–67%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–69%

Student38%strong on education, weak on work · range 28–48%

Family50%strong on family, weak on cost · range 40–60%

Retirement57%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Brandon is 4.4%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Brandon 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	2,973 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.4 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁶Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Brandon?

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

Left over each month€1,457of €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	− €987
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	€1,457

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Brandon Salary needed to live in Brandon

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	4 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	5 count	3 Aug 2026	Department 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; Brandon's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Brandon?

Police recorded about 5,509 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)¹¹

Recorded crime across major citiesBrandon 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	5,509 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Brandon's nearest airport was BHX, 25 km away and offered 81 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	81 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	25 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BHX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Climate and air quality

At the end of 2019, annual PM2.5 reached 10 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperature moved from 4.3°C in January to 17.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 58 mm in January and 60 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Brandon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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

PM2.510WHO 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 KingdomOf 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2019	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.1 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 10.4 · Apr 13.6 · May 16.7 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.2 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 14.3 · Nov 10 · Dec 7.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.5 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 4.3 · May 7.1 · Jun 10 · Jul 11.9 · Aug 12 · Sep 10 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 1.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.3 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 8.9 · May 11.9 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 17.1 · Aug 16.9 · Sep 14.3 · Oct 10.8 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 4.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 58 · Feb 44.2 · Mar 43 · Apr 46.5 · May 55 · Jun 55.1 · Jul 60 · Aug 67 · Sep 57.8 · Oct 67.4 · Nov 63.6 · Dec 59.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Ipswich ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.8 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Reims (France) ±1.1 °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

How many people live in Brandon?

The published population was 9,505 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	9,505 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁴Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Brandon

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.

Coventry as a Brandon alternative in the same region

Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 344,285 Coventry vs 9,505 Brandon+3522%
Median gross pay, region: €3,346 Coventry vs €2,973 Brandon+13%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,836 (2024) Coventry vs 5,509 (2025) Brandonno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Coventry vs 10.0 µg/m³ Brandonsame level

Full comparison More about Coventry

Wokingham as a Brandon alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 50,325 Wokingham vs 9,505 Brandon+429%
Unemployment: 2.6% Wokingham vs 4.4% Brandon−41%
Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €2,973 Brandon+30%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 5,509 Brandon−29%

Full comparison More about Wokingham

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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Brandon9,505 residents Thurmaston9,505 residents Knottingley9,510 residents Pheasey9,495 residents Chessington9,488 residents Esher9,485 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Brandon 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 Brandon part of Coventry?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹³

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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 Brandon?

The published population was 9,505 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Brandon?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Brandon?

What is the typical salary around Brandon?

The median gross salary is 2,973 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Brandon a good place to live?

Brandon 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 Brandon part of Coventry?

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

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Brandon (East Midlands), United Kingdom: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 65ac06cd1acec23ec04eba4a47c6a28c]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/brandon-eng-p3/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Brandon (East Midlands), United Kingdom: population, rent},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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Sources

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BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
Office for National Statistics ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-04
Office for National Statistics (ONS) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-06
Office for National Statistics (ONS) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-06
Office for Students officeforstudents.org.uk · checked 2026-08-03
ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
Three 100GB one-month data pack three.co.uk · checked 2026-09-15
Travel to Work Areas (December 2011) full extent boundaries in the United Kingdom services1.arcgis.com · checked 2026-09-19
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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