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Living in Leven

Residents of Leven numbered 2,350 at the end of 2021. The regional median gross salary reached €3,044 per month at the end of 2024. Leven's unemployment stood at 3.5% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0226 sources

Population2,350people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics
Median gross salary (region)3,044EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Average rent971.9EUR/month31 Aug 2026Regional figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Unemployment rate3.5%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Recorded crime8,578incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2026District figureOfficial source · Recorded Crime in Scotland year ending June 2026 tables
PM2.5, annual mean4.36µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Leven?

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 Leven.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Leven. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Leven 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 1501Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.87 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Three 100GB one-month data pack16Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)971.9 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price10Official · regional context

Is Leven a good place to live?

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–66%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–73%
Student42%strong on education, weak on work · range 30–54%
Family60%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–72%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–69%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Leven is 3.5%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary (regional)3,044 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Office for National Statistics (ONS)8Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.5 %31 Dec 2023Office for National Statistics (ONS)9Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Leven?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,044 (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,523of €2,531 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.€2,531
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €972
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€1,523
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Leven Salary needed to live in Leven

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools12 count3 Aug 2026Scottish Government15Official
Schools13 count3 Aug 2026Scottish Government15Official

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; Leven's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Leven?

Police recorded about 8,578 incidents per 100,000 (2026). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Recorded Crime in Scotland year ending June 2026 tables13

Recorded crime across major citiesLeven highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Leven 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 residents8,578 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2026Recorded Crime in Scotland year ending June 2026 tables13Official · county

Mobility and administration

Leven's nearest airport was DND, 28 km away and offered 1 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport1 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights11Official
Distance to the nearest major airport28 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)DND3 Aug 2026OurAirports12Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 3.8°C in January and 15.1°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 63.5 mm in January and 64.2 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 61.6 hours in January and 185 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Leven?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.36 µg/m³ · uk-air.defra.gov.uk17
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
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 KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Leven is 4.4 µg/m³. Of 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 mean4.36 µg/m³31 Dec 2024uk-air.defra.gov.uk17Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.8 · Feb 7.6 · Mar 9.6 · Apr 11.8 · May 14.4 · Jun 17.1 · Jul 19.3 · Aug 19 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 9.5 · Dec 7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO2Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.7 · Feb 1 · Mar 2.1 · Apr 3.8 · May 6.1 · Jun 9.1 · Jul 10.9 · Aug 10.7 · Sep 9 · Oct 6.2 · Nov 2.9 · Dec 0.8 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO3Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.8 · Feb 4.3 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 7.8 · May 10.3 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15.1 · Aug 14.9 · Sep 12.9 · Oct 9.7 · Nov 6.2 · Dec 3.9 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO4Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 63.5 · Feb 47.3 · Mar 46.3 · Apr 43.9 · May 50.2 · Jun 62.8 · Jul 64.2 · Aug 68.9 · Sep 53.8 · Oct 80.4 · Nov 68.3 · Dec 63.3 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 61.6 · Feb 89.6 · Mar 129 · Apr 168.8 · May 209.4 · Jun 183.3 · Jul 185 · Aug 170.9 · Sep 139.4 · Oct 104.9 · Nov 78.5 · Dec 53.5 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Aberdeen ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Cork (Ireland) ±1.2 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.8 °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 Leven?

The published population was 2,350 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics7

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population2,350 people31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics7Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Scottish Funding Council14Official

Alternatives for people set on Leven

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 Leven alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 550 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 50,325 Wokingham vs 2,350 Leven+2041%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €3,044 Leven+27%
  • Unemployment: 2.6% Wokingham vs 3.5% Leven−26%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 (2025) Wokingham vs 8,578 (2026) Levenno percentage
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Cities near Leven

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

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Aberkenfig2,384 residentsShelley2,405 residentsHenlow2,445 residentsMeriden2,205 residentsShepley2,515 residentsBroughton2,170 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Leven 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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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Leven?

The published population was 2,350 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Leven?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: uk-air.defra.gov.uk.

How safe is Leven?

Police recorded about 8,578 incidents per 100,000 (2026). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Recorded Crime in Scotland year ending June 2026 tables.

What is the typical salary around Leven?

The median gross salary is 3,044 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Leven a good place to live?

Leven 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.

Which cities are near Leven?

Methil, Glenrothes, Cupar, Kirkcaldy, Saint Andrews are near Leven. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Leven, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 8542be2697d0ff89969a2aedb58db0ee]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/leven/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Leven, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {8542be2697d0ff89969a2aedb58db0ee},
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}
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  2. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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  4. Scottish Funding Council sfc.ac.uk · checked 2026-08-03
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