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Cumberland

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Around average
Population
273,250
Households
125,441
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
125,441
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 59%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£182,515
Median property price
£628
Median rent
10,485
Postcodes
125,441
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 59%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
Around average · 5.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£182,515
Median property price
£628
Median rent
10,485
Postcodes

Sold prices in Cumberland

England & Wales
Property sales · Cumberland
HM Land Registry · Cumberland
Average price
£199,880
YoY: -1.3%
Median price: £181,499
View district CA1
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 146 sales · avg £200,952
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£214k£196k£177k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
715
YoY stable
745647549
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
59
YoY -46%
16310852
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
24
YoY +9%
453218
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
36
YoY +57%
453422
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
157
YoY stable
161134107
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
95
YoY stable
1047750
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

1 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising

1,493
incidents · Jun '26

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

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.

Apply for a primary place via Cumberland
Apply for a secondary placeAdmissions and composite prospectus guidanceHome 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

Schools in Cumberland

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in CumberlandFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

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

Median private rent

£628/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£496
1 bed
£628
2 bed
£767
3 bed
£1,071
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Cumberland

Coordinates54.7202, -3.2295
Postcodes
10,485
Population (Census)
273,250
Households (Census)
125,441
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 5.5 per 1k

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.
Around average
Mean decile 4.83 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.83 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).