Penrith Central & West
Westmorland and Furness · North West · population 7,737 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,056 of 6,856 in England
- #428 of 932 in North West
- #26 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Process & plant 13%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 16% |
| Skilled trades | 14% |
| Process & plant | 13% |
| Sales & customer service | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Professional | 9% |
| Associate professional | 9% |
| Administrative | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 55% · No religion 37% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 12%
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
Penrith Central & West is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,056 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (86) but weak on Education (21). Typical homes here sold for about £175,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+8%) (from 117 sales), 26% below the wider Westmorland and Furness median of £235,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,135 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £29,756 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 147 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £175,000 | 117 | 0.0% | +7.5% |
| Detached | £348,750 | 8 | +51.6% | +39.5% |
| Semi-detached | £189,000 | 27 | +2.2% | +5.0% |
| Terraced | £173,000 | 48 | +8.1% | +19.3% |
| Flat | £133,500 | 34 | -19.1% | +12.4% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #1,135 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,879 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 560 |
| Theft | 219 |
| Burglary | 17 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 75 |
| Public order & weapons | 162 |
| Drugs | 61 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Other | 31 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 56 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Westmorland and Furness
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Pier HeadLiverpool41£162,500
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- Coley ParkReading41£336,250
- Leytonstone NorthWaltham Forest41£500,000
- Avery HillGreenwich41£510,000