Workington East

Cumberland · North West · population 7,687 · 5 LSOAs

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

20Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,496 of 6,856 in England
  • #625 of 932 in North West
  • #27 of 33 in Cumberland
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,672
Median age (est.)43
Density2,257per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above20%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 6%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 30%Private rent 6%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Elementary 14% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional11%
Process & plant11%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 99%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 0%Other: 0%
White 99%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 0%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 33% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 2%

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

Workington East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,496 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #27 of 33 in Cumberland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (70) but weak on Health (13). Typical homes here sold for about £152,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+3%) (from 89 sales), 13% below the wider Cumberland median of £175,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,953 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 70 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 27 · #5,009
Employment 16 · #5,736
Education 16 · #5,770
Health 13 · #5,962
Crime 34 · #4,550
Housing & access 53 · #3,199
Living environment 70 · #2,027

House prices ?

£152,000median (12m) · +1.3% yr · n=89
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£152,00089+1.3%+3.4%
Detached£230,00017-1.3%+4.6%
Semi-detached£160,00044+6.7%+14.9%
Terraced£108,00027+11.3%+6.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£152,000
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)£31,953±£4,597 · #5,966 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,236
Price-to-income ?4.8×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than 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 ?

51Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

70 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 537 offences
Cumberland77
North West82
England83

Rank #3,525 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences311
Theft43
Burglary18
Vehicle crime11
Criminal damage & arson60
Public order & weapons57
Drugs18
Robbery5
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 14 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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