Living in Whittlesey

In Whittlesey, unemployment is 4.7% (2023).

Whittlesey is a city in the United Kingdom, with a population of 13,830 in March 2021. The city covered 4.1 km² in December 2022. Population density was 3,409.5 people per km² in 2021. Gigabit broadband availability was 98.1%. Owner occupation accounted for 71.5% of homes in March 2021. The employment rate was 56.1% in March 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 6.58 µg/m³ in 2025.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population13,830people21 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)3,125EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.ons.gov.uk

Average rent983.6EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate4.7%country median 3.4% — 38% aboveOfficial source · www.ons.gov.uk

Recorded crime7,480incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4

PM2.5, annual mean6.58µg/m³country median 6.5 — about the sameOfficial source · official estimated total annual mean background concentration

Higher unemployment than 79% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 82% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

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

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 Whittlesey.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Whittlesey. 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 pack¹⁶Official · national market
Dwellings	6,105 count	21 Mar 2021	ONS 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)	983.6 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price¹³Official · county

Is Whittlesey 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 worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–65%

Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%

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

Family47%strong on family, weak on cost · range 36–58%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Whittlesey?

The unemployment rate is 4.7 % (January 2023). Source: www.ons.gov.uk²⁰

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Whittlesey is 4.7%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Whittlesey 4.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Gigabit broadband availability	98.1 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk²⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Employment rate	56.05 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS Census 2021 towns and cities dataset Figure 9 individual BUA employment row for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley¹²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Superfast broadband availability	99.87 %	Not stated	www.ofcom.org.uk²⁷Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)	3,125 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.ons.gov.uk¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	4.7 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2023	www.ons.gov.uk²⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Whittlesey?

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

Left over each month€1,569of €2,589 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.	€2,589
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €984
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	€1,569

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

Public employment service

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

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	3 count	7 Jul 2026	DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Primary schools	3 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)³Official
Schools	4 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; Whittlesey's school authority applies it locally.

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	1 count	7 Jul 2026	NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Whittlesey 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.

Open the official coverage guide

Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Whittlesey?

Police recorded about 7,480 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 C4¹⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesWhittlesey 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	7,480 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026, Table C4¹⁵Official · county
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	3,124 per 100,000	Apr 2026	data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Burglary per 100,000 residents	253.1 per 100,000	30 Apr 2026	data.police.uk all-crime polygon replay, filtered to Burglary²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Nearest airport	QUY	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	22 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Climate and air quality

Annual NO₂ was 7.15 µg/m³ in 2025. Annual PM10 was 12.4 µg/m³ in 2025.

Is the air quality good in Whittlesey?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.6 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: 6.58 µg/m³ · official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹¹

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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17°7°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

125

168

205

195

207

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152

113

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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

PM2.56.6WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1012.4WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂7.1WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Whittlesey is 6.6 µg/m³. Of 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

Whittlesey 6.6

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	7.15 µg/m³country median 7.2 — about the same	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration⁹Official
PM10 — annual mean	12.39 µg/m³country median 11.3	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹⁰Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.58 µg/m³country median 6.5 — about the same	2025	official estimated total annual mean background concentration¹¹Official
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.1 · Feb 7.9 · Mar 10.4 · Apr 13.4 · May 16.5 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 22.1 · Aug 21.7 · Sep 18.7 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 7.4 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wittering_03462.csv¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 1.4 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 2.7 · Apr 4.6 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.2 · Jul 12.3 · Aug 12.3 · Sep 10.2 · Oct 7.4 · Nov 4 · Dec 1.8 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wittering_03462.csv¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 4.3 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 9 · May 11.9 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 17 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 10.9 · Nov 7.1 · Dec 4.6 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wittering_03462.csv¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 47 · Feb 38.9 · Mar 39 · Apr 44.2 · May 49.6 · Jun 52.9 · Jul 55.5 · Aug 59.9 · Sep 52.8 · Oct 63.3 · Nov 57.5 · Dec 53 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wittering_03462.csv¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 63.4 · Feb 86.2 · Mar 124.8 · Apr 167.9 · May 204.9 · Jun 195.3 · Jul 207.1 · Aug 192.9 · Sep 151.8 · Oct 113 · Nov 73.7 · Dec 64.2 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station Wittering_03462.csv¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Whittlesey?

The published population was 13,830 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

By nationality

National passport93.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	4.06 km²	Dec 2022	ONS 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 area	4.06 km²	Dec 2022	Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2.⁵Official
Foreign residents	875 people	21 Mar 2021	Exact 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 residents	0.723 per 10,000 people	7 Jul 2026	NHS ODS GP Practices report + ONSPD Live postcode coordinates⁷Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Schools per 10,000 residents	2.17 per 10,000 people	7 Jul 2026	DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · built-up-area figure
Population density	3,410 people/km²	21 Mar 2021	www.ons.gov.uk⁶Official · built-up-area figure
Population	13,830 people	21 Mar 2021	Census 2021 usual resident population count for the exact Built Up Area (BUA), England excluding London or Wales.⁶Official

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Owner-occupied homes	71.5 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS 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 abroad	6.3 %	21 Mar 2021	ONS 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
Median age	45 years	21 Mar 2021	ONS 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
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Whittlesey

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.

Saint Ives as a Whittlesey alternative in the same region

25 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.2% Saint Ives vs 4.7% Whittlesey−32%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,592 Saint Ives vs 7,480 Whittlesey−25%
Median gross pay, region: €3,306 Saint Ives vs €3,125 Whittlesey+6%
Residents: 16,820 Saint Ives vs 13,830 Whittlesey+22%
Annual PM2.5: 6.7 µg/m³ Saint Ives vs 6.6 µg/m³ Whittleseysame level

Full comparison More about Saint Ives

Cities near Whittlesey

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

All United Kingdom cities

Primrose Place13,830 residents Birtley13,835 residents Davenham13,835 residents West Derby13,838 residents Wellington (Somerset West and Taunton)13,815 residents Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe13,850 residents

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Is Whittlesey part of Peterborough?

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

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source¹⁷

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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 Whittlesey?

The published population was 13,830 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 Whittlesey?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.6 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 Whittlesey?

What is the unemployment rate in Whittlesey?

The unemployment rate is 4.7 % (January 2023). Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

What is the typical salary around Whittlesey?

The median gross salary is 3,125 EUR/month. Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

How many foreign residents live in Whittlesey?

875 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 Whittlesey a good place to live?

Whittlesey 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 Whittlesey part of Peterborough?

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

Which cities are near Whittlesey?

Peterborough, Yaxley, March, Wisbech, Huntingdon are near Whittlesey. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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DfE Get Information About Schools all establishments extract get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-07-07
Exact 2022 Built Up Area polygon area for BUA22CD in EPSG:27700, converted from square metres to km2. services1.arcgis.com · checked 2026-07-15
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