Westmorland and Furness: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£391,131

Semi-detached

£249,915

Terraced

£187,135

Flat or maisonette

£133,389

First-time buyers

£193,348

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  217,425 in 1991 → 230,185 in 2024 (+5.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £147,324 in 2005 → £230,449 in 2026 (+56.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £516 in 2022 → £672 in 2025 (+30.1%)

  England over the same years: +20.8%

• Employment rate

  75.3% in 2004 → 82.0% in 2023 (+8.9%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.7% in 2001 → 1.9% in 2025 (+11.8%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,440 in 1997 → £26,301 in 2024 (+151.9%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

35 official indicators are published for Westmorland and Furness; 28 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Claimant count · Economy & work1.9% (2025) · 16th lowest of 361
• Persistent school absence · Education & skills15.6% (2024/25) · 14th lowest of 132
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access265.9 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 47th highest of 361
• Housing affordability · Housing5.7× earnings (April 2025) · 52nd lowest of 316

Where it ranks worst

• Business births · Economy & work7.6% (2024) · 352nd highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment11.9 t per person (2024) · 344th lowest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access96.2% (January 2026) · 344th highest of 361
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work2.9% (2024) · 324th highest of 361

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.7 years · England 80.0 · 42nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.4 years · England 83.8 · 48th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.8 years · England 60.9 · 41st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)64.4 years · England 61.3 · 28th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)284.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 41st lowest of 151
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)58.6% · England 64.6 · 24th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.4% · England 68.3 · 97th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.0 score · England 46.0 · 89th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)2.7% · England 5.8 · 15th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)15.7% · England 19.8 · 54th lowest of 153