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In Whitchurch (West Midlands), unemployment is 2.6% (2025).

The employment rate was 56.7% in March 2021. Whitchurch (Shropshire), a city in the United Kingdom, had a population of 9,855 in March 2021. In 2025, annual NO₂ was 4.96 µg/m³. The city covered 3.2 km² in December 2022. Population density was 3,109.4 people per km² in 2021. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.3%.

Last checked 2026-09-2427 sources

Population9,855people21 Mar 2021Official source · Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.
Median gross salary (region)2,890EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.ons.gov.uk
Average rent961.4EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Unemployment rate2.6%country median 3.4% — 24% belowOfficial source · www.nomisweb.co.uk
Recorded crime4,756incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)
PM2.5, annual mean5.67µg/m³country median 6.5 — 13% belowOfficial source · official estimated total annual mean background concentration

Lower unemployment than 88% of United Kingdom cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 95% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and cleaner air than 85% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Whitchurch?

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 Whitchurch.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Owner occupation accounted for 64.9% of homes in March 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Whitchurch. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Whitchurch recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€24
Mobile plan, 10 GB€13
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited24.02 EUR/month30 Sept 2026BT Full Fibre 1501Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.87 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Three 100GB one-month data pack18Official · national market
Dwellings4,435 count21 Mar 2021ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley6Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)961.4 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price14Official · county

Is Whitchurch 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 worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–67%
Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on safety · range 54–74%
Student36%strong on education, weak on work · range 26–46%
Family56%strong on family, weak on cost · range 45–67%
Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Whitchurch?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2025-2026). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk21

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Whitchurch is 2.6%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Gigabit broadband availability98.25 %Not statedwww.ofcom.org.uk27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Employment rate56.67 %21 Mar 2021ONS Census 2021 towns and cities dataset Figure 9 individual BUA employment row for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley13Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Superfast broadband availability99.64 %Not statedwww.ofcom.org.uk27Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)2,890 EUR/month31 Dec 2024www.ons.gov.uk22Official
Unemployment rate2.6 %country median 3.4%31 Dec 2025www.nomisweb.co.uk21Official

What does a salary buy in Whitchurch?

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

regional median gross pay: €2,890 (ons.gov.uk, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€1,425of €2,423 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.€2,423
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €961
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€1,425
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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Whitchurch. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Schools3 count7 Jul 2026DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract4Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Primary schools7 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)3Official
Schools10 count3 Aug 2026Department 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; Whitchurch's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
GP practices0 count7 Jul 2026NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Whitchurch 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 Whitchurch?

Police recorded about 4,756 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 citiesWhitchurch highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Whitchurch highlighted

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
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,756 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)17Official · county
Violent crime per 100,000 residents2,679 per 100,000Apr 2026data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Burglary per 100,000 residents152.2 per 100,00030 Apr 2026data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport48 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights15Official
Distance to the nearest major airport42 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LPL3 Aug 2026OurAirports16Official

Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 was 5.67 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 9.9 µg/m³ in 2025.

Is the air quality good in Whitchurch?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.7 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

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

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.67 µg/m³ · official estimated total annual mean background concentration12
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

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 Whitchurch is 5.7 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean4.96 µg/m³country median 7.22025official estimated total annual mean background concentration10Official
PM10 — annual mean9.9 µg/m³country median 11.32025official estimated total annual mean background concentration11Official
PM2.5 — annual mean5.67 µg/m³country median 6.52025official estimated total annual mean background concentration12Official
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.4 · Feb 8.1 · Mar 10.3 · Apr 13.2 · May 16.3 · Jun 19.1 · Jul 21.1 · Aug 20.7 · Sep 18.1 · Oct 14.2 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7.7 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SHAWBURY20Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.2 · Feb 1.2 · Mar 2.3 · Apr 3.9 · May 6.8 · Jun 9.6 · Jul 11.5 · Aug 11.4 · Sep 9.3 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 3.5 · Dec 1.3 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SHAWBURY20Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.3 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 6.3 · Apr 8.6 · May 11.5 · Jun 14.4 · Jul 16.3 · Aug 16 · Sep 13.7 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 6.9 · Dec 4.5 °C1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SHAWBURY20Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 57.4 · Feb 43.3 · Mar 43.4 · Apr 47.1 · May 53.6 · Jun 59 · Jul 57.6 · Aug 64.2 · Sep 61.1 · Oct 68.8 · Nov 60.8 · Dec 66.3 mm1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SHAWBURY20Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 52.8 · Feb 74.9 · Mar 114.6 · Apr 158.1 · May 194.8 · Jun 187.5 · Jul 193.3 · Aug 168 · Sep 134.7 · Oct 97.5 · Nov 61.8 · Dec 49.9 hours1991–2020WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station SHAWBURY20Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: York ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.1 °C, Eutin (Germany) ±1.3 °C, Cork (Ireland) ±1.3 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.3 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.3 °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.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Whitchurch?

The published population was 9,855 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.6

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area3.17 km²Dec 2022ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley6Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
City area3.17 km²Dec 2022Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2.5Official
Foreign residents580 people21 Mar 2021Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts.6Official
GP practices per 10,000 residents0 per 10,000 people7 Jul 2026NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates7Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Schools per 10,000 residents3.04 per 10,000 people7 Jul 2026DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract4Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Population density3,109 people/km²21 Mar 2021www.ons.gov.uk6Official · built-up-area figure
Population9,855 people21 Mar 2021Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.6Official

International community in Whitchurch

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 groupPeopleShare
Europe: United Kingdom9,27594.1%
Europe: EU countries3653.7%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)2152.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Owner-occupied homes64.94 %21 Mar 2021ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley6Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Residents born abroad5.9 %21 Mar 2021ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley6Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher27 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics8Official
Workers aged 16 and over4,650 workers31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics8Official
Median age47 years21 Mar 2021ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley6Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Office for Students9Official

Alternatives for people set on Whitchurch

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Whitchurch from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Whitchurch

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities
Bradford-on-Avon9,865 residentsHorbury9,865 residentsBargoed9,869 residentsCaernarfon9,835 residentsMold9,890 residentsCaldicot9,815 residents

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Is Whitchurch part of Shrewsbury?

Whitchurch is in the published commuting zone of Shrewsbury; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Shrewsbury city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source19

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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 Whitchurch?

The published population was 9,855 people in March 2021. Source: Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales..

Is the air quality good in Whitchurch?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.7 µg/m³ (2025) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: official estimated total annual mean background concentration.

How safe is Whitchurch?

Police recorded about 4,756 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).

What is the unemployment rate in Whitchurch?

The unemployment rate is 2.6 % (2025-2026). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk.

What is the typical salary around Whitchurch?

The median gross salary is 2,890 EUR/month. Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

How many foreign residents live in Whitchurch?

580 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact BUA non-UK-born population derived as the sum of the published Europe: EU countries and Non-EU countries (including British Overseas) counts..

Is Whitchurch a good place to live?

Whitchurch 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 Whitchurch part of Shrewsbury?

Whitchurch is in the published commuting zone of Shrewsbury; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Whitchurch?

Crewe, Wrexham, Gresford are near Whitchurch. 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 Whitchurch?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,275 people (94.1%) 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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  title = {Whitchurch (West Midlands), United Kingdom: population, rent},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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