Westmorland and Furness, in numbers

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Westmorland and Furness council area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

6.9% to 34.5%

Homes rented privately ranged from 6.9% in Hawcoat and Newbarns to 34.5% in Old Barrow and Hindpool — a gap of 27.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Hawcoat and Newbarns	6.9%	325	4,732
Low Furness	8.9%	163	1,825
Kendal Castle	10.6%	285	2,699
Kendal South	10.6%	302	2,847
Kent Estuary	11.3%	323	2,854
Walney Island	12.3%	606	4,928
Risedale and Roosecote	12.4%	587	4,753
Dalton North	13%	345	2,658
Burton and Holme	13.9%	211	1,519
Levens and Crooklands	14.8%	252	1,706
Dalton South	15.3%	424	2,772
Penrith North	15.4%	529	3,442
Ormsgill and Parkside	15.6%	794	5,104
Alston and Fellside	15.6%	439	2,819
Kendal Nether	15.9%	462	2,909
High Furness	16.1%	270	1,678
Upper Kent	16.2%	292	1,801
Grange and Cartmel	16.3%	822	5,055
Ulverston	16.3%	917	5,628
Greystoke and Ullswater	17.1%	318	1,862
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale	18.4%	624	3,393
Hesket and Lazonby	18.7%	498	2,667
Eamont and Shap	18.8%	368	1,958
Eden and Lyvennet Vale	19.2%	466	2,433
Appleby and Brough	19.2%	531	2,759
Penrith South	19.3%	847	4,399
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay	20.1%	456	2,267
Coniston and Hawkshead	20.3%	303	1,492
Kendal Highgate	21.4%	604	2,828
Kendal Strickland and Fell	22.1%	699	3,156
Windermere and Ambleside	22.2%	1,006	4,534
Bowness and Lyth	25.5%	440	1,728
Old Barrow and Hindpool	34.5%	2,178	6,320

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3% to 10.2%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3% in Bowness and Lyth to 10.2% in Old Barrow and Hindpool — a gap of 7.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bowness and Lyth	3%	114	3,837
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale	3.4%	273	8,015
Burton and Holme	3.5%	121	3,477
Eden and Lyvennet Vale	3.5%	199	5,652
Greystoke and Ullswater	3.7%	155	4,235
Levens and Crooklands	3.7%	143	3,846
High Furness	3.8%	143	3,766
Kendal Castle	3.8%	232	6,057
Upper Kent	3.8%	154	4,018
Hesket and Lazonby	3.9%	244	6,252
Kendal Nether	4.1%	264	6,506
Coniston and Hawkshead	4.2%	132	3,179
Eamont and Shap	4.4%	184	4,214
Penrith North	4.4%	331	7,570
Alston and Fellside	4.4%	284	6,437
Windermere and Ambleside	4.5%	458	10,184
Kendal Strickland and Fell	4.6%	302	6,630
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay	4.6%	227	4,970
Low Furness	4.7%	197	4,202
Kent Estuary	4.7%	292	6,220
Appleby and Brough	5%	297	5,985
Kendal Highgate	5%	296	5,949
Dalton North	5%	298	5,932
Grange and Cartmel	5.1%	529	10,429
Kendal South	5.1%	322	6,312
Penrith South	5.4%	505	9,415
Ulverston	5.4%	634	11,820
Dalton South	6%	358	5,976
Risedale and Roosecote	6.3%	677	10,782
Hawcoat and Newbarns	6.6%	721	10,870
Ormsgill and Parkside	7%	780	11,165
Walney Island	7.2%	756	10,519
Old Barrow and Hindpool	10.2%	1,235	12,160

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People aged 65 or over

16.7% to 37%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 16.7% in Old Barrow and Hindpool to 37% in Grange and Cartmel — a gap of 20.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Old Barrow and Hindpool	16.7%	2,033	12,156
Ormsgill and Parkside	18.1%	2,024	11,165
Risedale and Roosecote	20.5%	2,213	10,782
Kendal Strickland and Fell	20.7%	1,374	6,629
Kendal Highgate	21%	1,250	5,949
Penrith South	21.9%	2,063	9,414
Dalton North	21.9%	1,301	5,936
Kendal Nether	22.6%	1,469	6,510
Dalton South	23.1%	1,379	5,976
Walney Island	24.7%	2,595	10,518
Penrith North	24.9%	1,883	7,570
Ulverston	25.7%	3,043	11,825
Hesket and Lazonby	25.9%	1,619	6,249
Burton and Holme	26.2%	912	3,479
Windermere and Ambleside	26.5%	2,695	10,188
Eden and Lyvennet Vale	26.7%	1,510	5,654
High Furness	26.8%	1,011	3,768
Alston and Fellside	27%	1,739	6,436
Hawcoat and Newbarns	27.6%	2,998	10,870
Eamont and Shap	27.7%	1,165	4,213
Low Furness	28.1%	1,181	4,199
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale	28.2%	2,261	8,014
Bowness and Lyth	28.2%	1,083	3,837
Upper Kent	28.6%	1,150	4,021
Kendal Castle	28.6%	1,733	6,057
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay	28.6%	1,422	4,968
Greystoke and Ullswater	29.2%	1,236	4,237
Appleby and Brough	29.4%	1,759	5,984
Kendal South	30%	1,893	6,313
Levens and Crooklands	30.6%	1,176	3,845
Coniston and Hawkshead	33.1%	1,054	3,182
Kent Estuary	35.6%	2,213	6,219
Grange and Cartmel	37%	3,862	10,427

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.1% to 23.8%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 11.1% in Levens and Crooklands to 23.8% in Old Barrow and Hindpool — a gap of 12.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Levens and Crooklands	11.1%	366	3,301
High Furness	11.4%	367	3,233
Low Furness	12.1%	431	3,561
Coniston and Hawkshead	12.1%	342	2,825
Burton and Holme	12.1%	352	2,900
Bowness and Lyth	12.7%	425	3,339
Grange and Cartmel	13%	1,215	9,351
Kent Estuary	13.1%	705	5,388
Kendal South	13.2%	710	5,397
Upper Kent	13.7%	472	3,446
Greystoke and Ullswater	14%	516	3,679
Windermere and Ambleside	14.1%	1,258	8,950
Ulverston	14.2%	1,431	10,090
Kendal Strickland and Fell	14.2%	789	5,548
Hesket and Lazonby	14.3%	762	5,341
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale	14.3%	960	6,701
Eden and Lyvennet Vale	14.6%	701	4,801
Alston and Fellside	15.4%	844	5,495
Kendal Castle	15.8%	822	5,205
Hawcoat and Newbarns	15.8%	1,452	9,168
Kendal Highgate	16.7%	835	5,015
Eamont and Shap	16.7%	606	3,637
Kendal Nether	16.7%	913	5,454
Dalton North	17.2%	865	5,027
Dalton South	17.4%	880	5,064
Risedale and Roosecote	17.6%	1,540	8,735
Walney Island	17.8%	1,564	8,798
Ormsgill and Parkside	18%	1,639	9,115
Penrith North	18.1%	1,166	6,443
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay	18.4%	786	4,267
Appleby and Brough	20.1%	1,026	5,110
Penrith South	21.4%	1,679	7,864
Old Barrow and Hindpool	23.8%	2,367	9,927

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

18.4% to 44%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 18.4% in Old Barrow and Hindpool to 44% in High Furness — a gap of 25.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Old Barrow and Hindpool	18.4%	1,826	9,927
Walney Island	22.8%	2,005	8,798
Ormsgill and Parkside	24.3%	2,219	9,115
Penrith South	24.4%	1,917	7,864
Risedale and Roosecote	24.9%	2,178	8,735
Dalton South	25.4%	1,288	5,064
Dalton North	27.4%	1,376	5,027
Appleby and Brough	28.7%	1,469	5,110
Penrith North	30.2%	1,946	6,443
Kendal Nether	31.1%	1,695	5,454
Hawcoat and Newbarns	31.9%	2,929	9,168
Kendal Castle	32.3%	1,679	5,205
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay	32.5%	1,388	4,267
Eamont and Shap	33.6%	1,222	3,637
Kendal Highgate	35.2%	1,767	5,015
Alston and Fellside	35.8%	1,965	5,495
Eden and Lyvennet Vale	36.4%	1,748	4,801
Windermere and Ambleside	36.9%	3,307	8,950
Ulverston	37.1%	3,748	10,090
Hesket and Lazonby	37.3%	1,993	5,341
Low Furness	37.9%	1,349	3,561
Burton and Holme	39.1%	1,135	2,900
Kendal South	39.3%	2,119	5,397
Upper Kent	39.9%	1,376	3,446
Kendal Strickland and Fell	40.4%	2,240	5,548
Kent Estuary	40.5%	2,182	5,388
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale	40.6%	2,719	6,701
Grange and Cartmel	41%	3,833	9,351
Greystoke and Ullswater	41.7%	1,535	3,679
Coniston and Hawkshead	42.1%	1,188	2,825
Levens and Crooklands	42.2%	1,393	3,301
Bowness and Lyth	43.1%	1,438	3,339
High Furness	44%	1,424	3,233

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

8.4% to 31.9%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 8.4% in Levens and Crooklands to 31.9% in Old Barrow and Hindpool — a gap of 23.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Levens and Crooklands	8.4%	143	1,706
Bowness and Lyth	9%	156	1,727
Low Furness	9.4%	171	1,826
Greystoke and Ullswater	9.4%	175	1,862
High Furness	9.5%	160	1,678
Burton and Holme	9.6%	146	1,520
Coniston and Hawkshead	9.6%	144	1,494
Eden and Lyvennet Vale	9.9%	240	2,434
Hesket and Lazonby	10%	267	2,668
Kent Estuary	10.1%	287	2,854
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale	10.1%	342	3,393
Grange and Cartmel	10.6%	536	5,055
Kendal South	10.8%	307	2,848
Kendal Castle	11.2%	303	2,700
Alston and Fellside	12.1%	342	2,820
Upper Kent	12.4%	223	1,800
Eamont and Shap	12.7%	248	1,959
Windermere and Ambleside	13.1%	592	4,533
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay	13.3%	301	2,271
Ulverston	13.6%	763	5,630
Hawcoat and Newbarns	13.7%	647	4,727
Penrith North	14.2%	488	3,442
Appleby and Brough	14.4%	399	2,762
Kendal Strickland and Fell	14.6%	462	3,159
Dalton North	15.5%	412	2,657
Kendal Nether	15.8%	459	2,909
Dalton South	16.3%	452	2,774
Kendal Highgate	16.7%	472	2,830
Walney Island	18%	889	4,926
Penrith South	18.7%	824	4,397
Risedale and Roosecote	18.8%	893	4,752
Ormsgill and Parkside	21.3%	1,085	5,103
Old Barrow and Hindpool	31.9%	2,018	6,317

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2.5% to 20.3%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 2.5% in Dalton North to 20.3% in Windermere and Ambleside — a gap of 17.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Dalton North	2.5%	66	2,658
Burton and Holme	3%	45	1,519
Levens and Crooklands	3.7%	63	1,706
Low Furness	4.3%	79	1,825
High Furness	4.6%	77	1,678
Hesket and Lazonby	5.3%	142	2,667
Kendal Castle	5.4%	145	2,699
Eden and Lyvennet Vale	5.4%	131	2,433
Grange and Cartmel	6.4%	321	5,055
Bowness and Lyth	6.4%	111	1,728
Greystoke and Ullswater	6.6%	123	1,862
Hawcoat and Newbarns	6.6%	314	4,732
Dalton South	7.1%	197	2,772
Appleby and Brough	7.8%	215	2,759
Alston and Fellside	7.9%	223	2,819
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale	8.2%	277	3,393
Kendal South	8.3%	236	2,847
Walney Island	8.6%	422	4,928
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay	8.8%	199	2,267
Kent Estuary	9.7%	276	2,854
Eamont and Shap	10.2%	199	1,958
Risedale and Roosecote	10.2%	487	4,753
Ulverston	11.7%	660	5,628
Upper Kent	12.5%	226	1,801
Penrith North	13.4%	461	3,442
Kendal Nether	14.2%	413	2,909
Coniston and Hawkshead	14.9%	222	1,492
Kendal Strickland and Fell	15.2%	479	3,156
Ormsgill and Parkside	15.3%	782	5,104
Old Barrow and Hindpool	18.8%	1,186	6,320
Penrith South	19.2%	844	4,399
Kendal Highgate	19.8%	561	2,828
Windermere and Ambleside	20.3%	919	4,534

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