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Residents of Whitehaven numbered 22,945 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2418 sources

Population22,945people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics
Median gross salary (region)4,044EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · ONS ASHE Table 8.1a — Weekly pay - Gross (£), full-time employee jobs by local authority of residence, 2025 provisional
Average rent795.5EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price
Recorded crime6,481incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

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

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 Whitehaven.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Whitehaven 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 pack12Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)795.5 EUR/month31 Aug 2026ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price8Official · county

Is Whitehaven a good place to live?

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Remote worker41%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 30–52%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 44–64%
Student34%strong on education, weak on work · range 24–44%
Family57%strong on family, weak on cost · range 46–68%
Retirement51%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 37–65%

Work and income

Whitehaven's employment rate reached 55.4% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Whitehaven recorded 10,520.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate55.4 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics3Official
Median gross salary (regional)4,044 EUR/month31 Dec 2025ONS ASHE Table 8.1a — Weekly pay - Gross (£), full-time employee jobs by local authority of residence, 2025 provisional6Official · county

What does a salary buy in Whitehaven?

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

regional median gross pay: €4,044 (ONS ASHE Table 8.1a, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€2,419of €3,251 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
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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.€3,251
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31− €796
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€2,419
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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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Family and education

Whitehaven had a bachelor's-or-higher share of 24.3% at the end of 2021.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools14 count3 Aug 2026Department for Education (GIAS)2Official
Schools17 count3 Aug 2026Department 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; Whitehaven's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWhitehaven highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Whitehaven 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 residents6,481 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)11Official · county

Mobility and administration

Whitehaven's nearest airport was PIK, 123 km away and offered 21 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport21 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Distance to the nearest major airport123 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)PIK3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Climate and air quality

Whitehaven's monthly mean temperatures were 4.4°C in January and 14.9°C in July. Whitehaven's monthly precipitation totalled 98.2 mm in January and 84.9 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.3 · Feb 6.5 · Mar 8.2 · Apr 10.7 · May 13.9 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 17.7 · Aug 17.6 · Sep 15.8 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 9.4 · Dec 7.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 2.5 · Feb 2.4 · Mar 3.3 · Apr 5.1 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 12.2 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 10.7 · Oct 8 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 3.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.4 · Feb 4.5 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 7.9 · May 10.7 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 14.9 · Aug 15 · Sep 13.2 · Oct 10.3 · Nov 7.3 · Dec 5.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 98.2 · Feb 81.1 · Mar 76.6 · Apr 60.1 · May 65.6 · Jun 74.9 · Jul 84.9 · Aug 99.8 · Sep 98 · Oct 132.3 · Nov 123.9 · Dec 114 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Bradford ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Cork (Ireland) ±0.8 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.8 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.9 °C, Heide (Germany) ±1.9 °C, Meldorf (Germany) ±1.9 °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

Whitehaven had a median age of 44 years at the end of 2021.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population22,945 people31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics4Official

International community in Whitehaven

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 Kingdom22,10096.3%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)5552.4%
Europe: EU countries2851.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher24.3 %31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics3Official
Workers aged 16 and over10,520 workers31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics3Official
Median age44 years31 Dec 2021Office for National Statistics3Official
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Office for Students5Official

Alternatives for people set on Whitehaven

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.

Cities near Whitehaven

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

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Clifton (Nottingham)22,935 residentsRoyton22,990 residentsWellington23,000 residentsFormby22,890 residentsSwinton22,885 residentsTruro23,060 residents

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Common questions

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

What is the typical salary around Whitehaven?

The median gross salary is 4,044 EUR/month. Source: ONS ASHE Table 8.1a — Weekly pay - Gross (£), full-time employee jobs by local authority of residence, 2025 provisional.

How safe is Whitehaven?

Police recorded 6,481 incidents per 100,000. 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).

How many people live in Whitehaven?

The published population is 22,945 people. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is Whitehaven a good place to live?

Whitehaven 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 Whitehaven?

Workington is near Whitehaven. 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 Whitehaven?

The official country of birth distribution records 22,100 people (96.3%) 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). Whitehaven, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5dffaf6331dfb17e3512e3ce1bea1b8a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/whitehaven/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Whitehaven, United Kingdom: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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Sources

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  1. BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
  2. Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
  3. Office for National Statistics ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-07
  4. Office for National Statistics ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-04
  5. Office for Students officeforstudents.org.uk · checked 2026-08-03
  6. 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
  7. ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-07-06
  8. ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
  9. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  10. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
  2. Three 100GB one-month data pack three.co.uk · checked 2026-09-15
  3. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  6. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  7. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  8. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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