Living in Redditch

In Redditch, tenants pay an average rent of €1,140 a month (2026).

At the end of 2021, Redditch had a population of 81,635. The regional median gross salary was €2,997 per month at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 4.55% at the end of 2018.

Last checked 2026-09-2427 sources

Population81,635people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)2,997EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,140EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority

Unemployment rate4.55%country median 3.4% — 34% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime6,382incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2019Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than 78% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 89% 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 Redditch?

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 Redditch.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Redditch. 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 pack¹⁷Official · national market
Rent price index, mean	1,140 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics, 16 September 2026 edition¹⁶Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,140 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority¹²Official

Is Redditch 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 worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 42–62%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–71%

Student44%strong on education, weak on work · range 35–53%

Family61%strong on family, weak on cost · range 51–71%

Retirement37%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 24–50%

Work and income

Employment rates for Redditch measured 60.9% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, 40,010 comprised the workforce in Redditch.

What is the unemployment rate in Redditch?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (2018).

Unemployment rate: 4.55 % · Eurostat⁴

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Redditch is 4.6%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Redditch 4.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	60.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,997 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.55 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2018	Eurostat⁴Official

Unemployment rate over time4 published observations, 2011–2018

2.8%

4.9%

7.1%

9.2%

4.5%201120162018

Unemployment rate fell 48.1% between 2011 and 2018, from 8.8% to 4.5%.

What does a salary buy in Redditch?

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

Left over each month€1,326of €2,503 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.	€2,503
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority · 2026-08-31	− €1,140
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	€1,326

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Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	20 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	37 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; Redditch's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Redditch?

Police recorded about 6,382 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)¹⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesRedditch 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	6,382 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Redditch's nearest airport was BHX, 21 km away and offered 81 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	81 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	21 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BHX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2019.

Is the air quality good in Redditch?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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.

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

PM2.59WHO 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 Redditch is 9.0 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

Redditch 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2019	European Environment Agency³Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.52 · Feb 16.24 · Mar 18.87 · Apr 23.04 · May 25.76 · Jun 28.41 · Jul 31.97 · Aug 30.59 · Sep 26.95 · Oct 26.26 · Nov 18.12 · Dec 13.87 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -7.58 · Feb -9.3 · Mar -6.39 · Apr -4.09 · May -1.07 · Jun 3.29 · Jul 6.44 · Aug 5.52 · Sep 3.04 · Oct -2.9 · Nov -5.14 · Dec -7.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.62 · Feb 3.79 · Mar 5.52 · Apr 8.35 · May 11.52 · Jun 14.61 · Jul 16.39 · Aug 15.96 · Sep 13.54 · Oct 10.28 · Nov 6.53 · Dec 4.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

At the end of 2021, the median age reached 39 years.

How many people live in Redditch?

The published population was 81,635 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	81,635 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁷Official

International community in Redditch

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	71,970	88.2%
Europe: EU countries	6,030	7.4%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	3,635	4.5%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	25.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Workers aged 16 and over	40,010 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Median age	39 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Redditch

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.

Rugby as a Redditch alternative in the same region

47 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, region: €3,527 Rugby vs €2,997 Redditch+18%
Unemployment: 3.6% Rugby vs 4.6% Redditch−21%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,509 Rugby vs 6,382 Redditch−14%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Rugby vs 9.0 µg/m³ Redditch+11%
Residents: 78,120 Rugby vs 81,635 Redditch−4%

Full comparison More about Rugby

Bracknell as a Redditch alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 129 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Bracknell vs €2,997 Redditch+29%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,260 Bracknell vs 6,382 Redditch−18%
Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Bracknell vs 9.0 µg/m³ Redditch+11%
Residents: 78,675 Bracknell vs 81,635 Redditch−4%

Full comparison More about Bracknell

Cities near Redditch

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

Birmingham Commuting Zone · 19.5 km away

Salary: 3,246 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities

Wigan81,580 residents Scunthorpe81,265 residents Ashford82,140 residents Bury81,095 residents High Wycombe83,535 residents Fylde83,846 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Redditch 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 Redditch part of Birmingham?

Redditch is in the published commuting zone of Birmingham; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Birmingham city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁸

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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 Redditch?

The published population was 81,635 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Redditch?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Redditch?

What is the unemployment rate in Redditch?

The unemployment rate is about 4.6 % (2018). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Redditch?

The median gross salary is 2,997 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Redditch a good place to live?

Redditch 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 Redditch part of Birmingham?

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

Which cities are near Redditch?

Birmingham, Barnt Green, Bromsgrove, Bartley Green, Droitwich are near Redditch. 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 Redditch?

The official country of birth distribution records 71,970 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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