Living in Portland

Portland's population was 4,555 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €2,970 per month. Portland had an unemployment rate of 2.4% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population4,555people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)2,970EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,234EUR/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 crime4,451incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean5.48µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Lower unemployment than 91% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 97% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

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

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 Portland.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Portland. 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 pack¹³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,234 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price⁹Official · county

Is Portland a good place to live?

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Remote worker18%strong on work, weak on safety · range 7–29%

Skilled employee47%strong on work, weak on safety · range 37–57%

Student21%strong on legal route, weak on work · range 11–31%

Family42%strong on family, weak on cost · range 31–53%

Retirement32%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–46%

Work and income

Portland's employment rate reached 50.1% at the end of 2021. Portland's working population was 1,915 at the end of 2021.

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

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Portland 2.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	50.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,970 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.4 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁶Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Portland?

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

Left over each month€1,211of €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	− €1,234
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	€1,211

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Portland Salary needed to live in Portland

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	1 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	2 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; Portland's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Portland?

Police recorded about 4,451 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)¹²

Recorded crime across major citiesPortland 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	4,451 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹²Official · county

Mobility and administration

Portland's nearest airport was BOH, 49 km away and offered 17 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	17 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	49 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BOH	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Climate and air quality

Portland's monthly mean temperatures were 7°C in January and 16.6°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Portland?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.5 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: 5.48 µg/m³ · uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁴

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

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10°6°

12°7°

14°9°

17°12°

19°14°

19°15°

18°13°

15°11°

12°8°

10°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

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

PM2.55.5WHO 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 Portland is 5.5 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Portland 5.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.48 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.7 · Feb 8.4 · Mar 9.7 · Apr 11.9 · May 14.5 · Jun 17 · Jul 19 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 15 · Nov 11.9 · Dec 9.6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 5.2 · Feb 4.7 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 7 · May 9.5 · Jun 12.2 · Jul 14.3 · Aug 14.8 · Sep 13.4 · Oct 11.1 · Nov 8.2 · Dec 6 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 7 · Feb 6.6 · Mar 7.7 · Apr 9.4 · May 12 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16.6 · Aug 17.1 · Sep 15.7 · Oct 13.1 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 7.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 74.1 · Feb 52.6 · Mar 46.3 · Apr 47.6 · May 42.7 · Jun 41.1 · Jul 36.9 · Aug 47.2 · Sep 46.2 · Oct 76.4 · Nov 82.6 · Dec 78.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Portsmouth ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Cork (Ireland) ±1.5 °C, Le Havre (France) ±1.0 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±2.4 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±2.9 °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

Median age stood at 46 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Portland?

The published population was 4,555 people in March 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	4,555 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁴Official

International community in Portland

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	4,235	93.0%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	190	4.2%
Europe: EU countries	130	2.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁸

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	26.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics³Official
Workers aged 16 and over	1,915 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics³Official
Median age	46 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics³Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Portland

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.

Wokingham as a Portland alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 147 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 50,325 Wokingham vs 4,555 Portland+1005%
Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €2,970 Portland+30%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 4,451 Portland−12%
Unemployment: 2.6% Wokingham vs 2.4% Portland+8%

Full comparison More about Wokingham

Cities near Portland

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities

Selkirk4,540 residents Whaley Bridge4,615 residents Tillicoultry4,620 residents Sowerby Bridge4,485 residents Donington le Heath4,630 residents Freckleton4,475 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Portland 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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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Portland?

The published population was 4,555 people in March 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Portland?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.5 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 Portland?

What is the typical salary around Portland?

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

Is Portland a good place to live?

Portland 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 Portland?

Weymouth, Dorchester are near Portland. 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 Portland?

The official country of birth distribution records 4,235 people (93.0%) 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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Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
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Office for National Statistics ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-05
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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Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
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