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Residents of Poole numbered 141,005 at the end of 2021. The regional median gross salary reached €2,970 per month at the end of 2024. At the end of 2023, unemployment in Poole reached 2.4%.

Last checked 2026-09-2429 sources

Population141,005people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics
Median gross salary (region)2,970EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Average rent1,633EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Unemployment rate2.4%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Recorded crime5,750incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)
PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2019Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 91% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 95% 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 Poole?

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 Poole.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Poole 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 pack17Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,633 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price13Official · county

Is Poole 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 worker24%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 13–35%
Skilled employee37%strong on work, weak on safety · range 28–46%
Student38%strong on education, weak on work · range 28–48%
Family61%strong on family, weak on cost · range 50–72%
Retirement30%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 17–43%

Work and income

Employment rates for Poole measured 57.2% at the end of 2021. The workforce in Poole was 66,745 at the end of 2021.

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Poole is 2.4%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate57.2 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics7Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,970 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Office for National Statistics (ONS)9Official · regional context
Unemployment rate2.4 %31 Dec 2023Office for National Statistics (ONS)10Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Poole?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,970 (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€811of €2,481 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.€2,481
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €1,633
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€811
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Poole Salary needed to live in Poole

Public employment service

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools27 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)3Official
Schools48 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)3Official

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; Poole's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
GP practices16 count30 Sept 2026ODS GP Practices report (epraccur)5Official
Pharmacies24 count30 Sept 2026ODS Pharmacy/Dispensaries report (edispensary)6Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Poole 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 Poole?

Police recorded about 5,750 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)16

Recorded crime across major citiesPoole highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Poole 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 residents5,750 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)16Official · county

Mobility and administration

Poole's nearest airport was BOH, 13 km away and offered 17 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport17 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights14Official
Distance to the nearest major airport13 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)BOH3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Climate and air quality

The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2019.

Is the air quality good in Poole?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2019) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency4

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
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 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 mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2019European Environment Agency4Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 8.7 · Feb 9.1 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 14.2 · May 17.4 · Jun 20.1 · Jul 22.2 · Aug 22 · Sep 19.6 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 11.8 · Dec 9.2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.8 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 2.8 · Apr 4.3 · May 7.3 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 12.1 · Aug 12 · Sep 9.6 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 4.1 · Dec 2 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 5.2 · Feb 5.3 · Mar 7.1 · Apr 9.2 · May 12.4 · Jun 15.1 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 17 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 11.5 · Nov 8 · Dec 5.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI21Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 96 · Feb 67.2 · Mar 62.4 · Apr 57.9 · May 49 · Jun 53.4 · Jul 49.5 · Aug 59.6 · Sep 69.3 · Oct 100.6 · Nov 107.6 · Dec 104.2 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 67.2 · Feb 83.7 · Mar 127.5 · Apr 187.9 · May 222.7 · Jun 230.4 · Jul 234.3 · Aug 208.5 · Sep 163.5 · Oct 113 · Nov 78.9 · Dec 61.1 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Basingstoke ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.8 °C, Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.3 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.5 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±1.6 °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 population's median age was 44 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Poole?

The published population was 141,005 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics8

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population141,005 people31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics8Official

International community in Poole

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 Kingdom124,41088.2%
Europe: EU countries8,3005.9%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)8,2955.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher31.1 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics7Official
Workers aged 16 and over66,745 workers31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics7Official
Median age44 years31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics7Official
Universities2 count3 Aug 2026Office for Students11Official

Alternatives for people set on Poole

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.

Southampton as a Poole alternative in the same region

46 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 249,620 Southampton vs 141,005 Poole+77%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,342 Southampton vs €2,970 Poole+13%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 12,006 (2024) Southampton vs 5,750 (2025) Pooleno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Southampton vs 11.0 µg/m³ Poole−9%
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Slough as a Poole alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 131 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Median gross pay, region: €3,473 Slough vs €2,970 Poole+17%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,829 (2026) Slough vs 5,750 (2025) Pooleno percentage
  • Residents: 166,855 Slough vs 141,005 Poole+18%
  • Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Slough vs 11.0 µg/m³ Poole−9%
Full comparisonMore about Slough

Cities near Poole

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities
Huddersfield141,675 residentsYork141,685 residentsMiddlesbrough148,215 residentsBlackpool149,070 residentsDundee150,200 residentsWatford131,325 residents

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Common questions

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How many people live in Poole?

The published population was 141,005 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Poole?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 Poole?

Police recorded about 5,750 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 Poole?

The median gross salary is 2,970 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Poole a good place to live?

Poole 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 Poole?

Broadstone, Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch, St Leonards are near Poole. 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 Poole?

The official country of birth distribution records 124,410 people (88.2%) 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 = {Poole, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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