Living in Northwich

In Northwich, unemployment is 5.1% (2025).

Population density was 3,309.7 people per km² in 2021. Gigabit broadband availability was 95.2%. The employment rate was 64.8% in March 2021. Owner occupation accounted for 61.9% of homes in March 2021. Northwich, a city in the United Kingdom, had a population of 18,640 in March 2021. For Northwich, annual PM2.5 was 7.19 µg/m³ in 2025. The city covered 5.6 km² in December 2022.

Last checked 2026-10-0721 sources

Population18,640people21 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)3,102EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.ons.gov.uk

Average rent1,158EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate5.1%country median 3.4% — 50% aboveOfficial source · www.nomisweb.co.uk

Recorded crime6,679incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4

PM2.5, annual mean7.19µg/m³country median 6.5 — 11% aboveOfficial source · official estimated total annual mean background concentration

Higher unemployment than 84% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 87% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and dirtier air than 84% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

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

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 Northwich.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month5 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€1073

Utilities, 85 m² flat€294

Internet, 60 Mbps€29

Fitness club€25

Mobile plan, 10 GB€6

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Fitness club membership, monthly	25.11 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo - Cost of Living in Northwich (Wayback Machine capture 20250905154959)²⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.21 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo - Cost of Living in Northwich (Wayback Machine capture 20250905154959)²⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly	1,073 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo - Cost of Living in Northwich (Wayback Machine capture 20250905154959)²⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB	5.84 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo - Cost of Living in Northwich (Wayback Machine capture 20250905154959)²⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home	294.1 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Numbeo - Cost of Living in Northwich (Wayback Machine capture 20250905154959)²⁰Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Dwellings	8,475 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)	1,158 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹³Official · county

Is Northwich 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–64%

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

Student47%strong on education, weak on work · range 37–57%

Family64%strong on family, weak on cost · range 53–75%

Retirement39%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 26–52%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Northwich?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2025-2026). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk¹⁸

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Northwich is 5.1%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Northwich 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	95.2 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Employment rate	64.77 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 towns and cities dataset Figure 9 individual BUA employment row for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley¹²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Superfast broadband availability	99.61 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk²¹Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,102 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.ons.gov.uk¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	5.1 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2025	www.nomisweb.co.uk¹⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Northwich?

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

Left over each month€1,088of €2,575 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.	€2,575
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €1,158
Public transport passnot published for this city	—
Utilities, 85 m²€294 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Northwich (Wayback Machine capture 20250905154959) · 2025-12-31	− €294
Internet€29 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Northwich (Wayback Machine capture 20250905154959) · 2025-12-31	− €29
Mobile plan€6 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Northwich (Wayback Machine capture 20250905154959) · 2025-12-31	− €6
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€1,088

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

Department for Work and Pensions

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	6 count	7 Jul 2026	DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Primary schools	26 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	42 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; Northwich's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	5 count	7 Jul 2026	NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Northwich 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 Northwich?

Police recorded about 6,679 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 C4¹⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesNorthwich 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	6,679 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4¹⁶Official · county
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	4,260 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	332.6 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
Destinations from nearest airport	146 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Nearest airport	MAN	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Distance to nearest airport	19 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 8.22 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 11.5 µg/m³ in 2025.

Is the air quality good in Northwich?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.2 µg/m³ (2025) — 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: 7.19 µg/m³ · official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹¹

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

PM2.57.2WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1011.5WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂8.2WHO 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 Northwich is 7.2 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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487

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Northwich 7.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	8.22 µg/m³country median 7.2	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration⁹Official
PM10 — annual mean	11.49 µg/m³country median 11.3 — about the same	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹⁰Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.19 µg/m³country median 6.5	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹¹Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.49 · Feb 15.1 · Mar 17.52 · Apr 21.51 · May 24.09 · Jun 25.84 · Jul 28.02 · Aug 27.51 · Sep 23.9 · Oct 23.32 · Nov 16.88 · Dec 13.03 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -6.3 · Feb -6.55 · Mar -5.59 · Apr -3.22 · May -1.05 · Jun 3.36 · Jul 6.83 · Aug 5.41 · Sep 3.11 · Oct -1.31 · Nov -3.55 · Dec -7.57 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.62 · Feb 3.63 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 7.72 · May 10.85 · Jun 13.84 · Jul 15.43 · Aug 15.14 · Sep 13 · Oct 9.94 · Nov 6.53 · Dec 4.29 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official

Annual PM2.5 over time8 published observations, 2013–2025

6.8

8.7

10.5

12.4

7.22013201520172025

Annual PM2.5 fell 40.0% between 2013 and 2025, from 12.0 to 7.2.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Northwich?

The published population was 18,640 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 passport91%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	5.63 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	5.63 km²	Dec 2022	Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2.⁴Official
Foreign residents	1,670 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	2.68 per 10,000 people	7 Jul 2026	NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Schools per 10,000 residents	3.22 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	3,310 people/km²	21 Mar 2021	www.ons.gov.uk⁵Official · built-up-area figure
Population	18,640 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	61.89 %	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	9 %	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	38 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 Students⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Northwich

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Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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All United Kingdom cities

Waltham Abbey18,645 residents Walkden18,690 residents Nantwich18,740 residents Litherland18,750 residents Cradley Heath18,820 residents Houghton Regis18,820 residents

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Is Northwich part of Crewe?

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

The published population was 18,640 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 Northwich?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.2 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: official estimated total annual mean background concentration.

How safe is Northwich?

What is the unemployment rate in Northwich?

The unemployment rate is 5.1 % (2025-2026). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk.

What is the typical salary around Northwich?

The median gross salary is 3,102 EUR/month. Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

How many foreign residents live in Northwich?

1,670 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 Northwich a good place to live?

Northwich 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 Northwich part of Crewe?

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

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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
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