About this guide to moving to Jersey, Channel Islands

What this site is

A practical guide to relocating to Jersey, Channel Islands, for people weighing up the move or already planning it. It covers the housing rules, tax, cost of living, schools, healthcare, the parishes, getting here, and a checklist of what to do and when.

Why it exists

The official information on gov.je is accurate but spread across a great many pages. Relocation agents and estate agents have an interest in making the move sound simple. Forum threads go out of date quickly. This site aims to be the version a well-informed friend would give you, with the sources attached so you can check.

How it is researched

Every figure comes from a named source, usually gov.je, Revenue Jersey, Statistics Jersey, the schools or the service provider, and each page lists its sources at the bottom. Where a figure could not be confirmed, or comes from asking prices rather than official statistics, the page says so. Recent changes are flagged, such as Registered status becoming Standard in September 2026 and Blue Islands ceasing flights in November 2025.

What it is not

Nothing on this site is legal, tax, financial, immigration or medical advice. Rules change and your circumstances are your own, so speak to a professional before you make decisions about tax, property or residency. Every page links to the official sources so you can go straight to them.

Keeping it up to date

Figures are reviewed when the main sources update: Statistics Jersey's quarterly House Price Index, Revenue Jersey's annual allowances, the social security tables each January and school fees each spring. Each page shows when it was last reviewed. If you spot something wrong or out of date, please tell us and we will fix it.

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Photos

Photos are credited in their captions and listed below, and may be resized or cropped. Most are from Wikimedia Commons, Unsplash and Pexels, used under the licence shown. Map outlines use data from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. Icons are from Phosphor Icons, used under the MIT licence.

• St Aubin harbour, St Brelade. Photograph: Man vyi, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
• La Corbière lighthouse at low tide, St Brelade. Photograph: Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• A granite house at Rozel, St Martin. Photograph: Danrok, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Inside the Central Market, St Helier. Photograph: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Royal Square, St Helier. Photograph: Danrok, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Elizabeth Castle and its causeway at low tide, St Helier. Photograph: Rachel D, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• College Field, Victoria College, St Helier. Photograph: Man vyi, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
• Jersey General Hospital, St Helier. Photograph: Danrok, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• St Peter Port harbour, Guernsey. Photograph: Manxruler, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Jersey Airport, St Peter. Photograph: Dan Marsh, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Liberation Square, St Helier. Photograph: Unukorno, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• St Brelade's Bay. Photograph: FoxyOrange, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Mont Orgueil Castle above Gorey Harbour. Photograph: Tom Brossman, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped
• La Rocco Tower, St Ouen's Bay. Photograph: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Rozel Bay, St Martin. Photograph: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Jersey cows in a field. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• The north coast from Plémont, St Ouen. Photograph: Danrok (Daniel Marsh), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped
• Havre des Pas bathing pool, St Helier. Photograph: Acediscovery, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Seymour Tower at low tide, Grouville. Photograph: Danrok (Daniel Marsh), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Elizabeth Castle at sunset, St Helier. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Apartments at Havre des Pas, St Helier. Photograph: Danrok (Daniel Marsh), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Jersey College for Girls, St Saviour. Photograph: Man vyi, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
• St Brelade's Bay. Photograph: FoxyOrange, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Low tide at L'Etacq, St Ouen's Bay. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Liberation Station, the bus station in St Helier. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash, cropped
• Boat masts reflected in St Aubin's harbour. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Plémont Beach Café, St Ouen. Photograph: JerseyWeb Photography, Pexels Licence, via Pexels, cropped
• St Ouen's Bay at dusk from La Pulente, towards La Rocco Tower. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Winter trees at sunset in the St Saviour countryside. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Looking across the sea from Guernsey towards Sark. Photograph: Antony Whittaker, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Boats at anchor off Herm, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Photograph: Tony Cowen, Pexels Licence, via Pexels
• Planting Jersey Royals on a steep côtil, St Mary. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Petite Plémont headland at sunrise, St Ouen. Photograph: Henry Barnes, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Seaweed and pebbles at Rozel Bay at low tide. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Autumn in Waterworks Valley, St Lawrence. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• St Peter's Valley after a rare snowfall. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Red fishing huts on the pier at Bonne Nuit Bay, St John. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• The shore at Le Hocq, St Clement. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Bouley Bay, Trinity. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Talking a patient through their X-rays. Stock photograph
• A Condor ferry entering St Helier harbour, before DFDS took over the routes in 2025. Photograph: Tom Brossman, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
• Heading out for a surf. Photograph: Luke Moss, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Sunset over the boats at Gorey. Photograph: Richard Lumborg, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• The cliff path at Devil's Hole, St Mary. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• An office building in St Helier. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash
• Jersey Royal fields under polythene at L'Etacq, St Ouen. Photograph: Travis Leery, Unsplash Licence, via Unsplash

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