Living in Newton Abbot

Residents of Newton Abbot numbered 29,650 at the end of 2021. The regional median gross salary reached €2,827 per month at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.8% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2422 sources

Population29,650people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)2,827EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,123EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate2.8%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime4,629incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean5.23µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Lower unemployment than 80% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 95% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Newton Abbot. 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 pack¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,123 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹⁰Official · county

Is Newton Abbot a good place to live?

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Remote worker47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 36–58%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–70%

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

Family63%strong on family, weak on cost · range 52–74%

Retirement35%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 21–49%

Work and income

For Newton Abbot, the employment rate was 60% at the end of 2021. Newton Abbot's working population was 14,640 at the end of 2021.

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Newton Abbot is 2.8%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	60 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,827 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁶Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.8 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁷Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Newton Abbot?

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

Left over each month€1,221of €2,380 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.	€2,380
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €1,123
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	€1,221

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Public employment service

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

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	28 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	36 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; Newton Abbot's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Newton Abbot?

Police recorded about 4,629 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)¹³

Recorded crime across major citiesNewton Abbot 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	4,629 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹³Official · county

Mobility and administration

Newton Abbot's nearest airport was EXT, 27 km away and offered 19 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	19 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹¹Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	27 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	EXT	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹²Official

Climate and air quality

Newton Abbot's monthly mean temperatures were 6.5°C in January and 16.2°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Newton Abbot?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.23 µg/m³ · uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁶

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

PM2.55.2WHO 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 KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Newton Abbot is 5.2 µg/m³. Of 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	5.23 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁶Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.89 · Feb 13.33 · Mar 15.79 · Apr 20.58 · May 22.23 · Jun 24.1 · Jul 25.94 · Aug 25.77 · Sep 22.62 · Oct 21.42 · Nov 16.58 · Dec 13.72 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -2.48 · Feb -3.32 · Mar -3.56 · Apr -0.62 · May 3.49 · Jun 6.35 · Jul 9.11 · Aug 8.36 · Sep 5.76 · Oct 2.1 · Nov -1.76 · Dec -2.13 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.55 · Feb 6.08 · Mar 7.02 · Apr 9.01 · May 11.62 · Jun 14.39 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 16.19 · Sep 14.69 · Oct 12.29 · Nov 9.34 · Dec 7.31 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center³Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The median age was 42 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Newton Abbot?

The published population was 29,650 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁵

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	29,650 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁵Official

International community in Newton Abbot

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	27,925	94.2%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	870	2.9%
Europe: EU countries	860	2.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	28.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁴Official
Workers aged 16 and over	14,640 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁴Official
Median age	42 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁴Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Newton Abbot

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.

Exmouth as a Newton Abbot alternative in the same region

16 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 2.2% Exmouth vs 2.8% Newton Abbot−21%
Residents: 35,500 Exmouth vs 29,650 Newton Abbot+20%
Median gross pay, region: €2,866 Exmouth vs €2,827 Newton Abbotsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,563 Exmouth vs 4,629 Newton Abbotsame level
Annual PM2.5: 5.2 µg/m³ Exmouth vs 5.2 µg/m³ Newton Abbotsame level

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Wokingham as a Newton Abbot alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 217 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €2,827 Newton Abbot+37%
Residents: 50,325 Wokingham vs 29,650 Newton Abbot+70%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 4,629 Newton Abbot−15%
Unemployment: 2.6% Wokingham vs 2.8% Newton Abbot−7%

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Cities near Newton Abbot

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities

Eston29,635 residents Cleethorpes29,670 residents Newark on Trent29,755 residents Stanford-le-Hope29,525 residents Jarrow29,470 residents Consett29,885 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Newton Abbot 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 Newton Abbot part of Exeter?

Newton Abbot is in the published commuting zone of Exeter; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Exeter city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁵

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Common questions

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How many people live in Newton Abbot?

The published population was 29,650 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Newton Abbot?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: uk-air.defra.gov.uk.

How safe is Newton Abbot?

What is the typical salary around Newton Abbot?

The median gross salary is 2,827 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Newton Abbot a good place to live?

Newton Abbot 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 Newton Abbot part of Exeter?

Newton Abbot is in the published commuting zone of Exeter; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Newton Abbot?

Exeter, Cockington, Torquay, Paignton, Exmouth are near Newton Abbot. 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 Newton Abbot?

The official country of birth distribution records 27,925 people (94.2%) 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 = {Newton Abbot, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Office for National Statistics ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-07
Office for National Statistics ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-04
Office for National Statistics (ONS) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-06
Office for National Statistics (ONS) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-06
Office for Students officeforstudents.org.uk · checked 2026-08-03
ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-07-06
ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24

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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
Three 100GB one-month data pack three.co.uk · checked 2026-09-15
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