How people live, work, housing
Everyday British life in numbers: what people earn, what they spend, how they live.
Living in the UK
How people live in the UK: pay by region, rents, bills, inflation, life expectancy, healthcare and inequality, with charts and ONS data updated to…
Wages and salaries
What people earn in the UK: median pay of £39,039, differences by region and age, the £12.71 minimum wage, income tax, National Insurance and…
Cost of living
What it costs to live in the UK in 2026: 3.5% inflation, rents, council tax, energy bills, Tube and bus fares, groceries, a pint of beer and…
Housing and rents
What it costs to buy or rent a home in the UK: average prices by nation, rents in London and elsewhere, mortgages, deposits, the Renters' Rights Act…
Quality of life
How people live in the UK: life expectancy, healthy years, wellbeing and happiness, holidays and bank holidays, green space, safety and public…
Inequality
How unequal the UK is: 13.4 million people on low incomes, child poverty, the gap between London and the north, wealth, private schools and social…
Healthcare (NHS)
How the National Health Service works: free care, GPs, the 111 and 999 numbers, prescription charges, waiting lists, the EHIC and the health…
Schools and universities
How the British education system works: compulsory schooling, GCSEs and A-levels, state schools, academies and private schools, the top universities…
Working in the UK
How work works in the UK: employment and unemployment, contracts and minimum rights, the minimum wage, holidays, CVs, the National Insurance number…
Moving to the UK
How to move to the UK today: which visa to choose, National Insurance number, bank account, GP, housing, consular registration, driving licence and…
Italians in the UK
The Italian community in the UK: more than 400,000 registered with AIRE, Clerkenwell's Little Italy, Risorgimento exiles, Italian-Scots, Bedford, the…
English courses
How to choose an English course in London: British Council accredited schools, communicative and Callan methods, Cambridge exams and IELTS, costs…