Living in Kirkby in Ashfield

Kirkby in Ashfield's population was 21,270 at the end of 2021. Regional median gross salary figures for Kirkby in Ashfield showed €2,851 per month at the end of 2024. Kirkby in Ashfield had an unemployment rate of 4.9% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population21,270people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)2,851EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent928.7EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate4.9%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime7,965incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2019Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 81% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 80% 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 Kirkby in Ashfield?

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 Kirkby in Ashfield.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Kirkby in Ashfield. 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 pack¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	928.7 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹¹Official · county

Is Kirkby in Ashfield a good place to live?

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Remote worker43%strong on work, weak on safety · range 32–54%

Skilled employee53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%

Student31%strong on education, weak on work · range 21–41%

Family51%strong on family, weak on cost · range 40–62%

Retirement52%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 38–66%

Work and income

Employment rates for Kirkby in Ashfield measured 56.9% at the end of 2021. The workforce in Kirkby in Ashfield was 9,655 at the end of 2021.

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Kirkby in Ashfield is 4.9%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Kirkby in Ashfield 4.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	56.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,851 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁷Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.9 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁸Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Kirkby in Ashfield?

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

Left over each month€1,429of €2,395 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
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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.	€2,395
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €929
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	€1,429

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Public employment service

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

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	7 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)³Official
Schools	10 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; Kirkby in Ashfield's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Kirkby in Ashfield?

Police recorded about 7,965 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)¹⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesKirkby in Ashfield 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	7,965 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁴Official · county

Mobility and administration

Kirkby in Ashfield's nearest airport was EMA, 30 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	30 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	EMA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Kirkby in Ashfield stood at 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2019.

Is the air quality good in Kirkby in Ashfield?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2019) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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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

PM2.511WHO 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	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2019	European Environment Agency⁴Official · 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	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · 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	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · 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	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · 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	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · 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

The population's median age was 40 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Kirkby in Ashfield?

The published population was 21,270 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	21,270 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official

International community in Kirkby in Ashfield

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Usual residents living in the individual ONS Built-up Area on Census Day 21 March 2021 · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Europe: United Kingdom	20,095	94.5%
Europe: EU countries	655	3.1%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	515	2.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	20.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁵Official
Workers aged 16 and over	9,655 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁵Official
Median age	40 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁵Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Kirkby in Ashfield

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.

Heanor as a Kirkby in Ashfield alternative in the same region

12 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.1% Heanor vs 4.9% Kirkby in Ashfield−37%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,835 Heanor vs 7,965 Kirkby in Ashfield−14%
Median gross pay, region: €3,125 Heanor vs €2,851 Kirkby in Ashfield+10%
Residents: 24,260 Heanor vs 21,270 Kirkby in Ashfield+14%
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Heanor vs 11.0 µg/m³ Kirkby in Ashfieldsame level

Full comparison More about Heanor

Wokingham as a Kirkby in Ashfield alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 190 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 7,965 Kirkby in Ashfield−51%
Unemployment: 2.6% Wokingham vs 4.9% Kirkby in Ashfield−47%
Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €2,851 Kirkby in Ashfield+36%
Residents: 50,325 Wokingham vs 21,270 Kirkby in Ashfield+137%

Full comparison More about Wokingham

Cities near Kirkby in Ashfield

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

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Workington21,275 residents Berkhamsted21,240 residents Brownhills21,240 residents Staines21,325 residents Bingley21,330 residents Hebburn21,345 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kirkby in Ashfield 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 Kirkby in Ashfield part of Mansfield?

Kirkby in Ashfield is in the published commuting zone of Mansfield; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Mansfield city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁶

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Common questions

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How many people live in Kirkby in Ashfield?

The published population was 21,270 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Kirkby in Ashfield?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 Kirkby in Ashfield?

What is the typical salary around Kirkby in Ashfield?

The median gross salary is 2,851 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Kirkby in Ashfield a good place to live?

Kirkby in Ashfield 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 Kirkby in Ashfield part of Mansfield?

Kirkby in Ashfield is in the published commuting zone of Mansfield; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Kirkby in Ashfield?

Mansfield, Sutton in Ashfield, Pinxton, South Normanton and Pinxton, Hucknall are near Kirkby in Ashfield. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe: United Kingdom live in Kirkby in Ashfield?

The official country of birth distribution records 20,095 people (94.5%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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