Living in Clayton-le-Woods

At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,088 per month. The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.5% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Median gross salary (region)3,088EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent932.2EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate2.5%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime5,856incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables

Lower 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 77% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Clayton-le-Woods?

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 Clayton-le-Woods.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Clayton-le-Woods. 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 150²Official · 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)	932.2 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price⁸Official · county

Is Clayton-le-Woods a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–68%

Student32%strong on education, weak on work · range 20–44%

Family46%strong on family, weak on cost · range 34–58%

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

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Clayton-le-Woods is 2.5%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Clayton-le-Woods 2.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,088 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.5 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁶Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Clayton-le-Woods?

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

Left over each month€1,598of €2,567 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.	€2,567
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €932
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	€1,598

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Clayton-le-Woods. 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 Clayton-le-Woods. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

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

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesClayton-le-Woods 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	5,856 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Clayton-le-Woods's nearest airport was LPL, 42 km away and offered 48 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	48 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	42 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LPL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 4.8°C in January to 16.4°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 77.8 mm in January and 66 mm in July.

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

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7°2°

8°2°

10°3°

13°5°

16°8°

18°11°

20°13°

19°13°

18°11°

14°8°

10°5°

8°2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

101

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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

PM2.57WHO 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 Clayton-le-Woods is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Clayton-le-Woods 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.3 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 9.7 · Apr 12.6 · May 15.7 · Jun 18.1 · Jul 19.8 · Aug 19.5 · Sep 17.6 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 7.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · parent municipality
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.3 · Feb 2.2 · Mar 3.4 · Apr 5.1 · May 7.9 · Jun 10.9 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 13 · Sep 10.6 · Oct 8 · Nov 5 · Dec 2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · parent municipality
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.8 · Feb 5 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 8.8 · May 11.8 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 16.4 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 14.1 · Oct 11 · Nov 7.7 · Dec 5.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · parent municipality
Average precipitation by month	Jan 77.8 · Feb 64 · Mar 54.4 · Apr 48.7 · May 54 · Jun 63.1 · Jul 66 · Aug 79.9 · Sep 83.5 · Oct 101.4 · Nov 94.7 · Dec 99.1 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · parent municipality

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Birkenhead ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Cork (Ireland) ±0.7 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.2 °C, Brugge (Belgium) ±0.7 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Bremerhaven (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.

Additional context

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

Alternatives for people set on Clayton-le-Woods

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.

Leyland as a Clayton-le-Woods alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,667 Leyland vs 5,856 Clayton-le-Woods−3%
Median gross pay, region: €3,088 Leyland vs €3,088 Clayton-le-Woodssame level
Unemployment: 2.5% Leyland vs 2.5% Clayton-le-Woodssame level

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Wokingham as a Clayton-le-Woods alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 283 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 5,856 Clayton-le-Woods−33%
Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €3,088 Clayton-le-Woods+25%
Unemployment: 2.6% Wokingham vs 2.5% Clayton-le-Woods+4%

Full comparison More about Wokingham

Cities near Clayton-le-Woods

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

Preston Commuting Zone · 7.4 km away

Salary: 3,702 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Clayton-le-Woods 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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Is Clayton-le-Woods part of Preston?

Clayton-le-Woods is in the published commuting zone of Preston; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Preston city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹³

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around Clayton-le-Woods?

The median gross salary is 3,088 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

What is the unemployment rate in Clayton-le-Woods?

The unemployment rate is 2.5 %. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is the air quality good in Clayton-le-Woods?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables.

How safe is Clayton-le-Woods?

Police recorded 5,856 incidents per 100,000. 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).

Is Clayton-le-Woods a good place to live?

Clayton-le-Woods 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 Clayton-le-Woods part of Preston?

Clayton-le-Woods is in the published commuting zone of Preston; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Clayton-le-Woods?

Preston, Leyland, Chorley, Adlington, Tarleton are near Clayton-le-Woods. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Clayton-le-Woods, United Kingdom: rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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