Living in Weston-super-Mare

Weston-super-Mare numbered 84,605 residents at the end of 2021. For Weston-super-Mare, the regional median gross salary was €3,316 per month at the end of 2024. An unemployment rate of 2.8% was measured at the end of 2023.

Last checked 2026-09-2424 sources

Population84,605people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)3,316EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Average rent1,412EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate2.8%31 Dec 2023Regional figureOfficial source · Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Recorded crime8,179incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2018Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 80% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 77% 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 Weston-super-Mare?

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Weston-super-Mare. 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 150²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.87 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Three 100GB one-month data pack¹⁶Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,412 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹²Official · county

Is Weston-super-Mare a good place to live?

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Remote worker26%strong on work, weak on safety · range 15–37%

Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–68%

Student39%strong on education, weak on work · range 29–49%

Family62%strong on family, weak on cost · range 51–73%

Retirement34%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 20–48%

Work and income

Weston-super-Mare's employment rate reached 57.8% at the end of 2021. The workforce in Weston-super-Mare was 40,270 at the end of 2021.

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Weston-super-Mare is 2.8%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Weston-super-Mare 2.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	57.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,316 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁸Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.8 %	31 Dec 2023	Office for National Statistics (ONS)⁹Official · regional context

What does a salary buy in Weston-super-Mare?

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

Left over each month€1,284of €2,733 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.	€2,733
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €1,412
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	€1,284

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Weston-super-Mare. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	25 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)³Official
Schools	34 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)³Official

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; Weston-super-Mare's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Weston-super-Mare?

Police recorded about 8,179 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)¹⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesWeston-super-Mare 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	8,179 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Weston-super-Mare's nearest airport was BRS, 19 km away and offered 73 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	73 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	19 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BRS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Climate and air quality

At the end of 2018, annual PM2.5 reached 10 µg/m³.

Is the air quality good in Weston-super-Mare?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2018) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

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

PM2.510WHO 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 KingdomOf 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2018	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.8 · Feb 14.19 · Mar 17.29 · Apr 21.33 · May 22.92 · Jun 27.08 · Jul 30.82 · Aug 29.23 · Sep 25.21 · Oct 23.21 · Nov 17.1 · Dec 13.41 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -5.5 · Feb -5.85 · Mar -5.74 · Apr -2.51 · May 1.54 · Jun 5.26 · Jul 8.72 · Aug 7.6 · Sep 5.3 · Oct 0.44 · Nov -3.62 · Dec -5.68 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 5.12 · Feb 4.92 · Mar 6.17 · Apr 8.69 · May 11.74 · Jun 14.73 · Jul 16.45 · Aug 16.26 · Sep 14.37 · Oct 11.45 · Nov 8.11 · Dec 5.86 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Weston-super-Mare had a median age of 42 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Weston-super-Mare?

The published population was 84,605 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	84,605 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁷Official

International community in Weston-super-Mare

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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	75,295	89.0%
Europe: EU countries	5,935	7.0%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	3,375	4.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	26.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Workers aged 16 and over	40,270 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Median age	42 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁶Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Weston-super-Mare

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.

Bath as a Weston-super-Mare alternative in the same region

43 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.5% Bath vs 2.8% Weston-super-Mare−11%
Median gross pay, region: €3,057 Bath vs €3,316 Weston-super-Mare−8%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,904 Bath vs 8,179 Weston-super-Mare−3%
Residents: 94,080 Bath vs 84,605 Weston-super-Mare+11%

Full comparison More about Bath

High Wycombe as a Weston-super-Mare alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,885 High Wycombe vs 8,179 Weston-super-Mare−28%
Annual PM2.5: 9.0 µg/m³ High Wycombe vs 10.0 µg/m³ Weston-super-Mare−10%
Median gross pay, region: €3,473 High Wycombe vs €3,316 Weston-super-Mare+5%
Unemployment: 2.9% High Wycombe vs 2.8% Weston-super-Mare+4%
Residents: 83,535 High Wycombe vs 84,605 Weston-super-Mare−1%

Full comparison More about High Wycombe

Cities near Weston-super-Mare

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

Cardiff 20.4 km away

Salary: 3,718 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2025-12-31

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

Other cities in United Kingdom to compare with Weston-super-Mare, nearest in population first.

All United Kingdom cities

Stockton-on-Tees84,815 residents Fylde83,846 residents Wallasey85,610 residents High Wycombe83,535 residents Grimsby85,925 residents Ashford82,140 residents

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Common questions

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How many people live in Weston-super-Mare?

The published population was 84,605 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Weston-super-Mare?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2018) — 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 Weston-super-Mare?

What is the typical salary around Weston-super-Mare?

The median gross salary is 3,316 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Weston-super-Mare a good place to live?

Weston-super-Mare 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 Weston-super-Mare?

Clevedon, Portishead, Penarth, Dinas Powys, Cardiff are near Weston-super-Mare. 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 Weston-super-Mare?

The official country of birth distribution records 75,295 people (89.0%) 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). Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e5e5902b81998ba65108434322881a8d]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/weston-super-mare/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Weston-super-Mare, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e5e5902b81998ba65108434322881a8d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/weston-super-mare/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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