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Living in Merstham

At the end of 2021, Merstham had a population of 9,955. The regional median gross salary reached €3,398 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2023, unemployment in Merstham reached 3.2%.

Last checked 2026-09-2428 sources

Population9,955people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics
Median gross salary (region)3,398EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Average rent1,916EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Unemployment rate3.2%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Recorded crime5,977incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)
PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2019Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 63% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 93% 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 Merstham?

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 Merstham.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Merstham 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 pack15Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,916 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price11Official · county

Is Merstham 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 worker35%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 24–46%
Skilled employee40%strong on work, weak on safety · range 30–50%
Student34%strong on education, weak on work · range 24–44%
Family29%strong on family, weak on cost · range 18–40%
Retirement36%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 22–50%

Work and income

Merstham's employment rate reached 65.5% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Merstham recorded 5,045.

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Merstham is 3.2%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate65.5 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics5Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,398 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Office for National Statistics (ONS)7Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.2 %31 Dec 2023Office for National Statistics (ONS)8Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Merstham?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,398 (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€838of €2,791 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.€2,791
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €1,916
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€838
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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools1 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)2Official
Schools1 count3 Aug 2026Department 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; Merstham's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Merstham?

Police recorded about 5,977 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 citiesMerstham highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Merstham 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 residents5,977 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)14Official · county

Mobility and administration

Merstham's nearest airport was LGW, 12 km away and offered 165 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport165 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Distance to the nearest major airport12 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LGW3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for Merstham stood at 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2019.

Is the air quality good in Merstham?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2019) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency3

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 mean12 µg/m³31 Dec 2019European Environment Agency3Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 7 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 13.3 · May 16.6 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 10.2 · Dec 7.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.1 · Feb 2 · Mar 3.4 · Apr 5.1 · May 8 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 13 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 2.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.14 · Feb 4.27 · Mar 6.09 · Apr 9.02 · May 12.27 · Jun 15.48 · Jul 17.63 · Aug 17.31 · Sep 14.65 · Oct 11.29 · Nov 7.33 · Dec 4.79 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · coordinate grid
Average precipitation by monthJan 86.7 · Feb 65.4 · Mar 53.6 · Apr 57.2 · May 59.1 · Jun 59 · Jul 56.3 · Aug 66.3 · Sep 66.2 · Oct 94.3 · Nov 92.2 · Dec 90.5 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Basingstoke ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.2 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Meldorf (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

Merstham had a median age of 37 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Merstham?

The published population was 9,955 people in March 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics6

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population9,955 people31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics6Official

International community in Merstham

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 Kingdom8,40584.4%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)1,01010.1%
Europe: EU countries5455.5%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher37 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics5Official
Workers aged 16 and over5,045 workers31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics5Official
Median age37 years31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics5Official
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Office for Students9Official

Alternatives for people set on Merstham

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.

Reigate as a Merstham alternative in the same region

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

  • Residents: 23,780 Reigate vs 9,955 Merstham+139%
  • Unemployment: 2.1% Reigate vs 3.2% Merstham−34%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,826 Reigate vs €3,398 Merstham+13%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,977 Reigate vs 5,977 Mersthamsame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Reigate vs 12.0 µg/m³ Mersthamsame level
Full comparisonMore about Reigate

Hinckley as a Merstham alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 165 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Residents: 50,725 Hinckley vs 9,955 Merstham+410%
  • Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Hinckley vs 12.0 µg/m³ Merstham−8%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,527 Hinckley vs €3,398 Merstham+4%
  • Unemployment: 3.1% Hinckley vs 3.2% Merstham−3%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,948 Hinckley vs 5,977 Mersthamsame level
Full comparisonMore about Hinckley

Cities near Merstham

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

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South Merstham9,955 residentsOakengates9,959 residentsKings Hill9,970 residentsCastle Vale9,935 residentsRadstock9,980 residentsForres9,900 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Merstham 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 Merstham part of Crawley?

Merstham is in the published commuting zone of Crawley; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Crawley 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 Merstham?

The published population was 9,955 people in March 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Merstham?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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 Merstham?

Police recorded about 5,977 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 Merstham?

The median gross salary is 3,398 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Merstham a good place to live?

Merstham 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 Merstham part of Crawley?

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

Which cities are near Merstham?

Crawley, Redhill, Reigate, Caterham, Coulsdon are near Merstham. 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 Merstham?

The official country of birth distribution records 8,405 people (84.4%) 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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  title = {Merstham, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  9. Office for Students officeforstudents.org.uk · checked 2026-08-03
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