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Langwathby

Langwathby is a village in Cumbria, England, with a population of around 643. There are 3 bus stops serving the area, and the nearest railway station is Langwathby, 0.4 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Langwathby area — all from official UK open data.

Council
Westmorland and Furness
County
Cumbria
Constituency
Penrith and The Border
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

14°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 14° / 9° · 60% rain
  • Tomorrow: 16° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:40

13h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

27US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026

  • Vehicle crime1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: North Penrith and Alston · Cumbria

Local policing priorities

  • Youth antisocial behaviour and drug use and activity in Alston
  • Speeding vehicles and road safety concerns in Alston and surrounding roads

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

7 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 6 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Langwathby (0.4 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Langwathby (0.4 km):

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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: 168.9p · Morrisons (6.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (6.6 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Center Parcs-Whinfell Forest (for Center Parcs Guests Only) (6.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches3
  • Playgrounds2

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
  • 21 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

Markus Campbell-Savours

Labour

Penrith and Solway

Recent votes:

  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,345 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 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

82% low-carbon electricity

Wind 37% · Nuclear 33% · Imports 10% · Solar 10%

32 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 Penrith and Solway:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Langwathby · 0.1 km

    Langwathby is a village and civil parish in northern Cumbria, and in the historic English county of Cumberland, about 5 miles (8 km) north east of Penrith on the A686 road. The village lies on the east bank of the Riv…

  • Langwathby railway station · 0.4 km

    Langwathby is a railway station on the Settle and Carlisle Line, which runs between Carlisle and Leeds via Settle. The station, situated 19 miles 59 chains (31.8 km) south-east of Carlisle, serves the village of Langw…

  • Edenhall · 1.3 km

    Edenhall is a clustered village and former civil parish, now in the south-west of the parish of Langwathby, 800m to the north in the Westmorland and Furness district, in Cumbria, England. Edenhall has a church called…

  • St Cuthbert's Church, Edenhall · 1.6 km

    St Cuthbert's Church is located near the village of Edenhall, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Penrith, the archdeaconry of Carlisle, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice…

  • Little Salkeld railway station · 1.9 km

    Little Salkeld was a railway station which served the village of Little Salkeld in Hunsonby parish and Great Salkeld, Cumbria, England. The Settle-Carlisle Line remains operational for freight and passenger traffic. T…

  • Penrith and The Border · 2.1 km

    Penrith and The Border was a constituency in Cumbria represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Throughout its existence, it elected only members of the Conservative Party.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Langwathby?
Langwathby is a town in Cumbria, England, in the Westmorland and Furness local authority.
What is the population of Langwathby?
Langwathby has an approximate settlement population of 643.