Living in Warrington

In Warrington, tenants pay an average rent of €1,050 a month (2026).

The population of Warrington totalled 174,970 at the end of 2021. Regional median gross salary figures for Warrington showed €3,052 per month at the end of 2024. Warrington's unemployment stood at 3.7% at the end of 2018.

Last checked 2026-09-2328 sources

Population174,970people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)3,052EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,050EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority

Unemployment rate3.7%country median 3.4% — 9% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime7,035incidents per 100,000country median 9,646 — 27% belowOfficial source · www.ons.gov.uk

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³31 Dec 2019Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Less recorded crime than 85% 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 Warrington?

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 Warrington.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Warrington. 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 pack¹⁸Official · national market
Rent price index, mean	1,050 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics, 16 September 2026 edition¹⁷Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,050 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority¹³Official

Is Warrington 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.

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Remote worker52%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–61%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 55–71%

Student44%strong on education, weak on work · range 37–51%

Family55%strong on family, weak on cost · range 47–63%

Retirement31%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 20–42%

Work and income

Warrington's employment rate reached 60.3% at the end of 2021. Warrington had 86,185 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Warrington?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2018). Source: Eurostat⁴

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Warrington is 3.7%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Warrington 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	60.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,052 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹⁰Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.7 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2018	Eurostat⁴Official

Unemployment rate over time7 published observations, 2004–2018

2.8%

4.1%

5.3%

6.6%

3.7%2004201120162018

Unemployment rate rose 19.4% between 2004 and 2018, from 3.1% to 3.7%.

What does a salary buy in Warrington?

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

Left over each month€1,452of €2,539 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.	€2,539
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority · 2026-08-31	− €1,050
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	€1,452

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	77 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	103 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; Warrington's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	83 count	30 Sept 2026	ODS GP Practices report (epraccur)⁶Official
Pharmacies	44 count	30 Sept 2026	ODS Pharmacy/Dispensaries report (edispensary)⁷Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Warrington 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.

Safety

How safe is Warrington?

Police recorded about 7,035 incidents per 100,000 (2026). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.ons.gov.uk¹⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesWarrington 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

Warrington7,035

Glasgow757

Edinburgh549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Burglaries per 100,000 residents	224.7 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2026	PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population)¹⁶Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	7,035 incidents per 100,000country median 9,646	27 Aug 2026	www.ons.gov.uk¹⁹Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	3,156 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2026	PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population)¹⁶Official

Mobility and administration

Warrington's nearest airport was LPL, 19 km away and offered 48 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	48 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	19 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LPL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁵Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2019.

Is the air quality good in Warrington?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2019) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency³

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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

PM2.59WHO 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 Warrington is 9.0 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

Warrington 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³	31 Dec 2019	European Environment Agency³Official · 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 Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
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 Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
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 Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Warrington had a median age of 41 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Warrington?

The published population was 174,970 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	174,970 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁹Official

International community in Warrington

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Usual residents living in the individual ONS Built-up Area on Census Day 21 March 2021 · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Europe: United Kingdom	156,945	89.7%
Europe: EU countries	9,995	5.7%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	8,030	4.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	31.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official
Workers aged 16 and over	86,185 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official
Median age	41 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Warrington

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.

Stockport as a Warrington alternative in the same region

30 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 2.6% Stockport vs 3.7% Warrington−30%
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Stockport vs 9.0 µg/m³ Warrington+33%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,476 (2025) Stockport vs 7,035 (2026) Warringtonno percentage
Residents: 117,935 Stockport vs 174,970 Warrington−33%
Median gross pay, region: €3,270 Stockport vs €3,052 Warrington+7%

Full comparison More about Stockport

Bournemouth as a Warrington alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 301 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,455 Bournemouth vs 7,035 Warrington−37%
Unemployment: 3.0% Bournemouth vs 3.7% Warrington−19%
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Bournemouth vs 9.0 µg/m³ Warrington+22%
Residents: 196,455 Bournemouth vs 174,970 Warrington+12%
Median gross pay, region: €2,970 Bournemouth vs €3,052 Warringtonsame level

Full comparison More about Bournemouth

Cities near Warrington

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities

Oxford170,805 residents Swansea170,085 residents Sunderland168,315 residents Southend-on-Sea182,305 residents Slough166,855 residents Swindon183,680 residents

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Warrington in rankings

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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 Warrington?

The published population was 174,970 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Warrington?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2019) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Warrington?

Police recorded about 7,035 incidents per 100,000 (2026). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

What is the unemployment rate in Warrington?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2018). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Warrington?

The median gross salary is 3,052 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Warrington a good place to live?

Warrington 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.

Which cities are near Warrington?

Stockton Heath, Great Sankey, Grappenhall, Widnes, Golborne are near Warrington. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe: United Kingdom live in Warrington?

The official country of birth distribution records 156,945 people (89.7%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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