Living in Stepney

Regional median gross salary figures for Stepney showed €3,924 per month at the end of 2024. Stepney registered an unemployment rate of 6.3% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population12,343people21 Mar 2021Official source · Census 2021 TS001 — Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments

Median gross salary (region)3,924EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent2,865EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate6.3%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime10,659incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean9.81µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Higher unemployment than 96% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 62% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

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

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 Stepney.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Stepney. 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 150²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.87 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Three 100GB one-month data pack¹⁷Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,865 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹³Official · county

Is Stepney a good place to live?

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Remote worker33%strong on work, weak on safety · range 18–48%

Skilled employee42%strong on work, weak on safety · range 30–54%

Student40%strong on education, weak on housing · range 28–52%

Family39%strong on family, weak on housing · range 27–51%

Retirement36%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 21–51%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Stepney is 6.3%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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0–22–44–66–88–1010–1216–18

Stepney 6.3%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,924 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	6.3 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹¹Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Stepney?

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

Left over each month€263of €3,165 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.	€3,165
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €2,865
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	€263

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	7 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)⁴Official
Schools	13 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)⁴Official

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; Stepney's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Stepney?

Police recorded about 10,659 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 citiesStepney 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	10,659 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁶Official · county

Mobility and administration

Stepney's nearest airport was LCY, 7 km away and offered 35 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	35 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	7 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LCY	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Climate and air quality

Stepney's monthly mean temperatures were 6°C in January and 19.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 58.1 mm in January and 43.1 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Stepney?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.8 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: 9.81 µg/m³ · uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁸

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

9°3°

12°5°

15°7°

18°10°

21°12°

24°15°

23°15°

20°12°

16°9°

12°6°

9°4°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

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

PM2.59.8WHO 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 Stepney is 9.8 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

Stepney 9.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9.81 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹⁸Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 8.6 · Feb 9.1 · Mar 11.9 · Apr 15.1 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.4 · Jul 23.6 · Aug 23.3 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15.9 · Nov 11.6 · Dec 9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3.5 · Feb 3.5 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 6.9 · May 9.7 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 14.7 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 12.3 · Oct 9.5 · Nov 6.1 · Dec 3.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 6 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 11 · May 14 · Jun 17 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 8.8 · Dec 6.4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 58.1 · Feb 43.6 · Mar 37 · Apr 42.5 · May 44.7 · Jun 50.5 · Jul 43.1 · Aug 54.9 · Sep 49.8 · Oct 66.9 · Nov 65.7 · Dec 58.6 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Slough ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.2 °C, Argenteuil (France) ±0.9 °C, Saint-Denis (France) ±0.9 °C, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France) ±0.9 °C, Reims (France) ±1.7 °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

How many people live in Stepney?

The published population was 12,343 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 TS001 — Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments³

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	12,343 people	21 Mar 2021	Census 2021 TS001 — Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments³Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Stepney

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.

Stratford as a Stepney alternative in the same region

4 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.8% Stratford vs 6.3% Stepney−40%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 10,402 Stratford vs 10,659 Stepneysame level
Residents: 11,862 Stratford vs 12,343 Stepney−4%
Median gross pay, region: €3,892 Stratford vs €3,924 Stepneysame level
Annual PM2.5: 9.7 µg/m³ Stratford vs 9.8 µg/m³ Stepneysame level

Full comparison More about Stratford

Banbury as a Stepney alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 108 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.6% Banbury vs 6.3% Stepney−59%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,369 Banbury vs 10,659 Stepney−40%
Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Banbury vs 9.8 µg/m³ Stepney−30%
Median gross pay, region: €3,452 Banbury vs €3,924 Stepney−12%

Full comparison More about Banbury

Cities near Stepney

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

Islington 5.1 km away

Salary: 5,173 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities

Stotfold12,310 residents Thorne12,305 residents Bridport12,295 residents Huntington (York)12,420 residents Flackwell Heath12,435 residents Flackwell Heath and Wooburn Green12,435 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Stepney 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 Stepney part of London?

Stepney is near London, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 6.0 km away by straight-line distance. London city profile

Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source⁵

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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 Stepney?

The published population was 12,343 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 TS001 — Number of usual residents in households and communal establishments.

Is the air quality good in Stepney?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.8 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 Stepney?

What is the typical salary around Stepney?

The median gross salary is 3,924 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Stepney a good place to live?

Stepney 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 Stepney part of London?

Stepney is near London, but the collected evidence does not establish that it is administratively part of the hub or an official satellite. It is about 6.0 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Stepney?

Poplar, City of London, Stratford, West Ham, Holborn are near Stepney. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Stepney, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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