Living in Vale of Leven

Vale of Leven is a city in the United Kingdom, and the figures below are its published values.

Last checked 2026-10-0710 sources

Median gross salary (region)3,728EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · ONS ASHE Table 8.1a — Weekly pay - Gross (£), full-time employee jobs by local authority of residence, 2025 provisional

Average rent1,098EUR/month31 Aug 2026Regional figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Recorded crime6,948incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Recorded Crime in Scotland 2025-26, Table 4

PM2.5, annual mean5µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables

Less recorded crime than 85% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and cleaner air than 97% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Vale of Leven?

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 Vale of Leven.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Vale of Leven. 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 pack¹⁰Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,098 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price⁴Official · regional context

Is Vale of Leven a good place to live?

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–74%

Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 50–70%

Student32%strong on cost, weak on work · range 22–42%

Family38%strong on family, weak on education · range 27–49%

Retirement39%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 25–53%

Work and income

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	3,728 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	ONS ASHE Table 8.1a — Weekly pay - Gross (£), full-time employee jobs by local authority of residence, 2025 provisional³Official

What does a salary buy in Vale of Leven?

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

Left over each month€1,893of €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	− €1,098
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	€1,893

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Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Scottish Government⁹Official
Schools	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Scottish Government⁹Official

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; Vale of Leven's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesVale of Leven 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	6,948 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Recorded Crime in Scotland 2025-26, Table 4⁷Official · county

Mobility and administration

Vale of Leven's nearest airport was GLA, 14 km away and offered 63 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	63 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	14 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	GLA	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Climate and air quality

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

PM2.55WHO 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 Vale of Leven is 5.0 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables²Official · nearest-station reading

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Scottish Funding Council⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Vale of Leven

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Vale of Leven 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.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Vale of Leven?

The median gross salary is 3,728 EUR/month. Source: ONS ASHE Table 8.1a — Weekly pay - Gross (£), full-time employee jobs by local authority of residence, 2025 provisional.

Is the air quality good in Vale of Leven?

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

How safe is Vale of Leven?

Police recorded 6,948 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Recorded Crime in Scotland 2025-26, Table 4.

Is Vale of Leven a good place to live?

Vale of Leven 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.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Vale of Leven, United Kingdom: rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a4f42f0c1218db883e11b2ef268477fd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/vale-of-leven/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Vale of Leven, United Kingdom: rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a4f42f0c1218db883e11b2ef268477fd},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/vale-of-leven/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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Sources

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BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
ENV02 — Air quality statistics: Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Tables ENV02 · assets.publishing.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-10-06
ONS ASHE Table 8.1a — Weekly pay - Gross (£), full-time employee jobs by local authority of residence, 2025 provisional ONS ASHE Table 8.1a · ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-25
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Recorded Crime in Scotland 2025-26, Table 4 gov.scot · checked 2026-10-05
Scottish Funding Council sfc.ac.uk · checked 2026-08-03
Scottish Government gov.scot · checked 2026-08-03
Three 100GB one-month data pack three.co.uk · checked 2026-09-15

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