Living in Timperley
At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,430 per month. The city faced an unemployment rate of 3.1% at the end of 2023.
Lower unemployment than 68% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 82% 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 Timperley?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Timperley. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| 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) | 1,599 EUR/month | 31 Aug 2026 | ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price9Official · county |
Is Timperley 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.
Work and income
Timperley 3.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,430 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Office for National Statistics (ONS)5Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1 % | 31 Dec 2023 | Office for National Statistics (ONS)6Official · regional context |
What does a salary buy in Timperley?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,812 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31 | − €1,599 |
| 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 | €1,176 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Timperley. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Timperley. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Department for Education (GIAS)2Official |
| Schools | 1 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; Timperley's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,486 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)12Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Timperley's nearest airport was MAN, 7 km away and offered 146 direct destinations.
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from 3.6°C in January to 15.4°C in July.
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Timperley 9.0
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 12.49 · Feb 15.1 · Mar 17.52 · Apr 21.51 · May 24.09 · Jun 25.84 · Jul 28.02 · Aug 27.51 · Sep 23.9 · Oct 23.32 · Nov 16.88 · Dec 13.03 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · parent municipality |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -6.3 · Feb -6.55 · Mar -5.59 · Apr -3.22 · May -1.05 · Jun 3.36 · Jul 6.83 · Aug 5.41 · Sep 3.11 · Oct -1.31 · Nov -3.55 · Dec -7.57 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · parent municipality |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 3.62 · Feb 3.63 · Mar 5.1 · Apr 7.72 · May 10.85 · Jun 13.84 · Jul 15.43 · Aug 15.14 · Sep 13 · Oct 9.94 · Nov 6.53 · Dec 4.29 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center4Official · parent municipality |
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Office for Students7Official |
Alternatives for people set on Timperley
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.
Macclesfield as a Timperley alternative in the same region
20 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,099 Macclesfield vs 7,486 Timperley−19%
- Unemployment: 2.7% Macclesfield vs 3.1% Timperley−13%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,320 Macclesfield vs €3,430 Timperley−3%
Wokingham as a Timperley alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 243 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 7,486 Timperley−48%
- Unemployment: 2.6% Wokingham vs 3.1% Timperley−16%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €3,430 Timperley+13%
Cities near Timperley
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Salary
- 3,555 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31
How does Timperley compare?
Pick a city. The answer appears here and the address bar keeps it, so the comparison can be shared; the page stays Timperley's.
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Timperley 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.
Open the official coverage guideIs Timperley part of Manchester?
Timperley is in the published commuting zone of Manchester; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Manchester city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source14
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the typical salary around Timperley?
The median gross salary is 3,430 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).
What is the unemployment rate in Timperley?
The unemployment rate is 3.1 %. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Is the air quality good in Timperley?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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 Timperley?
Police recorded 7,486 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 Timperley a good place to live?
Timperley 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 Timperley part of Manchester?
Timperley is in the published commuting zone of Manchester; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Timperley?
Manchester, Altrincham, Hale, Hale Barns, Sale are near Timperley. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
Cite this page
Open a format to select or copy this ImmigrationDB compilation citation. The native disclosure and text fallback work without JavaScript.
APA citation
ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Timperley, United Kingdom: rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version fbe295ef1c3c8d75a458a1b9d71f7af3]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/timperley/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_timperley-united-kingdom-rent-salary-cost-of-living_7c23a3da5d9c,
author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Timperley, United Kingdom: rent, salary, cost of living},
publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-16},
version = {fbe295ef1c3c8d75a458a1b9d71f7af3},
url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/timperley/},
note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}Markdown citation
[Timperley, United Kingdom: rent, salary, cost of living](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/timperley/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version fbe295ef1c3c8d75a458a1b9d71f7af3; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.
Sources
- BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
- Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
- ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables ENV02 · assets.publishing.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-10-06
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · 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 ASHE workplace analysis — exact city gross salary ONS ASHE workplace analysis · nomisweb.co.uk · checked 2026-09-05
- 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
Show 13 more sources
- 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
- Travel to Work Areas (December 2011) full extent boundaries in the United Kingdom services1.arcgis.com · checked 2026-09-19
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
- Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q4006479 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Spotted a number that looks wrong? Every value here carries its source and date — tell us what you found and we will re-check it against the source.