Neighbourhoods in Westmorland and Furness

North West · 31 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#126 of 296 local authorities · 31 neighbourhoods · 227,648 residents

Income72

Employment66

Education60

Health63

Crime72

Housing & access41

Living env.26

Residents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Barrow Central (2) to Hawcoat & Furness Abbey (92); 6% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Westmorland and Furness contains both ends of the scale: Hawcoat & Furness Abbey at 92 out of 100 (#560 of 6,856 in England) against Barrow Central at 2, a 90-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 12 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £83,500 in Barrow Central to £400,000 in Windermere North, Ambleside & Langdales — a 4.8× gap within Westmorland and Furness.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,760a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime68per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)48

Owner-occupied72%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Westmorland and Furness

£235,000median home sold over the past year · +14.1% over 5 years · -2.1% over the year · 3,398 sales

Detached£395,000

Semi-detached£245,000

Terraced£169,950

Flat£155,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Towns & places in Westmorland and Furness

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

Kendal4 Penrith2 Walney Island2 Windermere2

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Hawcoat & Furness Abbey	560	92	£268,750
Kendal South	560	92	£262,500
Burton-in-Kendal, Levens & Natland	937	86	£328,750
Kendal East & Whinfell	1,054	85	£292,500
Penrith Outer	1,102	84	£240,000
Swarthmoor & Low Furness	1,239	82	£285,000
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme	1,403	80	£280,000
Grange-over-Sands & Cartmel Peninsula	1,424	79	£256,250
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale	1,650	76	£315,000
Windermere South & Staveley	1,911	72	£350,000
Kendal North & Burneside	2,137	69	£257,500
Windermere North, Ambleside & Langdales	2,199	68	£400,000
Roose	2,603	62	£265,000
Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton	2,822	59	£355,000
Coniston, Broughton & Kirkby	2,939	57	£262,500
Ulverston	3,049	56	£220,000
Askam & Dalton North	3,151	54	£185,000
Dalton South	3,199	53	£168,725
Askham, Ullswater & Greystoke	3,199	53	£350,000
Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell	3,268	52	£347,500
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor	3,419	50	£267,500
Appleby, Shap & Kirkby Thore	3,453	50	£232,000
Parkside	3,583	48	£162,500
Kendal Town & Greenside	3,851	44	£210,000
Kirkby Stephen, Tebay & Brough	3,995	42	£262,500
Penrith Central & West	4,056	41	£175,000
Walney Island North	4,193	39	£150,750
Walney Island South & Barrow Island	5,366	22	£110,000
Abbotsmead & Salthouse	6,154	10	£127,750
Orsmgill & Hindpool	6,373	7	£122,000
Barrow Central	6,737	2	£83,500

Neighbourhood rankings in Westmorland and Furness

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme	30
Swarthmoor & Low Furness	30
Kendal East & Whinfell	31
Burton-in-Kendal, Levens & Natland	32
Hesket, Lazonby & Skelton	33

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Burton-in-Kendal, Levens & Natland	£39,817
Coniston, Broughton & Kirkby	£38,875
Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell	£37,641
Arnside, Milnthorpe & Holme	£37,147
Hawcoat & Furness Abbey	£37,033

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Barrow Central	3.5×
Walney Island South & Barrow Island	3.8×
Orsmgill & Hindpool	4.5×
Abbotsmead & Salthouse	4.6×
Parkside	4.8×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Westmorland and Furness

Postcode districts that overlap Westmorland and Furness — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

CA4 CA5 CA7 CA8 CA9 CA10 CA11 CA12 CA16 CA17 DL12 LA5 LA6 LA7 LA8 LA9 LA10 LA11 LA12 LA13 LA14 LA15 LA16 LA17 LA20 LA21 LA22 LA23

People living in Westmorland and Furness Census 2021

Residents226,586

Median age (est.)48

Density60per km²

No qualifications16%

Degree or above33%

No car or van18%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 11%Private rent 17%

Households

One person 33%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 16% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	17%
Skilled trades	16%
Managers & directors	13%
Elementary	11%
Associate professional	11%
Caring & leisure	10%
Sales & customer service	8%
Administrative	8%
Process & plant	7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 37% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Westmorland and Furness.

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