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Living in Chessington

The regional median gross salary was €4,316 per month at the end of 2024. Chessington's unemployment stood at 4% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population9,488people21 Mar 2021Official source · Census 2021 TS001 — Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments
Median gross salary (region)4,316EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Average rent2,116EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Unemployment rate4%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Recorded crime6,678incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)
PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables

Higher unemployment than 68% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 87% 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 Chessington?

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 Chessington.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Chessington 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 pack18Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)2,116 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price14Official · county

Is Chessington 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 employee40%strong on work, weak on safety · range 28–52%
Student35%strong on education, weak on housing · range 23–47%
Family33%strong on family, weak on cost · range 21–45%
Retirement36%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 21–51%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Chessington is 4.0%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)4,316 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Office for National Statistics (ONS)11Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4 %31 Dec 2023Office for National Statistics (ONS)12Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Chessington?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,316 (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,301of €3,453 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.€3,453
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €2,116
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€1,301
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Chessington Salary needed to live in Chessington

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools5 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)3Official
Schools7 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; Chessington's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Chessington?

Police recorded about 6,678 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)17

Recorded crime across major citiesChessington highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Chessington 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 residents6,678 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)17Official · county

Mobility and administration

Chessington's nearest airport was LHR, 16 km away and offered 171 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport171 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights15Official
Distance to the nearest major airport16 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LHR3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 5.6°C in January and 19°C in July. Chessington's monthly precipitation totalled 86.7 mm in January and 56.3 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Chessington?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables5

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
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 Chessington is 8.0 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 µg/m³31 Dec 2023ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables5Official · nearest-station reading
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 / WMO6Official · 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 / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.6 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 7.9 · Apr 10.5 · May 13.7 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 15.9 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 5.9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · 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 / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 61.1 · Feb 78.8 · Mar 124.4 · Apr 176.7 · May 207.5 · Jun 208.4 · Jul 217.8 · Aug 202.1 · Sep 157.1 · Oct 115.2 · Nov 70.7 · Dec 55 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · 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 Chessington?

The published population was 9,488 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 TS001 — Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments2

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population9,488 people21 Mar 2021Census 2021 TS001 — Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments2Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Office for Students13Official

Alternatives for people set on Chessington

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.

Thames Ditton as a Chessington alternative in the same region

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

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,151 Thames Ditton vs 6,678 Chessington−23%
  • Unemployment: 4.5% Thames Ditton vs 4.0% Chessington+13%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,218 Thames Ditton vs €4,316 Chessingtonsame level
  • Residents: 9,396 Thames Ditton vs 9,488 Chessington−1%
  • Annual PM2.5: 8.0 µg/m³ Thames Ditton vs 8.0 µg/m³ Chessingtonsame level
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Cities near Chessington

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

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Esher9,485 residentsPheasey9,495 residentsBrandon9,505 residentsBrandon9,505 residentsThurmaston9,505 residentsKnottingley9,510 residents

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

Chessington 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 20.2 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 Chessington?

The published population was 9,488 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 TS001 — Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments.

Is the air quality good in Chessington?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2023) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables.

How safe is Chessington?

Police recorded about 6,678 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 Chessington?

The median gross salary is 4,316 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Chessington a good place to live?

Chessington 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 Chessington part of London?

Chessington 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 20.2 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Chessington?

Tolworth, Long Ditton, Surbiton, Epsom, Worcester Park are near Chessington. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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