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Living in Chelsfield

For Chelsfield, the regional median gross salary was €4,218 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 5% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population11,234people21 Mar 2021Official source · Census 2021 TS001 — Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments
Median gross salary (region)4,218EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Average rent1,967EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Unemployment rate5%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Recorded crime6,906incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)
PM2.5, annual mean8.13µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Higher unemployment than 83% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 87% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

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

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 Chelsfield.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Chelsfield 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 pack16Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,967 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price12Official · county

Is Chelsfield 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 worker33%strong on work, weak on safety · range 18–48%
Skilled employee36%strong on work, weak on safety · range 24–48%
Student27%strong on cost, weak on work · range 15–39%
Family21%strong on family, weak on cost · range 9–33%
Retirement36%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 21–51%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Chelsfield is 5.0%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,218 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Office for National Statistics (ONS)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate5 %31 Dec 2023Office for National Statistics (ONS)10Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Chelsfield?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,218 (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,377of €3,381 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.€3,381
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €1,967
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€1,377
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Chelsfield Salary needed to live in Chelsfield

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools1 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)3Official
Schools2 count3 Aug 2026Department 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; Chelsfield's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Chelsfield?

Police recorded about 6,906 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 citiesChelsfield highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Chelsfield 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 residents6,906 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)15Official · county

Mobility and administration

Chelsfield's nearest airport was LCY, 17 km away and offered 35 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport35 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Distance to the nearest major airport17 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LCY3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 5.1°C in January to 17.9°C in July. Chelsfield's monthly precipitation totalled 86.7 mm in January and 56.3 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Chelsfield?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 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: 8.13 µg/m³ · uk-air.defra.gov.uk17
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 KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Chelsfield is 8.1 µg/m³. Of 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 mean8.13 µg/m³31 Dec 2024uk-air.defra.gov.uk17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.1 · Feb 5.3 · Mar 7.3 · Apr 9.6 · May 12.6 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 17.9 · Aug 17.8 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 11.6 · Nov 7.9 · Dec 5.5 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · 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

How many people live in Chelsfield?

The published population was 11,234 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 TS001 — Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments2

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population11,234 people21 Mar 2021Census 2021 TS001 — Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments2Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Office for Students11Official

Alternatives for people set on Chelsfield

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.

Otford as a Chelsfield alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Unemployment: 3.0% Otford vs 5.0% Chelsfield−40%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,264 Otford vs 6,906 Chelsfield−24%
  • Residents: 4,721 Otford vs 11,234 Chelsfield−58%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,818 Otford vs €4,218 Chelsfield−9%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³ Otford vs 8.1 µg/m³ Chelsfield−11%
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Cities near Chelsfield

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities
Attleborough11,235 residentsBewbush11,239 residentsWeybourne (Waverley)11,240 residentsBolsover11,225 residentsUlverston11,220 residentsCoity11,251 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Chelsfield 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 Chelsfield part of London?

Chelsfield is near London, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 24.3 km away by straight-line distance. London city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source4

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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 Chelsfield?

The published population was 11,234 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 TS001 — Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments.

Is the air quality good in Chelsfield?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 8.1 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 Chelsfield?

Police recorded about 6,906 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 Chelsfield?

The median gross salary is 4,218 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Chelsfield a good place to live?

Chelsfield 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 Chelsfield part of London?

Chelsfield is near London, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 24.3 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Chelsfield?

Orpington, Farnborough, Otford, Chislehurst, Bickley are near Chelsfield. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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Sources

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  1. BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
  2. Census 2021 TS001 — Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments Census 2021 TS001 · nomisweb.co.uk · checked 2026-10-07
  3. Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
  4. download.geonames.org recorded crime data download.geonames.org · checked 2026-08-28
  5. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
  6. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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  3. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  4. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  5. Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
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