East Cockermouth & Buttermere

Cumberland · North West · population 7,946 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

78Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,520 of 6,856 in England
  • #174 of 932 in North West
  • #3 of 33 in Cumberland
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,731
Median age (est.)52
Density39per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above43%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 18%45–64 31%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 52%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 11%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional12%
Elementary8%
Caring & leisure8%
Administrative6%
Process & plant6%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 36% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

East Cockermouth & Buttermere is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,520 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 33 in Cumberland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (88) and lowest on Living environment (45). Typical homes here sold for about £287,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 121 sales), 64% above the wider Cumberland median of £175,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,930 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 36 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 82 · #1,198
Employment 78 · #1,527
Education 73 · #1,863
Health 66 · #2,336
Crime 88 · #828
Housing & access 51 · #3,357
Living environment 45 · #3,768

House prices ?

£287,000median (12m) · -1.9% yr · n=121
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£287,000121-1.9%+19.6%
Detached£355,50044-17.4%+27.0%
Semi-detached£268,00041+17.8%+21.8%
Terraced£226,00026-3.8%+26.1%
Flat£146,25010+18.9%-50.6%
This area£287,000
Cumberland£175,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,930±£5,166 · #4,725 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,818
Price-to-income ?8.0×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

90Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

36 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 285 offences
Cumberland77
North West82
England83

Rank #900 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences141
Theft24
Burglary11
Vehicle crime16
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order & weapons32
Drugs18
Robbery0
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 12 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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