Living in Thornton Heath

The regional median gross salary reached €3,733 per month at the end of 2024. An unemployment rate of 4.7% was measured at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-10-0725 sources

Median gross salary (region)3,733EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,848EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate4.7%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime8,037incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean7µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables

Higher unemployment than 79% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 77% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and dirtier air than 77% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

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

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 Thornton Heath.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Thornton Heath. 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 pack¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,848 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹²Official · county

Is Thornton Heath a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee43%strong on work, weak on safety · range 31–55%

Student43%strong on education, weak on work · range 31–55%

Family44%strong on family, weak on cost · range 32–56%

Retirement36%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 21–51%

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Thornton Heath is 4.7%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Thornton Heath 4.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,733 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.7 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹⁰Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Thornton Heath?

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

Left over each month€1,143of €3,028 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.	€3,028
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €1,848
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	€1,143

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Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	13 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	17 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; Thornton Heath's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesThornton Heath 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	8,037 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Thornton Heath's nearest airport was LCY, 16 km away and offered 35 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	35 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	16 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LCY	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Climate and air quality

Thornton Heath's monthly mean temperatures were 6°C in January and 19.2°C in July. Thornton Heath's monthly precipitation totalled 86.7 mm in January and 56.3 mm in July.

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

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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

PM2.57WHO 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 Thornton Heath is 7.0 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Thornton Heath 7.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 13.3 · May 16.6 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.8 · Aug 21.4 · Sep 18.4 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 10.2 · Dec 7.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.1 · Feb 2 · Mar 3.4 · Apr 5.1 · May 8 · Jun 10.7 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 13 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 8.1 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁶Official · 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 / WMO⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 86.7 · Feb 65.4 · Mar 53.6 · Apr 57.2 · May 59.1 · Jun 59 · Jul 56.3 · Aug 66.3 · Sep 66.2 · Oct 94.3 · Nov 92.2 · Dec 90.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Basingstoke ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.2 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Meldorf (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.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Thornton Heath

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.

Mitcham as a Thornton Heath alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,927 Mitcham vs 8,037 Thornton Heath−26%
Median gross pay, region: €4,316 Mitcham vs €3,733 Thornton Heath+16%
Unemployment: 4.0% Mitcham vs 4.7% Thornton Heath−15%

Full comparison More about Mitcham

Banbury as a Thornton Heath alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 112 km, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.6% Banbury vs 4.7% Thornton Heath−45%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,369 Banbury vs 8,037 Thornton Heath−21%
Median gross pay, region: €3,452 Banbury vs €3,733 Thornton Heath−8%

Full comparison More about Banbury

Cities near Thornton Heath

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

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

Thornton Heath 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 12.2 km away by straight-line distance. London city profile

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Common questions

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What is the typical salary around Thornton Heath?

The median gross salary is 3,733 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

What is the unemployment rate in Thornton Heath?

The unemployment rate is 4.7 %. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is the air quality good in Thornton Heath?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables.

How safe is Thornton Heath?

Police recorded 8,037 incidents per 100,000. 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).

Is Thornton Heath a good place to live?

Thornton Heath 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 Thornton Heath part of London?

Thornton Heath 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 12.2 km away by straight-line distance.

Which cities are near Thornton Heath?

Mitcham, Croydon, Streatham, Crystal Palace, Shirley are near Thornton Heath. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
download.geonames.org recorded crime data download.geonames.org · checked 2026-08-28
ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables ENV02 · assets.publishing.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-10-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
Office for National Statistics (ONS) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-06
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Office for Students officeforstudents.org.uk · checked 2026-08-03
ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
Three 100GB one-month data pack three.co.uk · checked 2026-09-15
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