Living in Workington

In Workington, unemployment is 4.2% (2025).

Workington had a population of 21,275 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2420 sources

Population21,275people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)3,164EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.ons.gov.uk

Average rent795.5EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate4.2%country median 3.4% — 24% aboveOfficial source · www.nomisweb.co.uk

Recorded crime6,481incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean4.44µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Higher unemployment than 72% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 89% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

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

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 Workington.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Workington. 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 pack¹¹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	795.5 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price⁷Official · county

Is Workington 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 worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–60%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–69%

Student37%strong on education, weak on work · range 27–47%

Family57%strong on family, weak on cost · range 46–68%

Retirement53%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 39–67%

Work and income

For Workington, the employment rate was 54.6% at the end of 2021. The workforce in Workington was 9,470 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Workington?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2025-2026). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk¹⁷

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Workington is 4.2%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Workington 4.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	54.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,164 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.ons.gov.uk¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	4.2 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2025	www.nomisweb.co.uk¹⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Workington?

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

Left over each month€1,785of €2,618 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.	€2,618
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	€1,785

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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

Family and education

A bachelor's degree or higher was held by 19.7% of the adult population at the end of 2021.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	16 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	22 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; Workington's school authority applies it locally.

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

Safety

How safe is Workington?

Police recorded about 6,481 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)¹⁰

Recorded crime across major citiesWorkington 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	6,481 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁰Official · county

Mobility and administration

Workington's nearest airport was PIK, 116 km away and offered 21 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	21 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	116 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	PIK	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 4.4°C in January to 14.9°C in July. Workington's monthly precipitation totalled 98.2 mm in January and 84.9 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Workington?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.44 µg/m³ · uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹²

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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132

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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

PM2.54.4WHO 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 Workington is 4.4 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Workington 4.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.44 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 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 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 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 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 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 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 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 mm	31 Dec 1991	World 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

The median age was 41 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Workington?

The published population was 21,275 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	21,275 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁴Official

International community in Workington

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	20,635	97.0%
Europe: EU countries	320	1.5%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	320	1.5%

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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	19.7 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics³Official
Workers aged 16 and over	9,470 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics³Official
Median age	41 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics³Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Workington

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.

Wokingham as a Workington alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 402 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,325 Wokingham vs 21,275 Workington+137%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,921 Wokingham vs 6,481 Workington−39%
Median gross pay, region: €3,866 Wokingham vs €3,164 Workingtonno percentage

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Cities near Workington

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

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

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

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Kirkby in Ashfield21,270 residents Berkhamsted21,240 residents Brownhills21,240 residents Staines21,325 residents Bingley21,330 residents Hebburn21,345 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Workington under the national coverage rules.

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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 Workington?

The published population was 21,275 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Workington?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: uk-air.defra.gov.uk.

How safe is Workington?

What is the unemployment rate in Workington?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2025-2026). Source: www.nomisweb.co.uk.

What is the typical salary around Workington?

The median gross salary is 3,164 EUR/month. Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

Is Workington a good place to live?

Workington 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 Workington?

Whitehaven is near Workington. 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 Workington?

The official country of birth distribution records 20,635 people (97.0%) 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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