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Heversham

Heversham is a village in Cumbria, England, with a population of around 699. It has 8 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Arnside, 5.6 km away. There were around 3 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 Heversham area — all from official UK open data.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
County
Cumbria
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Police force
Cumbria
65/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 42nd of 294 English council areas — better than 86% of them.

Home affordability85
Affordable rents95
Good schools60
Life expectancy62
Low council tax30

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 60% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

13°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 11° · 26% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:35

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

46US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

Crime

8 reported · July 2026 14% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences6
  • Criminal damage & arson1
  • Drugs1

2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh and Milnthorpe · Cumbria

Local policing priorities

  • Speeding – Garsdale
  • We have seen a recent increase in reports of suspicious incidents and also thefts which have targeted local farms.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

383 reported road collisions (2024)

131 killed or seriously injured · 480 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

36 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 31 rated 4–5 ★ (29 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

1 active warning/alert

  • Flood alert: Coast at North Morecambe Bay

Source: Environment Agency

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Arnside (5.6 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Arnside (5.6 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£230,066 average 11.1% YoY

Across Westmorland and Furness · to 2026-06

Detached£391,284
Semi-detached£249,512
Terraced£186,366
Flat£133,604

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£812 average monthly rent 6.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £601
  • 2 bed £769
  • 3 bed £937

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · Asda (8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (8 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: The Lakeland Wildlife Oasis (5.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches13
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

226,591 residents in Westmorland and Furness

  • Under 16: 15%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Council tax

£2,508 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (25% of 117,810)

A £1,672
B £1,951
C £2,229
D £2,508
E £3,065
F £3,623
G £4,180
H £5,016

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

162 schools · 31,227 pupils

121 primary · 19 secondary · 22 other

Ofsted: 49 of 54 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

147inspected 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 School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Westmorland and Furness

Care & health services

227 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes59
  • GP practices39
  • Dentists55
  • 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
  • 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

255 applications decided

92.9% granted · 237 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat

Westmorland and Lonsdale

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

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
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

4 jobs advertised

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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

80% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 41% · Wind 33% · Imports 14% · Biomass 7%

29 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Westmorland and Lonsdale:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • St Peter's Church, Heversham · 0.2 km

    St Peter's Church is in the village of Heversham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church…

  • Heversham · 0.3 km

    Heversham is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness unitary authority area of Cumbria, England. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 647, increasing at the 2011 census to 699.

  • Heversham railway station · 0.5 km

    Heversham railway station served the village of Heversham, near Carnforth, with trains to Kendal and Grange over Sands along the Hincaster branch line.

  • River Kent · 1.1 km

    The River Kent is a short river in the county of Cumbria in England. It originates in hills surrounding Kentmere, and flows for around 20 miles (32 km) into the north of Morecambe Bay. The upper reaches and the wester…

  • Dallam School · 1.5 km

    Dallam School is a co-educational 11-18 secondary school with academy status, located in Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England. It was founded in 1984 through the merger of Heversham Grammar School and Milnthorpe Secondary Sch…

  • Milnthorpe · 1.6 km

    Milnthorpe is a village, civil parish, and former market town in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is 7 miles (11 km) south of Kendal. Historically in the county of Westmorland and on the A6, the village c…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Heversham?
Heversham is a town in Cumbria, England, in the Westmorland and Furness local authority.
What is the population of Heversham?
Heversham has an approximate settlement population of 699.