Living in Broughton

Broughton had a population of 2,170 at the end of 2021. The regional median gross salary reached €3,203 per month at the end of 2024. Broughton had an unemployment rate of 3.1% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population2,170people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)3,203EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent947.4EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate3.1%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime6,347incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean5.51µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Lower unemployment than 68% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 89% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

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

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 Broughton.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Broughton. 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 pack¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	947.4 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹⁰Official · county

Is Broughton a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–66%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–70%

Student35%strong on education, weak on work · range 23–47%

Family51%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–63%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–69%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Broughton is 3.1%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Broughton 3.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,203 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.1 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁹Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Broughton?

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

Left over each month€1,662of €2,647 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.	€2,647
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €947
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	€1,662

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	5 count	3 Aug 2026	Welsh Government (My Local School)¹⁷Official
Schools	7 count	3 Aug 2026	Welsh Government (My Local School)¹⁷Official

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; Broughton's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Broughton?

Police recorded about 6,347 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 citiesBroughton 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	6,347 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹³Official · county

Mobility and administration

Broughton's nearest airport was LPL, 21 km away and offered 48 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	48 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	21 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LPL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 5°C in January to 16.6°C in July. Broughton's monthly precipitation totalled 59.9 mm in January and 60 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Broughton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.5 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: 5.51 µg/m³ · uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁶

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

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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

PM2.55.5WHO 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 Broughton is 5.5 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Broughton 5.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.51 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.1 · Feb 8.8 · Mar 10.9 · Apr 13.6 · May 16.7 · Jun 19.3 · Jul 21.1 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 14.6 · Nov 10.9 · Dec 8.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.8 · Feb 2 · Mar 3 · Apr 4.5 · May 7.2 · Jun 10.3 · Jul 12.1 · Aug 12 · Sep 9.8 · Oct 7.2 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 2.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 5 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 7 · Apr 9.1 · May 12 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 5.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 59.9 · Feb 49.5 · Mar 48.2 · Apr 49.5 · May 52.9 · Jun 64.5 · Jul 60 · Aug 58.9 · Sep 62.2 · Oct 76.2 · Nov 71.3 · Dec 75.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Derby ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.8 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.1 °C, Reims (France) ±1.4 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Heide (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

How many people live in Broughton?

The published population was 2,170 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	2,170 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁷Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Medr (Wales)²Official

Alternatives for people set on Broughton

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.

Hawarden as a Broughton alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 0 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, region: €3,203 Hawarden vs €3,203 Broughtonno percentage
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,347 Hawarden vs 6,347 Broughtonsame level
Annual PM2.5: 5.5 µg/m³ Hawarden vs 5.5 µg/m³ Broughtonsame level

Full comparison More about Hawarden

Wokingham as a Broughton alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 244 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 50,325 Wokingham vs 2,170 Broughton+2219%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 6,347 Broughton−38%
Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €3,203 Broughton+21%
Unemployment: 2.6% Wokingham vs 3.1% Broughton−16%

Full comparison More about Wokingham

Cities near Broughton

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities

Warsop2,140 residents Meriden2,205 residents Charlton2,120 residents Wardle2,110 residents Westhill2,110 residents Stone2,080 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Broughton 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 Broughton part of Chester?

Broughton is in the published commuting zone of Chester; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Chester 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 Broughton?

The published population was 2,170 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Broughton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.5 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 Broughton?

What is the typical salary around Broughton?

The median gross salary is 3,203 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Broughton a good place to live?

Broughton 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 Broughton part of Chester?

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

Which cities are near Broughton?

Chester, Hawarden, Deeside, Blacon, Gresford are near Broughton. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Broughton, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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Medr (Wales) medr.cymru · checked 2026-08-03
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Three 100GB one-month data pack three.co.uk · checked 2026-09-15
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