Living in Gosport

In Gosport, tenants pay an average rent of €1,366 a month (2026).

At the end of 2021, Gosport had a population of 70,110. Regional median gross salary figures for Gosport showed €3,049 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2017, unemployment in Gosport reached 4.05%.

Last checked 2026-09-2417 sources

Population70,110people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)3,049EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,366EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority

Unemployment rate4.05%country median 3.4% — 19% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime7,179incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2019Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 71% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 84% 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 Gosport?

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 Gosport.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Gosport. 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 pack¹³Official · national market
Rent price index, mean	1,366 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics, 16 September 2026 edition¹²Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,366 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority⁸Official

Is Gosport a good place to live?

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Remote worker35%strong on work, weak on safety · range 25–45%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on safety · range 56–74%

Student44%strong on education, weak on work · range 35–53%

Family63%strong on family, weak on cost · range 53–73%

Retirement34%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 21–47%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Gosport?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (2017).

Unemployment rate: 4.05 % · Eurostat⁴

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Gosport is 4.1%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Gosport 4.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,049 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁶Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.05 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2017	Eurostat⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Gosport?

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

Left over each month€1,136of €2,539 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.	€2,539
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority · 2026-08-31	− €1,366
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	€1,136

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Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	23 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	30 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official

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; Gosport's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Gosport?

Police recorded about 7,179 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)¹¹

Recorded crime across major citiesGosport 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	7,179 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹¹Official · county

Mobility and administration

Gosport's nearest airport was SOU, 24 km away and offered 23 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	23 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	24 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SOU	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁰Official

Climate and air quality

At the end of 2019, annual PM2.5 reached 10 µg/m³. Monthly precipitation was 84.5 mm in January and 46.9 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Gosport?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2019) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency³

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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Night-time low to daytime high

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

PM2.510WHO 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	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2019	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.3 · Feb 8.6 · Mar 11 · Apr 13.7 · May 16.9 · Jun 19.7 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 11.7 · Dec 9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.8 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 4 · Apr 5.7 · May 8.7 · Jun 11.6 · Jul 13.6 · Aug 13.7 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 8.9 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 84.5 · Feb 57.7 · Mar 49.8 · Apr 49.6 · May 43.3 · Jun 48.2 · Jul 46.9 · Aug 57.2 · Sep 61.4 · Oct 86 · Nov 90.6 · Dec 92.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Basingstoke ±0.8 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.4 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Le Havre (France) ±1.1 °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 Gosport?

The published population was 70,110 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	70,110 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁵Official

Additional context

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

Alternatives for people set on Gosport

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.

Portsmouth as a Gosport alternative in the same region

Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 223,305 Portsmouth vs 70,110 Gosport+219%
Median gross pay, region: €3,638 Portsmouth vs €3,049 Gosport+19%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 11,426 (2026) Portsmouth vs 7,179 (2025) Gosportno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Portsmouth vs 10.0 µg/m³ Gosportsame level

Full comparison More about Portsmouth

Rochester as a Gosport alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 37 Rochester vs 7,179 Gosport−99%
Annual PM2.5: 14.0 µg/m³ Rochester vs 10.0 µg/m³ Gosport+40%
Median gross pay, region: €3,409 Rochester vs €3,049 Gosport+12%
Residents: 67,285 Rochester vs 70,110 Gosport−4%

Full comparison More about Rochester

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities

Walsall70,775 residents Dartford69,130 residents Lowestoft71,315 residents Barnsley71,405 residents Rotherham71,535 residents Rossendale71,541 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gosport 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 Gosport part of Portsmouth?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁴

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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 Gosport?

The published population was 70,110 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Gosport?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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 Gosport?

What is the unemployment rate in Gosport?

The unemployment rate is about 4.1 % (2017). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Gosport?

The median gross salary is 3,049 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Gosport a good place to live?

Gosport 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 Gosport part of Portsmouth?

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

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BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
European Environment Agency air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
Eurostat ec.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
Office for National Statistics ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-04
Office for National Statistics (ONS) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-06
Office for Students officeforstudents.org.uk · checked 2026-08-03
ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-23
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03

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Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics, 16 September 2026 edition ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-18
Three 100GB one-month data pack three.co.uk · checked 2026-09-15
Travel to Work Areas (December 2011) full extent boundaries in the United Kingdom services1.arcgis.com · checked 2026-09-19
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05

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