Living in Maryport

In Maryport, unemployment is 4.2% (2025).

The employment rate was 51.8% in March 2021. Gigabit broadband availability was 72%. The city had 7 schools in 2026. Owner occupation accounted for 57.2% of homes in March 2021. Maryport is in the United Kingdom; its population was 8,525 in March 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population8,525people21 Mar 2021Official source · Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.

Median gross salary (region)3,164EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.ons.gov.uk

Average rent795.5EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate4.2%country median 3.4% — 24% aboveOfficial source · www.nomisweb.co.uk

Recorded crime6,894incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4

PM2.5, annual mean4.18µg/m³country median 6.5 — 36% belowOfficial source · official estimated total annual mean background concentration

Higher unemployment than 72% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 87% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and cleaner air than any other United Kingdom city that publishes it.

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

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 Maryport.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€1611

Utilities, 85 m² flat€266

Internet, 60 Mbps€37

Mobile plan, 10 GB€17

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	37.29 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Numbeo - Cost of Living in Maryport (Wayback Machine capture 20260125024727)²²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	1,611 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Numbeo - Cost of Living in Maryport (Wayback Machine capture 20260125024727)²²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	16.9 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Numbeo - Cost of Living in Maryport (Wayback Machine capture 20260125024727)²²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	266.5 EUR/month	31 Jul 2026	Numbeo - Cost of Living in Maryport (Wayback Machine capture 20260125024727)²²Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	3,915 count	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	795.5 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹²Official · county

Is Maryport 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–67%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%

Student42%strong on education, weak on work · range 32–52%

Family59%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–70%

Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–74%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Maryport?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2025-2026). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk²⁰

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Maryport is 4.2%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Maryport 4.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	71.99 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Employment rate	51.77 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 towns and cities dataset Figure 9 individual BUA employment row for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley¹¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Superfast broadband availability	99.41 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk²³Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,164 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.ons.gov.uk²¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.2 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2025	www.nomisweb.co.uk²⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Maryport?

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

Left over each month€1,502of €2,618 take-home

Rent
Utilities
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.	€2,618
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €796
Public transport passnot published for this city	—
Utilities, 85 m²€266 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Maryport (Wayback Machine capture 20260125024727) · 2026-07-31	− €266
Internet€37 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Maryport (Wayback Machine capture 20260125024727) · 2026-07-31	− €37
Mobile plan€17 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Maryport (Wayback Machine capture 20260125024727) · 2026-07-31	− €17
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,502

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Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	7 count	7 Jul 2026	DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Primary schools	12 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	13 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; Maryport's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	1 count	7 Jul 2026	NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Maryport 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.

Safety

How safe is Maryport?

Police recorded about 6,894 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 citiesMaryport 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	6,894 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4¹⁴Official · county
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	5,466 per 100,000	Apr 2026	data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Burglary per 100,000 residents	387.1 per 100,000	30 Apr 2026	data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary¹Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	CAX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official
Distance to nearest airport	50 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹³Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 4.18 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual NO₂ was 2.82 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 7.1 µg/m³ in 2025.

Is the air quality good in Maryport?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2025) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.18 µg/m³ · official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹⁰

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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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

PM2.54.2WHO 5 · EU 25

PM107.1WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂2.8WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Maryport is 4.2 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Maryport 4.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	2.82 µg/m³country median 7.2	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration⁸Official
PM10 — annual mean	7.1 µg/m³country median 11.3	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration⁹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.18 µg/m³country median 6.5	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹⁰Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 6.3 · Feb 6.5 · Mar 8.2 · Apr 10.7 · May 13.9 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 17.7 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 7.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.5 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 3.3 · Apr 5.1 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 8 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 3.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.4 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 7.9 · May 10.7 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 14.9 · Aug 15 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 7.3 · Dec 5.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 98.2 · Feb 81.1 · Mar 76.6 · Apr 60.1 · May 65.6 · Jun 74.9 · Jul 84.9 · Aug 99.8 · Sep 98 · Oct 132.3 · Nov 123.9 · Dec 114 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Bradford ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Cork (Ireland) ±0.8 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.8 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.9 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.9 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.9 °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 city covered 2.3 km² in December 2022. Population density was 3,650 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Maryport?

The published population was 8,525 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.⁵

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport96.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	2.34 km²	Dec 2022	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
City area	2.34 km²	Dec 2022	Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2.⁴Official
Foreign residents	290 people	21 Mar 2021	Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts.⁵Official
GP practices per 10,000 residents	1.17 per 10,000 people	7 Jul 2026	NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Schools per 10,000 residents	8.21 per 10,000 people	7 Jul 2026	DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Population density	3,650 people/km²	21 Mar 2021	www.ons.gov.uk⁵Official · built-up-area figure
Population	8,525 people	21 Mar 2021	Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.⁵Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Owner-occupied homes	57.22 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Residents born abroad	3.4 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Median age	45 years	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Maryport

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.

Workington as a Maryport alternative in the same region

Better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,481 Workington vs 6,894 Maryport−6%
Median gross pay, region: €3,164 Workington vs €3,164 Maryportsame level
Unemployment: 4.2% Workington vs 4.2% Maryportsame level

Full comparison More about Workington

Vilnius as a Maryport alternative in another country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Nearest airport: 6.0 km Vilnius vs 50.0 km Maryport−88%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,929 Vilnius vs 6,894 Maryportno percentage
Basic utilities, 85 m²: €199 Vilnius vs €266 Maryport−25%

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Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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Abergele8,535 residents Penistone8,540 residents Denny8,500 residents Hawkinge8,500 residents Hassocks8,499 residents East Leake8,555 residents

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Is Maryport part of Workington?

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

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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 Maryport?

The published population was 8,525 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales..

Is the air quality good in Maryport?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.2 µg/m³ (2025) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: official estimated total annual mean background concentration.

How safe is Maryport?

What is the unemployment rate in Maryport?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2025-2026). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk.

What is the typical salary around Maryport?

The median gross salary is 3,164 EUR/month. Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

How many foreign residents live in Maryport?

290 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts..

Is Maryport a good place to live?

Maryport 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 Maryport part of Workington?

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

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Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
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Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2. services1.arcgis.com · checked 2026-07-15
Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts. ons.gov.uk · checked 2021-03-21
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