Living in Upton Lea
At the end of 2024, the regional median gross salary stood at €3,473 per month. The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.9% at the end of 2023.
Lower unemployment than 76% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 67% 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 Upton Lea?
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 Upton Lea. 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 pack17Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,828 EUR/month | 31 Aug 2026 | ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price13Official · county |
Is Upton Lea 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
Upton Lea 2.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,473 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Office for National Statistics (ONS)10Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9 % | 31 Dec 2023 | Office for National Statistics (ONS)11Official · regional context |
What does a salary buy in Upton Lea?
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. | €2,841 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31 | − €1,828 |
| 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 | €976 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Upton Lea. 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 Upton Lea. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary schools | 25 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Department for Education (GIAS)2Official |
| Schools | 53 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; Upton Lea's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.
Safety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 8,834 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)16Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Climate and air quality
Monthly mean temperature moved from 5.6°C in January to 19°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 58.8 mm in January and 45.8 mm in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
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.
Upton Lea 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 8.4 · Feb 9 · Mar 11.7 · Apr 15 · May 18.4 · Jun 21.6 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 23.4 · Sep 20.2 · Oct 15.8 · Nov 11.5 · Dec 8.8 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO5Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 2.7 · Feb 2.6 · Mar 4.1 · Apr 6 · May 9.1 · Jun 12 · Jul 14.2 · Aug 14.1 · Sep 11.6 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 3.1 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO6Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.6 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 7.9 · Apr 10.5 · May 13.7 · Jun 16.8 · Jul 19 · Aug 18.7 · Sep 15.9 · Oct 12.3 · Nov 8.4 · Dec 5.9 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 58.8 · Feb 45 · Mar 38.8 · Apr 42.3 · May 45.9 · Jun 47.2 · Jul 45.8 · Aug 52.8 · Sep 49.6 · Oct 65.1 · Nov 66.6 · Dec 57 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 61.1 · Feb 78.8 · Mar 124.4 · Apr 176.7 · May 207.5 · Jun 208.4 · Jul 217.8 · Aug 202.1 · Sep 157.1 · Oct 115.2 · Nov 70.7 · Dec 55 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Bexley ±0.4 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Reims (France) ±1.3 °C, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (France) ±0.6 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Argenteuil (France) ±0.7 °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.
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Office for Students12Official |
Alternatives for people set on Upton Lea
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.
Wokingham as an Upton Lea alternative in the same country
Better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 8,834 Upton Lea−56%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €3,473 Upton Lea+11%
- Unemployment: 2.6% Wokingham vs 2.9% Upton Lea−10%
How does Upton Lea compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Upton Lea 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 Upton Lea part of London?
Upton Lea 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 31.1 km away by straight-line distance. London city profile
Relationship type: Nearby Independent Place. Source3
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the typical salary around Upton Lea?
The median gross salary is 3,473 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).
What is the unemployment rate in Upton Lea?
The unemployment rate is 2.9 %. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Is the air quality good in Upton Lea?
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 Upton Lea?
Police recorded 8,834 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 Upton Lea a good place to live?
Upton Lea 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 Upton Lea part of London?
Upton Lea 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 31.1 km away by straight-line distance.
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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
- 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
- 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 National Statistics (ONS) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-06
- 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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