Roose

Westmorland and Furness · North West · population 8,025 · 5 LSOAs

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

62Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,603 of 6,856 in England
  • #295 of 932 in North West
  • #13 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,097
Median age (est.)45
Density624per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above29%
No car or van15%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 44%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 9%Private rent: 7%
Own outright 44%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 9%Private rent 7%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 9%Other: 16%
One person 26%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 9%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Managers & directors9%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 37% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Roose is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,603 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (81) and lowest on Health (35). Typical homes here, about £265,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 49% in five years (from 107 sales), 13% above the wider Westmorland and Furness median of £235,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,911 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 47 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 65 · #2,397
Employment 58 · #2,891
Education 62 · #2,589
Health 35 · #4,426
Crime 81 · #1,273
Housing & access 46 · #3,679
Living environment 75 · #1,698

House prices ?

£265,000median (12m) · +21.8% yr · n=107
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£265,000107+21.8%+49.3%
Detached£323,50042+15.7%+24.4%
Semi-detached£242,50049+12.8%+42.8%
Terraced£153,87514-1.2%+17.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£265,000
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)£35,911±£5,218 · #4,730 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,307
Price-to-income ?7.4×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 ?

85Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

47 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 380 offences
Westmorland and Furness68
North West82
England83

Rank #1,892 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences212
Theft26
Burglary12
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson45
Public order & weapons40
Drugs17
Robbery1
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 23 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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