Penrith Outer

Westmorland and Furness · North West · population 11,271 · 7 LSOAs

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

84Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,102 of 6,856 in England
  • #139 of 932 in North West
  • #5 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,879
Median age (est.)50
Density251per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 8%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Skilled trades 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades14%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional11%
Elementary11%
Process & plant10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 33% · Muslim 0%

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

Penrith Outer is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,102 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (88) and lowest on Housing & access (53). Typical homes here sold for about £240,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 225 sales), in line with 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, #109 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £34,229 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 41 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 78 · #1,479
Employment 85 · #1,026
Education 57 · #2,946
Health 88 · #807
Crime 84 · #1,109
Housing & access 53 · #3,227
Living environment 56 · #3,001

House prices ?

£240,000median (12m) · -9.4% yr · n=225
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£240,000225-9.4%+4.8%
Detached£340,00077-9.3%+13.3%
Semi-detached£230,00065+2.2%+15.0%
Terraced£183,00063+1.7%+6.4%
Flat£124,50020-8.5%+5.5%
This area£240,000
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)£34,229±£4,876 · #5,270 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,010
Price-to-income ?7.0×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 ?

41 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 459 offences
Westmorland and Furness68
North West82
England83

Rank #1,298 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences244
Theft32
Burglary14
Vehicle crime10
Criminal damage & arson54
Public order & weapons44
Drugs44
Robbery0
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 11 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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