Cumberland

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
273,298
Households
125,498
Crimes · Aug '26
2,015

Estimated population, mid-2025: 282,343 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

125,498
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 59%
Religion
Most deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
2,015
Crimes · Aug '26
£169,950
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,159 sales
£681
Average rent, August 2026
10,485
Postcodes
125,498
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 59%
Religion
Most deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
2,015
Crimes · Aug '26
£169,950
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,159 sales
£681
Average rent, August 2026
10,485
Postcodes

Sold prices in Cumberland

England & Wales
Property sales · Cumberland
HM Land Registry · Cumberland
Average price
£204,372
Median price: £169,950
Median -0.6% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,159 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 120 sales · avg £199,036
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£215k£203k£191k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Cumberland

England & Wales
Crime trends · Cumberland

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
950
YoY +51%
950750549
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
115
YoY stable
15010152
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
69
YoY +130%
694418
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
63
YoY +110%
634322
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
170
YoY +13%
174141107
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
152
YoY +35%
15211985
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Possession Of Weapons
41
YoY +46%
412814
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Public Order
223
YoY +50%
223175127
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Shoplifting
134
YoY +89%
1349250
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
98
YoY +51%
998264
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising

2,015
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Cumberland

Ethnicity

Total residents: 273,239
White Brit.95.1%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 2.8%

Religion

Total residents: 273,226
Christian58.5%
No religion34.5%
Not answered5.6%
+ other · 1.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 273,298
50–6422.6%
35–4917.2%
65–7412.7%
25–3411.6%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.2%

Households

Total households: 125,498
One person: other19.2%
One person: aged 66+15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
Single family household, all members 66+11.2%
+ 9 other households · 30.6%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Cumberland

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 4.83 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.83 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Cumberland

High flood risk in part of this area

2 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Fluvial Models · Fluvial Models and Fluvial / Tidal Events · Fluvial Models and Fluvial Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Transport in Cumberland

Aspatria is a 98-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 7.9 km

  • Aspatria

    Rail

    7.9 km
  • Wigton

    Rail

    12.8 km
  • Nichol End (Derwentwater) Ferry Landing

    Ferry

    14.7 km
  • Keswick Ferry Landing

    Ferry

    15.1 km
  • Hawes End Derwentwater Ferry Landing

    Ferry

    16.1 km
  • Low Brandelhow Derwentwater Ferry Landing

    Ferry

    16.7 km
  • Maryport

    Rail

    17.0 km
  • Ashness Gate Derwentwater Ferry Landing

    Ferry

    17.5 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, DLR, tram, metro, and ferry

Amenities in Cumberland

97 mapped places in this local authority

35 GPs · 27 Museums · 21 Libraries · 97 in all

  • GPs35
  • Museums27
  • Libraries21
  • Hospitals9
  • Universities5

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Cumberland

Average rent, August 2026

£681/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£508
1 bed
£643
2 bed
£785
3 bed
£1,093
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Cumberland.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

Apply for a primary place via Cumberland

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Admission appeals in Cumberland

Appeals lodged

81

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
13 · 0.4% of admissions
Lodged
7 · 0.2% of admissions
Heard
3 · 42.9% of those heard
Successful

3,514 admissions

Infant
9 · 0.3% of admissions
Lodged
5 · 0.2% of admissions
Heard
2 · 40.0% of those heard
Successful

2,728 admissions

Secondary
68 · 2.0% of admissions
Lodged
49 · 1.4% of admissions
Heard
22 · 44.9% of those heard
Successful

3,415 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Overview of Cumberland

Coordinates54.7202, -3.2295
Postcodes
10,485
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
273,298

Estimated population, mid-2025: 282,343 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
125,498
Recorded crime · Aug '26
2,015

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