--- entity_id: city:uk:geonames:2641811 entity_type: city name: Nelson country_code: UK country: United Kingdom slug: nelson-wls-x4 canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/nelson-wls-x4/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/nelson-wls-x4.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/nelson-wls-x4.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/uk/nelson-wls-x4 snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 10 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 0 usefulness_tier: useful indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/nelson-wls-x4/ citation_title: "Nelson (WLS-X4), United Kingdom: salary" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Nelson Nelson is one of the cities recorded in the United Kingdom. Residents of Nelson numbered 33,805 at the end of 2021. The regional median gross salary reached €2,908 per month at the end of 2024. Nelson had an unemployment rate of 3.3% at the end of 2023. ## Mobility Nelson's nearest airport was CWL, 29 km away and offered 20 direct destinations. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 33,805 people | city | 2021-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [1] | | Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 2,908 EUR/month | regional_context | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 3.3 % | regional_context | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 5.48 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-26 | stale | supplemental | [4] | | Primary School Count | `primary_school_count` | 2 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | School Count | `school_count` | 2 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Universities | `universities_count` | 0 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 20 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 29 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | CWL | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Public employment service - [Jobcentre Plus](https://www.gov.uk/contact-jobcentre-plus) — Job Search, Unemployment Claim This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Nelson when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [United Kingdom country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/united-kingdom/). ## Sources 1. Office for National Statistics — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/townsandcitiescharacteristicsofbuiltupareasenglandandwalescensus2021 2. Office for National Statistics (ONS) — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/placeofresidencebylocalauthorityashetable8 3. Office for National Statistics (ONS) — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/explore-local-statistics/indicators/modelled-unemployment 4. uk-air.defra.gov.uk — Official source — https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/datastore/pcm/popwmpm252024byUKlocalauthority.csv 5. Welsh Government (My Local School) — Official source — https://mylocalschool.gov.wales/ 6. Medr (Wales) — Official source — https://www.medr.cymru/en/register-of-higher-education-providers/ 7. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 8. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Nelson (WLS-X4), United Kingdom: salary [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/nelson-wls-x4/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_nelson-wls-x4-united-kingdom-salary_aad0b92fd1d3, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Nelson (WLS-X4), United Kingdom: salary}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/nelson-wls-x4/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Nelson (WLS-X4), United Kingdom: salary](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/nelson-wls-x4/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/nelson-wls-x4/ - Title: Nelson (WLS-X4), United Kingdom: salary - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Retrieved: 2026-09-12 - Built: 2026-09-12 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/nelson-wls-x4/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/nelson-wls-x4.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/nelson-wls-x4.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/uk/nelson-wls-x4 - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json