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Living in Spalding

Spalding's population was 30,550 at the end of 2021. Regional median gross salary figures for Spalding showed €2,958 per month at the end of 2024. An unemployment rate of 3.2% was measured at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population30,550people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics
Median gross salary (region)2,958EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Average rent905.3EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Unemployment rate3.2%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Recorded crime6,049incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)
PM2.5, annual mean6.87µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Lower unemployment than 63% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 90% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

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

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 Spalding.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Spalding 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 pack13Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)905.3 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price9Official · county

Is Spalding 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 worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–62%
Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–71%
Student42%strong on education, weak on work · range 32–52%
Family60%strong on family, weak on cost · range 49–71%
Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

Employment rates for Spalding measured 63.1% at the end of 2021. Spalding's working population was 15,805 at the end of 2021.

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Spalding is 3.2%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate63.1 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics3Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,958 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Office for National Statistics (ONS)5Official · regional context
Unemployment rate3.2 %31 Dec 2023Office for National Statistics (ONS)6Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Spalding?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,958 (Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,532of €2,474 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.€2,474
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €905
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€1,532
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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools34 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)2Official
Schools46 count3 Aug 2026Department 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; Spalding's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Spalding?

Police recorded about 6,049 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 citiesSpalding highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Spalding 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 residents6,049 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)12Official · county

Mobility and administration

Spalding's nearest airport was EMA, 79 km away and offered 57 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport57 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights10Official
Distance to the nearest major airport79 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)EMA3 Aug 2026OurAirports11Official

Climate and air quality

Spalding's monthly mean temperatures were 4.6°C in January and 17°C in July.

Is the air quality good in Spalding?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.9 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: 6.87 µg/m³ · uk-air.defra.gov.uk14
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
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 KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Spalding is 6.9 µg/m³. Of 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 mean6.87 µg/m³31 Dec 2024uk-air.defra.gov.uk14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.3 · Feb 8.1 · Mar 10.6 · Apr 13.4 · May 16.4 · Jun 19.3 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 7.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.8 · Feb 1.7 · Mar 3 · Apr 4.8 · May 7.7 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.3 · Sep 10.3 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 4.3 · Dec 2.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.6 · Feb 4.9 · Mar 6.8 · Apr 9.1 · May 12.1 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 17 · Aug 17 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 7.4 · Dec 4.8 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 50.8 · Feb 38.5 · Mar 36 · Apr 42.5 · May 50.7 · Jun 57.9 · Jul 57.7 · Aug 64.2 · Sep 52.6 · Oct 63.3 · Nov 56.5 · Dec 52.5 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Peterborough ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.8 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.2 °C, Reims (France) ±1.2 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.2 °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 40 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Spalding?

The published population was 30,550 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics4

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population30,550 people31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics4Official

International community in Spalding

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 Kingdom21,45070.2%
Europe: EU countries8,01026.2%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)1,0903.6%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher21 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics3Official
Workers aged 16 and over15,805 workers31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics3Official
Median age40 years31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics3Official
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Office for Students7Official

Alternatives for people set on Spalding

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.

Peterborough as a Spalding alternative in the same region

24 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 190,605 Peterborough vs 30,550 Spalding+524%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 10,576 (2026) Peterborough vs 6,049 (2025) Spaldingno percentage
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,306 Peterborough vs €2,958 Spalding+12%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Peterborough vs 6.9 µg/m³ Spalding+3%
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Cities near Spalding

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

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Cambuslang30,790 residentsBeverley30,930 residentsWitney30,165 residentsRutherglen30,950 residentsHarpenden30,965 residentsWishaw30,050 residents

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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 Spalding?

The published population was 30,550 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Spalding?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.9 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 Spalding?

Police recorded about 6,049 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 Spalding?

The median gross salary is 2,958 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Spalding a good place to live?

Spalding 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 Spalding?

Boston, Peterborough are near Spalding. 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 Spalding?

The official country of birth distribution records 21,450 people (70.2%) 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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Sources

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  1. BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
  2. Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Office for National Statistics ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-07
  4. Office for National Statistics ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-04
  5. Office for National Statistics (ONS) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-06
  6. Office for National Statistics (ONS) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-06
  7. Office for Students officeforstudents.org.uk · checked 2026-08-03
  8. ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-07-06
  9. ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
  10. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
  3. Three 100GB one-month data pack three.co.uk · checked 2026-09-15
  4. uk-air.defra.gov.uk uk-air.defra.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-26
  5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  7. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  8. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  9. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  10. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  11. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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