Hawcoat & Furness Abbey

Westmorland and Furness · North West · population 7,823 · 6 LSOAs

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

92Area Score / 100 ?
  • #560 of 6,856 in England
  • #69 of 932 in North West
  • #1 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,770
Median age (est.)53
Density1,198per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 19%45–64 28%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright: 58%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 7%
Own outright 58%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 2%Private rent 7%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 4%Other: 22%
One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 4%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 29% · Associate professional 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional29%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%
Sales & customer service4%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 64% · No religion 28% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Hawcoat & Furness Abbey is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #560 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Income (99) but weak on Health (41). Typical homes here sold for about £268,750 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 120 sales), 14% above the wider Westmorland and Furness median of £235,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #165 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £37,033 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 45 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 99 · #39
Employment 89 · #752
Education 88 · #841
Health 41 · #4,036
Crime 93 · #471
Housing & access 68 · #2,185
Living environment 60 · #2,713

House prices ?

£268,750median (12m) · +3.4% yr · n=120
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£268,750120+3.4%+14.4%
Detached£385,00039+6.9%+34.6%
Semi-detached£238,50078+5.4%+17.1%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=2)
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£268,750
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)£37,033±£5,389 · #4,349 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,139
Price-to-income ?7.3×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 ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

45 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 350 offences
Westmorland and Furness68
North West82
England83

Rank #1,655 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences184
Theft20
Burglary22
Vehicle crime4
Criminal damage & arson44
Public order & weapons55
Drugs12
Robbery1
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 20 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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