Living in West Bromwich

West Bromwich had a population of 103,110 at the end of 2021. Regional median gross salary figures for West Bromwich showed €2,870 per month at the end of 2024. West Bromwich had an unemployment rate of 5.5% at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2427 sources

Population103,110people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)2,870EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,113EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate5.5%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime9,588incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

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

Higher unemployment than 91% 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 West Bromwich?

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 West Bromwich.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for West Bromwich. 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
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,113 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹⁴Official · county

Is West Bromwich 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 worker36%strong on work, weak on safety · range 25–47%

Skilled employee50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%

Student31%strong on education, weak on work · range 21–41%

Family55%strong on family, weak on cost · range 44–66%

Retirement28%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 15–41%

Work and income

At the end of 2021, the employment rate stood at 51.9%. West Bromwich had 42,105 at the end of 2021.

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in West Bromwich is 5.5%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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West Bromwich 5.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	51.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,870 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁹Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.5 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹⁰Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in West Bromwich?

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

Left over each month€1,259of €2,409 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.	€2,409
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €1,113
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	€1,259

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	17 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	26 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; West Bromwich's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	34 count	30 Sept 2026	ODS GP Practices report (epraccur)⁵Official
Pharmacies	18 count	30 Sept 2026	ODS Pharmacy/Dispensaries report (edispensary)⁶Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in West Bromwich 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 West Bromwich?

Police recorded about 9,588 incidents per 100,000 (2025-26). 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)¹⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesWest Bromwich 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	9,588 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁷Official · county

Mobility and administration

West Bromwich's nearest airport was BHX, 18 km away and offered 81 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	81 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	18 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BHX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁶Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 levels for West Bromwich stood at 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2019.

Is the air quality good in West Bromwich?

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 West Bromwich 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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West Bromwich 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 13.52 · Feb 16.24 · Mar 18.87 · Apr 23.04 · May 25.76 · Jun 28.41 · Jul 31.97 · Aug 30.59 · Sep 26.95 · Oct 26.26 · Nov 18.12 · Dec 13.87 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -7.58 · Feb -9.3 · Mar -6.39 · Apr -4.09 · May -1.07 · Jun 3.29 · Jul 6.44 · Aug 5.52 · Sep 3.04 · Oct -2.9 · Nov -5.14 · Dec -7.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.62 · Feb 3.79 · Mar 5.52 · Apr 8.35 · May 11.52 · Jun 14.61 · Jul 16.39 · Aug 15.96 · Sep 13.54 · Oct 10.28 · Nov 6.53 · Dec 4.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Median age stood at 37 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in West Bromwich?

The published population was 103,110 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁸

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	103,110 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁸Official

International community in West Bromwich

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	75,755	73.5%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	20,340	19.7%
Europe: EU countries	7,010	6.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	22.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁷Official
Workers aged 16 and over	42,105 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁷Official
Median age	37 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁷Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on West Bromwich

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.

Stafford as a West Bromwich alternative in the same region

33 km away, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.3% Stafford vs 5.5% West Bromwich−40%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,371 Stafford vs 9,588 West Bromwich−34%
Median gross pay, region: €3,435 Stafford vs €2,870 West Bromwich+20%
Residents: 71,690 Stafford vs 103,110 West Bromwich−30%

Full comparison More about Stafford

Hemel Hempstead as a West Bromwich alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 135 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Median gross pay, region: €4,024 Hemel Hempstead vs €2,870 West Bromwich+40%
Unemployment: 3.0% Hemel Hempstead vs 5.5% West Bromwich−45%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,592 Hemel Hempstead vs 9,588 West Bromwich−31%
Residents: 95,985 Hemel Hempstead vs 103,110 West Bromwich−7%

Full comparison More about Hemel Hempstead

Cities near West Bromwich

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

Birmingham 6.8 km away

Salary: 3,246 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities

Lincoln104,555 residents Worcester105,465 residents Eastbourne99,180 residents St Helens107,680 residents Solihull107,735 residents Salford108,410 residents

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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 West Bromwich?

The published population was 103,110 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in West Bromwich?

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 West Bromwich?

What is the typical salary around West Bromwich?

The median gross salary is 2,870 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is West Bromwich a good place to live?

West Bromwich 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 West Bromwich?

Oldbury, Smethwick, Wednesbury, Tipton, Birmingham are near West Bromwich. 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 West Bromwich?

The official country of birth distribution records 75,755 people (73.5%) 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). West Bromwich, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a16e63653a7c6985087af48668164b49]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/west-bromwich/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {West Bromwich, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a16e63653a7c6985087af48668164b49},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/west-bromwich/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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