Coniston
Coniston is a village in Cumbria, England, with a population of around 641. The area has around 7 restaurants and cafés, 8 bus stops, and the average sold house price is around £368,000. There were around 10 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Coniston area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Westmorland and Furness area is around the average in England (IoD2025).
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- County
- Cumbria
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Police force
- Cumbria
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 54th of 294 English council areas — better than 82% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 70% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
6°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 10° / 3° · 14% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:35
9h 19m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 4.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 3.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
6 reported · August 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Public order4
- Anti-social behaviour1
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Windermere, Ambleside, Grasmere and Staveley · Cumbria
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour in the Night Time & Evening Economy of Bowness on Windermere. Reassessed October 2026 - remains relevant
- There has been an issue with the theft of boats and boat engines in the Windermere and Coniston areas in recent years. Reassessed October…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
393 reported road collisions (2025)
135 killed or seriously injured · 500 casualties · 17.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
39 food businesses within 2 miles
- 37 rated 4–5 ★ (32 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Windermere (11.1 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£231,161 average▲ 5.1% YoY
Across Westmorland and Furness · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£816 average monthly rent▲ 6.4% YoY
- 1 bed £604
- 2 bed £772
- 3 bed £942
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
5.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.9 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
3,339 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 11 kW
- Nearest: Coniston Ruskin Avenue (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Bookings Open 19 November for Westmorland & Furness Winter HAF programme· 29 Oct 2026
- Supporting National Care Leavers Month November 2026· 29 Oct 2026
- Celebrating participation during Occupational Therapy Week 2026· 29 Oct 2026
- We are winter ready, are you?· 26 Oct 2026
- Make sure you are winter ready· 26 Oct 2026
Source: Westmorland and Furness Council
Population
226,591 residents in Westmorland and Furness
- Under 16: 15%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 26%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,846
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,786
- Net moves+2,060
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 165 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
6% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,508 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (25% of 117,810)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
161 schools · 31,227 pupils
121 primary · 19 secondary · 21 other
Ofsted: 49 of 54 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)
147 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Appleby Grammar SchoolGood
- Furness AcademyGood
- John Ruskin SchoolGood
- Kirkby Stephen Grammar SchoolGood
- Queen Elizabeth Grammar School PenrithGood
- Queen Elizabeth SchoolGood
- Queen Elizabeth Studio SchoolGood
- St Bernards Catholic High School, BarrowGood
- The Lakes SchoolGood
- The Queen Katherine SchoolGood
- Ullswater Community CollegeGood
- Dallam SchoolRequires improvement
- Cartmel Priory CofE School
- Dowdales School
- Kirkbie Kendal School
- Samuel King's School
- Settlebeck School
- Ulverston Victoria High School
- Walney Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Westmorland and Furness
Care & health services
229 CQC-registered services
- Care homes59
- GP practices40
- Dentists56
- Homecare agencies48
- Hospitals & hospices7
CQC ratings: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Westmorland and Furness
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
283 applications decided
94% granted · 266 granted, 17 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 15
- Con 9
- LD 35
- Grn 1
- Ref 1
- Oth 4
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,355 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £26,832 avg
e.g. FOH Supervisor Live In, Commis Chef - Live In
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£812 median full-time weekly pay
1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,301 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
46% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 23,188 certificates
12.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
79% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 47% · Wind 26% · Imports 13% · Gas 9%
40 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 80.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 64.4 women · 62.8 men
59% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Health services
1 GP surgery · 0 pharmacies in LA21
- Wraysdale House Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Westmorland and Lonsdale:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks454 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases220 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills203 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately173 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth140 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Coniston, Cumbria · 0.1 km
Coniston is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,058, decreasing at the 2011 census to 928. Within the boundaries…
- John Ruskin School · 0.2 km
John Ruskin School (JRS) is an 11–16 school on Lake Road in Coniston, Cumbria. The school is part of the Rural Academy, a group of nine small schools in Cumbria which was awarded Technology College status in 2004, and…
- Ruskin Museum · 0.2 km
The Ruskin Museum is a small local museum in Coniston, Cumbria, northern England.
Coniston railway station (England) · 0.4 kmConiston railway station was the northern terminus of the Coniston branch line in the village of Coniston, Lancashire, England.

SY Gondola · 0.9 kmThe steam yacht Gondola is a rebuilt Victorian, screw-propelled, steam-powered passenger vessel on Coniston Water, England. Originally launched in 1859, she was built for the steamer service carrying passengers from t…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Coniston?
- Coniston is a town in Cumbria, England, in the Westmorland and Furness local authority.
- What is the population of Coniston?
- Coniston has an approximate settlement population of 641.
- How deprived is Coniston?
- The Westmorland and Furness local authority, which includes Coniston, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.