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Cumberland

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Population
273,250
Households
125,441
Crimes · Jul '26
1,672
125,441
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 59%
Religion
Most deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
1,672
Crimes · Jul '26
£169,950
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,159 sales
£681
Average rent, August 2026
10,485
Postcodes
125,441
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 59%
Religion
Most deprived 40–50%
Avg IMD
1,672
Crimes · Jul '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
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 4,159 sales
-0.6% · last 12 full months vs the prior 12
View district CA1
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 yearAug '24 – Jul '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
799
YoY +29%
799674549
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
ASB
75
YoY -23%
15010152
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Vehicle Crime
32
YoY +33%
453218
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Burglary
39
YoY stable
453422
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Criminal damage
174
YoY +24%
174141107
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · vehicle crime rising

1,672
incidents · Jul '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: 273,250
50–6422.6%
35–4917.2%
65–7412.7%
25–3411.6%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%

Households

Total households: 125,441
Other19.2%
Any member 66+15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.3%
All members 66+11.2%
+ 7 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, tram, and ferry only

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
Apply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceApplication deadlines and offer daysHome education — find your councilHome education guidance

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
Population (Census)
273,250
Households (Census)
125,441
Recorded crime · Jul '26
1,672

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