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Low Furness · Westmorland and Furness

Low Furness: your neighbourhood

Low Furness electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented privately: 9% here, compared with 17% across Westmorland and Furness (8.2 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 4% here, compared with 11% across Westmorland and Furness (6.4 percentage points lower).

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.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 9.4% here, compared with 14.8% across Westmorland and Furness (5.5 percentage points lower).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

28.1%

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,181 out of 4,199.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.7%

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

197 out of 4,202.

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People counted in the census

4,202

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

4,202 out of 4,202.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

37.9%

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,349 out of 3,561.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

42.6%

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

777 out of 1,826.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.4%

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

171 out of 1,826.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43%

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,532 out of 3,563.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.2%

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,967 out of 3,563.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

62 out of 3,563.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.1%

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

431 out of 3,561.

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Homes rented privately

9%

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

163 out of 1,825.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

34.4%

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,227 out of 3,563.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

4%

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

79 out of 1,825.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Low Furness

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

64 out of 3,563.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Low Furness ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Low Furness ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 7 mapped crimes in September 2024; 10 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Low Furness
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202471
October 202461
November 2024231
December 2024110
January 2025100
February 2025101
March 2025110
April 202560
May 2025121
June 202572
July 2025130
August 202580
September 202580
October 202551
November 202530
December 2025101
January 202670
February 202661
March 202651
April 2026162
May 202681
June 202651
July 2026100
August 2026100
Crime categories in the latest complete year

A complete, consecutive 12-month period without an unresolved reporting break is needed before these totals can be shown.

What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Publication history: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data not provided for March 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data refresh from March 2025 to May 2025.

Publication history: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data not provided for April 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data refresh from March 2025 to May 2025.

Publication history: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data not provided for May 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data refresh from March 2025 to May 2025.

Publication history: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data not provided for August 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. No explicit later refresh identified in the checked changelog.

Publication history: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data not provided for September 2025. The force will provide a data refresh as soon as possible. Later update: Cumbria Constabulary: Crime data refresh for September 2025.

Previous crime-publication gaps are not explicitly resolved in the checked changelog for 2025-08. Published rows are retained, but completeness and year-on-year changes are not established.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Westmorland and Furness →