--- entity_id: city:uk:geonames:11551048 entity_type: city name: Portswood country_code: UK country: United Kingdom slug: portswood canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/portswood/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/portswood.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/portswood.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/uk/portswood snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 9 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/portswood/ citation_title: "Portswood, United Kingdom: salary, jobs, climate" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_version: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Portswood Portswood is one of the cities recorded in the United Kingdom. Regional median gross salary figures for Portswood showed €3,342 per month at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 2.1% at the end of 2023. ## Mobility Portswood's nearest airport was SOU, 3 km away and offered 23 direct destinations. ## Climate Portswood's monthly mean temperatures were 4.9°C in January and 17.8°C in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median gross salary (regional) | `salary_median_gross_regional_eur_month` | 3,342 EUR/month | regional_context | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [1] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 2.1 % | regional_context | 2023-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 12.94 · Feb 15.34 · Mar 18.59 · Apr 23.56 · May 24.5 · Jun 30.1 · Jul 33.43 · Aug 33.69 · Sep 27.78 · Oct 25.96 · Nov 17.4 · Dec 13.82 °C | parent_municipality | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -7.44 · Feb -6.87 · Mar -4.64 · Apr -2.55 · May 0.48 · Jun 5.05 · Jul 8.23 · Aug 6.58 · Sep 4.38 · Oct -1.95 · Nov -3.48 · Dec -5.08 °C | parent_municipality | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 4.92 · Feb 4.76 · Mar 6.34 · Apr 9.06 · May 12.22 · Jun 15.52 · Jul 17.8 · Aug 17.52 · Sep 15.11 · Oct 11.83 · Nov 8.04 · Dec 5.61 °C | parent_municipality | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [3] | | Universities | `universities_count` | 0 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 23 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 3 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | SOU | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | 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 Portswood 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 (ONS) — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/placeofresidencebylocalauthorityashetable8 2. Office for National Statistics (ONS) — Official source — https://www.ons.gov.uk/explore-local-statistics/indicators/modelled-unemployment 3. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=-1.404280&latitude=50.903950&format=JSON 4. Office for Students — Official source — https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/for-providers/registering-with-the-ofs/the-ofs-register/ 5. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 6. 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 14). Portswood, United Kingdom: salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/portswood/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_portswood-united-kingdom-salary-jobs-climate_162e9016074e, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Portswood, United Kingdom: salary, jobs, climate}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/portswood/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Portswood, United Kingdom: salary, jobs, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/portswood/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/portswood/ - Title: Portswood, United Kingdom: salary, jobs, climate - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Retrieved: 2026-09-14 - Built: 2026-09-14 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/portswood/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/portswood.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/portswood.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/uk/portswood - 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