Living in Kimberley

In Kimberley, unemployment is 3.1% (2023).

Kimberley numbered 4,470 residents at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population4,470people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)3,125EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.ons.gov.uk

Average rent1,100EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate3.1%country median 3.4% — 9% belowOfficial source · www.ons.gov.uk

Recorded crime5,321incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2023Nearest stationOfficial source · ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables

Lower unemployment than 68% 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 Kimberley?

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 Kimberley.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Kimberley. 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 pack¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,100 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹¹Official · county

Is Kimberley 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 43–65%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–70%

Student30%strong on education, weak on work · range 20–40%

Family48%strong on family, weak on cost · range 37–59%

Retirement34%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 20–48%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Kimberley?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (January 2023). Source: www.ons.gov.uk¹⁸

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Kimberley is 3.1%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Kimberley 3.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,125 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.ons.gov.uk¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	3.1 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2023	www.ons.gov.uk¹⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Kimberley?

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

Left over each month€1,459of €2,596 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.	€2,596
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €1,100
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	€1,459

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

Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

Department for Work and Pensions

Job SearchUnemployment Claim

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	3 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; Kimberley's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Kimberley?

Police recorded about 5,321 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 C4¹⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesKimberley 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	5,321 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4¹⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Kimberley's nearest airport was EMA, 17 km away and offered 57 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	57 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹²Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	17 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	EMA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 4.3°C in January to 16.9°C in July. Kimberley's monthly precipitation totalled 59.1 mm in January and 65.2 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Kimberley?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 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) Tables⁴

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 2023	ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.9 · Feb 7.7 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 13.2 · May 16.4 · Jun 19.2 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 13.9 · Nov 9.8 · Dec 7.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.6 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 3 · Apr 4.8 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.3 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 6.5 · Apr 9 · May 11.9 · Jun 14.8 · Jul 16.9 · Aug 16.7 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 7 · Dec 4.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 59.1 · Feb 49.8 · Mar 45.5 · Apr 47.6 · May 49.8 · Jun 66.7 · Jul 65.2 · Aug 63.6 · Sep 57.4 · Oct 71.7 · Nov 69.5 · Dec 69.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Kingston upon Hull ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.0 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.1 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (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 Kimberley?

The published population was 4,470 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	4,470 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁹Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Kimberley

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.

Wokingham as a Kimberley alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 179 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,325 Wokingham vs 4,470 Kimberley+1026%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 5,321 Kimberley−26%
Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €3,125 Kimberleyno percentage

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Cities near Kimberley

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

Nottingham Commuting Zone · 8.3 km away

Salary: 3,391 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

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Freckleton4,475 residents Sowerby Bridge4,485 residents Kilburn4,450 residents Selkirk4,540 residents Portland4,555 residents Clayton West4,385 residents

How does Kimberley compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kimberley 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 Kimberley part of Nottingham?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁶

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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 Kimberley?

The published population was 4,470 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Kimberley?

How safe is Kimberley?

What is the unemployment rate in Kimberley?

The unemployment rate is 3.1 % (January 2023). Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

What is the typical salary around Kimberley?

The median gross salary is 3,125 EUR/month. Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

Is Kimberley a good place to live?

Kimberley 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 Kimberley part of Nottingham?

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

Which cities are near Kimberley?

Nottingham, Ilkeston, Hucknall, Basford, New Basford are near Kimberley. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kimberley, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5c41fde453fb6dbea9f7c6f0067d18b2]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/kimberley/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {Kimberley, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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