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Lee-on-the-Solent's population was 24,315 at the end of 2021. The regional median gross salary was €3,331 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 3% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population24,315people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics
Median gross salary (region)3,331EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Average rent1,374EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Unemployment rate3%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
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

Lower unemployment than 73% 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 Lee-on-the-Solent?

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 Lee-on-the-Solent.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Lee-on-the-Solent. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Lee-on-the-Solent 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 1502Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.87 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Three 100GB one-month data pack16Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,374 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price12Official · county

Is Lee-on-the-Solent 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 worker19%strong on work, weak on safety · range 8–30%
Skilled employee48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–58%
Student24%strong on education, weak on work · range 14–34%
Family46%strong on family, weak on cost · range 35–57%
Retirement32%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 18–46%

Work and income

Lee-on-the-Solent's employment rate reached 51.3% at the end of 2021. The workforce in Lee-on-the-Solent was 10,545 at the end of 2021.

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Lee-on-the-Solent is 3.0%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate51.3 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics6Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,331 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Office for National Statistics (ONS)8Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3 %31 Dec 2023Office for National Statistics (ONS)9Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Lee-on-the-Solent?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,331 (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,330of €2,740 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.€2,740
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €1,374
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€1,330
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Lee-on-the-Solent Salary needed to live in Lee-on-the-Solent

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Lee-on-the-Solent. 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 Lee-on-the-Solent. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools2 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)4Official
Schools2 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)4Official

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; Lee-on-the-Solent's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Lee-on-the-Solent?

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)15

Recorded crime across major citiesLee-on-the-Solent highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Lee-on-the-Solent 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 residents7,179 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)15Official · county

Mobility and administration

Lee-on-the-Solent's nearest airport was SOU, 20 km away and offered 23 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport23 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Distance to the nearest major airport20 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)SOU3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Climate and air quality

Lee-on-the-Solent recorded annual PM2.5 of 10 µg/m³ at the end of 2019.

Is the air quality good in Lee-on-the-Solent?

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 Agency5

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
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 KingdomOf 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 mean10 µg/m³31 Dec 2019European Environment Agency5Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 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 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 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 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · 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

Lee-on-the-Solent's median age was 52 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Lee-on-the-Solent?

The published population was 24,315 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics7

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population24,315 people31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics7Official

International community in Lee-on-the-Solent

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 groupPeopleShare
Europe: United Kingdom22,87094.1%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)8203.4%
Europe: EU countries6252.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher33.5 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics6Official
Workers aged 16 and over10,545 workers31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics6Official
Median age52 years31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics6Official
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Office for Students10Official

Alternatives for people set on Lee-on-the-Solent

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.

Hedge End as a Lee-on-the-Solent alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,496 Hedge End vs 7,179 Lee-on-the-Solent−23%
  • Unemployment: 2.4% Hedge End vs 3.0% Lee-on-the-Solent−20%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,286 Hedge End vs €3,331 Lee-on-the-Solentsame level
  • Residents: 23,190 Hedge End vs 24,315 Lee-on-the-Solent−5%
  • Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Hedge End vs 10.0 µg/m³ Lee-on-the-Solentsame level
Full comparisonMore about Hedge End

Cities near Lee-on-the-Solent

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

Portsmouth Commuting Zone · 8.1 km away
Salary
3,775 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

Other cities in United Kingdom to compare with Lee-on-the-Solent, nearest in population first.

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Horsforth24,310 residentsAsh Vale24,285 residentsSt Austell24,360 residentsRenfrew24,270 residentsHeanor24,260 residentsFelixstowe24,220 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Lee-on-the-Solent 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 Lee-on-the-Solent part of Portsmouth?

Lee-on-the-Solent 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. Source17

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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 Lee-on-the-Solent?

The published population was 24,315 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Lee-on-the-Solent?

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 Lee-on-the-Solent?

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).

What is the typical salary around Lee-on-the-Solent?

The median gross salary is 3,331 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Lee-on-the-Solent a good place to live?

Lee-on-the-Solent 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 Lee-on-the-Solent part of Portsmouth?

Lee-on-the-Solent is in the published commuting zone of Portsmouth; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Lee-on-the-Solent?

Portsmouth, Fareham, Titchfield, Locks Heath, Ryde are near Lee-on-the-Solent. 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 Lee-on-the-Solent?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,870 people (94.1%) 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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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Lee-on-the-Solent, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary},
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  date = {2026-10-16},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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