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Westmorland and Furness

Westmorland and Furness has 226,589 residents in 103,554 households (Census 2021); 15% are aged 15–29 and 28% of households rent their home. Over the past two years homes sold for a median of £240,000, from £90,000 in Old Barrow and Hindpool to £441,000 in Coniston and Hawkshead.

Local authority · 33 wards · 9,547 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
226,589residentsCensus 2021
£240kmedian sale price6,804 sales, 24 months
17%green within 500 mpostcode average
28services in 15 minutesmedian postcode

Six maps of Westmorland and Furness.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Sale pricesPostcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
Map of Westmorland and Furness: Postcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
<80%160%+
Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of Westmorland and Furness: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of Westmorland and Furness: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Deprivation decileNeighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
Map of Westmorland and Furness: Neighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
110
Recorded crimeCrimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
Map of Westmorland and Furness: Crimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
<50%250%+
Gigabit broadbandShare of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
Map of Westmorland and Furness: Share of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
<20%95%+

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG · data.police.uk · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

All 33 wards at a glance.

Colour shows where each ward sits among Westmorland and Furness's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.

WardMedian priceGreen 500 mServices 15 minAged 15–29Owner-occupiedFlatsNearest tram or railGigabitCrime per 1,000
Alston and Fellside£276k14%512%76%3%3.0 km29%41
Appleby and Brough£238k14%714%71%5%934 m22%58
Bowness and Lyth£391k21%414%67%11%3.7 km74%104
Burton and Holme£255k5%913%83%2%6.0 km92%26
Coniston and Hawkshead£441k37%411%64%2%6.4 km18%52
Dalton North£213k19%2417%84%2%644 m78%52
Dalton South£160k12%5318%77%2%517 m98%71
Eamont and Shap£270k21%612%71%3%7.5 km50%52
Eden and Lyvennet Vale£275k8%314%75%1%7.4 km35%43
Grange and Cartmel£285k20%1411%77%7%1.2 km43%40
Greystoke and Ullswater£350k25%812%76%2%7.1 km74%43
Hawcoat and Newbarns£255k14%5914%86%7%1.6 km87%63
Hesket and Lazonby£320k6%214%75%1%5.3 km57%37
High Furness£260k18%512%79%1%2.5 km41%34
Kendal Castle£280k19%7314%84%7%1.2 km99%22
Kendal Highgate£250k20%20516%59%21%1.4 km97%90
Kendal Nether£255k15%18115%69%11%648 m95%91
Kendal South£330k22%2513%79%9%1.7 km76%60
Kendal Strickland and Fell£234k20%19916%62%17%756 m94%134
Kent Estuary£310k37%2111%79%9%2.0 km85%31
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay£248k15%1212%70%4%3.7 km36%58
Levens and Crooklands£367k24%812%81%2%5.7 km91%40
Low Furness£275k8%512%87%0%3.3 km68%24
Old Barrow and Hindpool£90k9%14620%46%19%843 m87%284
Ormsgill and Parkside£150k15%7219%69%10%878 m94%90
Penrith North£220k11%15815%70%11%1.0 km94%49
Penrith South£202k14%16616%60%17%619 m89%129
Risedale and Roosecote£179k15%5117%77%2%837 m86%52
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale£310k18%516%73%7%8.9 km72%47
Ulverston£250k14%10415%72%7%840 m92%71
Upper Kent£340k12%913%70%8%1.2 km81%38
Walney Island£155k10%4616%79%4%2.4 km96%47
Windermere and Ambleside£375k31%8816%57%14%4.0 km58%73

Sources: Census 2021 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · data.police.uk

Prices.

Quarterly median of all standard residential sales in Westmorland and Furness. The latest quarter is still being registered.

£204k£225k£246k£267k2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q3
£204k£225k£246k£267k2024 Q12025 Q12026 Q12026 Q3

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Safety.

Police recorded 16,566 crimes and incidents in Westmorland and Furness in the 12 months to Aug 2026, 73 per 1,000 residents.

08021,603Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
08021,603Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Violence and sexual offences7,827
Public order1,628
Criminal damage and arson1,567
Shoplifting1,057
Other theft1,041
Drugs853
Anti-social behaviour848
Burglary526
Other crime434
Vehicle crime334
Possession of weapons230
Bicycle theft113
Robbery61
Theft from the person47

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, Cumbria Constabulary (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police in Westmorland and Furness each year, 2021–2025: 410 of them with a serious or fatal injury.

2023436
2024383
2025393

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses in Westmorland and Furness with a published hygiene rating.

2,388rated food businessesin total
95%rated good or very good (4 or 5)latest inspection
28rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

Broadband.

Share of homes in Westmorland and Furness that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.

79.2%gigabit-capablehomes
79.2%full fibrehomes
96.3%superfast (30 Mbit/s+)homes
0.4%below the universal service obligationhomes

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband coverage of residential premises, July 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Deprivation, in context.

9 of Westmorland and Furness's 142 neighbourhoods are in the most deprived tenth of England on the 2025 index.

Decile 1 (most deprived)9
Decile 26
Decile 37
Decile 411
Decile 523
Decile 629
Decile 712
Decile 820
Decile 919
Decile 10 (least deprived)6

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG

Wards of Westmorland and Furness.

Every ward has its own page with all of its postcodes.