Living in Caterham

Caterham's population was 22,755 at the end of 2021. The regional median gross salary reached €3,700 per month at the end of 2024. An unemployment rate of 5.3% was measured at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population22,755people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)3,700EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,912EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate5.3%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime5,392incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2019Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 90% 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 Caterham?

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 Caterham.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Caterham. 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)	1,912 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹²Official · county

Is Caterham 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 worker32%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 21–43%

Skilled employee42%strong on work, weak on safety · range 32–52%

Student41%strong on education, weak on work · range 31–51%

Family42%strong on family, weak on cost · range 31–53%

Retirement36%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 22–50%

Work and income

The employment rate was 62.5% at the end of 2021. Caterham had 11,270 at the end of 2021.

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Caterham is 5.3%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Caterham 5.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	62.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,700 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.3 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁹Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Caterham?

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

Left over each month€1,057of €3,007 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
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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.	€3,007
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €1,912
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	€1,057

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Caterham. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Caterham. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	7 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)³Official
Schools	15 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; Caterham's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Caterham?

Police recorded about 5,392 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 citiesCaterham 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	5,392 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Caterham's nearest airport was LGW, 17 km away and offered 165 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	165 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	17 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LGW	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2019.

Is the air quality good in Caterham?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2019) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

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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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

PM2.511WHO 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	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2019	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 13.3 · May 16.6 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 10.2 · Dec 7.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 2 · Mar 3.4 · Apr 5.1 · May 8 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 13 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.14 · Feb 4.27 · Mar 6.09 · Apr 9.02 · May 12.27 · Jun 15.48 · Jul 17.63 · Aug 17.31 · Sep 14.65 · Oct 11.29 · Nov 7.33 · Dec 4.79 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by month	Jan 86.7 · Feb 65.4 · Mar 53.6 · Apr 57.2 · May 59.1 · Jun 59 · Jul 56.3 · Aug 66.3 · Sep 66.2 · Oct 94.3 · Nov 92.2 · Dec 90.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Basingstoke ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.2 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Meldorf (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 population's median age was 40 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Caterham?

The published population was 22,755 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	22,755 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁷Official

International community in Caterham

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	19,750	86.8%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	2,035	8.9%
Europe: EU countries	970	4.3%

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	36.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Workers aged 16 and over	11,270 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Median age	40 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Caterham

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.

Rochester as a Caterham alternative in the same region

42 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 37 Rochester vs 5,392 Caterham−99%
Residents: 67,285 Rochester vs 22,755 Caterham+196%
Unemployment: 2.6% Rochester vs 5.3% Caterham−51%
Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Rochester vs 11.0 µg/m³ Caterham+27%
Median gross pay, region: €3,409 Rochester vs €3,700 Caterham−8%

Full comparison More about Rochester

Royal Leamington Spa as a Caterham alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 151 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Residents: 51,310 Royal Leamington Spa vs 22,755 Caterham+125%
Unemployment: 3.7% Royal Leamington Spa vs 5.3% Caterham−30%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Royal Leamington Spa vs 11.0 µg/m³ Caterham−9%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,611 Royal Leamington Spa vs 5,392 Caterham+4%
Median gross pay, region: €3,579 Royal Leamington Spa vs €3,700 Caterham−3%

Full comparison More about Royal Leamington Spa

Cities near Caterham

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities

Kempston22,785 residents Ashford22,825 residents Bartley Green22,670 residents Swinton22,885 residents Formby22,890 residents Clifton (Nottingham)22,935 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Caterham 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 Caterham part of Crawley?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁷

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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 Caterham?

The published population was 22,755 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Caterham?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 Caterham?

What is the typical salary around Caterham?

The median gross salary is 3,700 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Caterham a good place to live?

Caterham 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 Caterham part of Crawley?

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

Which cities are near Caterham?

Crawley, Kenley, South Merstham, Merstham, Coulsdon are near Caterham. 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 Caterham?

The official country of birth distribution records 19,750 people (86.8%) 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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