Is Westmorland and Furness a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Westmorland and Furness, from official data · 28 postcode districts · 9,545 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Westmorland and Furness, from official data · 28 postcode districts · 9,545 postcodes
The average home in Westmorland and Furness sold for £230,449 in the latest House Price Index, up 7.7% on a year earlier. Across South Lakeland, police record 60 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (estimated from the 11 of the last 12 months the police force published in full), below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Westmorland and Furness, the nearest primary school is St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School, 1.5 mi away; the nearest secondary is The Lakes School, 3.0 mi away (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Windermere Health Centre, 1.6 mi away.
Windermere station is 1.9 mi away.
Across South Lakeland, police record 60 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (estimated from the 11 of the last 12 months the police force published in full), below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Westmorland and Furness sold for £230,449 in the latest House Price Index, up 7.7% on a year earlier. By type: detached £391,131, semi-detached £249,915, terraced £187,135, flats £133,389. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School, 1.5 mi away. The nearest secondary school is The Lakes School, 3.0 mi away (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Windermere is 1.9 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £45,195 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).