Askham, Ullswater & Greystoke

Westmorland and Furness · North West · population 5,541 · 4 LSOAs

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

53Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,199 of 6,856 in England
  • #353 of 932 in North West
  • #18 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,502
Median age (est.)53
Density13per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above41%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 8%25–44 18%45–64 34%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 51%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 51%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 9%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 23%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 6%Other: 21%
One person 29%Couple, no children 23%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 6%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 19% · Managers & directors 18% · Professional 15%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades19%
Managers & directors18%
Professional15%
Elementary12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure7%
Administrative7%
Process & plant5%
Sales & customer service5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 35% · Buddhist 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.

In summary

Askham, Ullswater & Greystoke sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,199 of 6,856 in England, and #18 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Health (95) but weak on Housing & access (1). Typical homes here, about £350,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 84 sales), 49% above the wider Westmorland and Furness median of £235,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,078 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 61 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 92 · #560
Employment 94 · #444
Education 80 · #1,349
Health 95 · #341
Crime 91 · #629
Housing & access 1 · #6,771
Living environment 1 · #6,764

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · -2.8% yr · n=84
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,00084-2.8%+27.3%
Detached£417,50042-2.9%+19.3%
Semi-detached£306,00019-4.8%+15.6%
Terraced£255,00020-15.0%+4.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£350,000
Westmorland and Furness£235,000
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)£36,078±£5,111 · #4,681 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£37,070
Price-to-income ?9.7×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

56Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 339 offences
Westmorland and Furness68
North West82
England83

Rank #2,947 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences134
Theft90
Burglary18
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson25
Public order & weapons30
Drugs24
Robbery1
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 10 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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