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Lindale

Lindale is a village in Cumbria, England, with a population of around 579. There are 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Grange-over-Sands, 2.3 km away. In June 2026, there was around 1 recorded street crime, most commonly public order. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Lindale 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
63/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 54th of 294 English council areas — better than 82% of them.

Home affordability85
Affordable rents95
Good schools60
Life expectancy60
Low deprivation56
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 70% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

9°COvercast

  • Today: 12° / 6° · 23% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:20Sunset 16:29

9h 9m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

1 reported · August 2026

  • Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Grange, Cartmel, Newby Bridge and Levens · Cumbria

Local policing priorities

  • Marine Theft – Operation Headway
  • We have received concerns about dangerous parking outside schools and on zig zag markings. Patrols will continue to visit primary and sec…

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

52 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 52 rated 4–5 ★ (49 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Grange-over-Sands (2.4 km)
  • 5 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Grange-Over-Sands (2.5 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£231,161 average▲ 5.1% YoY

Across Westmorland and Furness · to 2026-08

Detached£390,474
Semi-detached£250,884
Terraced£188,147
Flat£134,138

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 194.9p · BP (11.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 219.9p · BP (11.4 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Netherwood Hotel (2.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches6
  • Golf courses1
  • 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)

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)

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

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
  • 20 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:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

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 & greens8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

13,355 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised · £31,242 avg

e.g. Learning Support Assistant (SEND)

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

76% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 43% · Wind 32% · Gas 13% · Imports 11%

52 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

2 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in LA11

  • Nutwood Medical Practice
  • Cartmel Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Westmorland and Lonsdale:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Lindale, Cumbria · 0.2 km

    Lindale - traditionally Lindale in Cartmel - is a village in the south of Cumbria. It lies on the north-eastern side of Morecambe Bay, England. It is located in the historic county of Lancashire. It is in the civil pa…

  • Castle Head, Grange-over-Sands · 0.8 km

    Castle Head is a country house surrounded by 20 acres (81,000 m2) of grounds near to the seaside resort of Grange-over-Sands in Cumbria, England. It is run by Field Studies Council, and is a Grade II listed building.

  • Hampsfield House · 0.9 km

    Hampsfield House is a country house located to the west of the village of Lindale, Cumbria, England. It was built between 1880 and 1882, and designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. The house cost about…

  • Low Newton, Cumbria · 2.0 km

    Low Newton is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority, in the county of Cumbria, England and in the Lake District also commonly known as The Lakes. It was on the A590 road until along with its neighb…

  • Meathop · 2.2 km

    Meathop is a village in the non-metropolitan county of Westmorland and Furness and the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland, it is located 3.6 miles (5.8 km) north east of Grange over San…

  • Meathop and Ulpha · 2.2 km

    Meathop and Ulpha is a former civil parish, now in the parish of Witherslack, Meathop and Ulpha, in the Westmorland and Furness district of the English county of Cumbria. Historically in Westmorland, it is located 3.6…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Lindale?
Lindale is a town in Cumbria, England, in the Westmorland and Furness local authority.
What is the population of Lindale?
Lindale has an approximate settlement population of 579.
How deprived is Lindale?
The Westmorland and Furness local authority, which includes Lindale, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.