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Millom

Millom is a town in Cumbria, England, with a population of around 5,980. It has 1 GP surgery, 13 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Millom, 0.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £139,085, and there were around 24 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 Millom area — all from official UK open data.

Council
Cumberland
County
Cumbria
Constituency
Copeland
Police force
Cumbria
57/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 106th of 294 English council areas — better than 64% of them.

Home affordability99
Affordable rents100
Good schools51
Life expectancy24
Low council tax29

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

16°CCloudy

  • Today: 16° / 15° · 21% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:40Sunset 19:36

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

Crime

18 reported · July 2026 18% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences8
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Public order3
  • Anti-social behaviour2

Neighbourhood team: Millom and South Copeland · Cumbria

Local policing priorities

  • YOU SAID Anti-social driving and use of E-scooters in Millom Town Centre and Haverigg with main locations reported as Horn Hill (near jun…

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

Road safety

411 reported road collisions (2024)

114 killed or seriously injured · 506 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

67 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 60 rated 4–5 ★ (57 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: Millom (0.2 km)
  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Millom (0.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£172,036 average 6.9% YoY

Across Cumberland · to 2026-06

Detached£287,399
Semi-detached£178,853
Terraced£141,543
Flat£94,414

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£675 average monthly rent 6.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £503
  • 2 bed £637
  • 3 bed £778

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

Affordability

4.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.2 times median annual pay (4.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 167.7p · Asda (10 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (10 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

1 charging location within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Thwaites Village Hall (4.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches10
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

273,254 residents in Cumberland

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 60%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Council tax

£2,511 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (46% of 138,550)

A £1,674
B £1,953
C £2,232
D £2,511
E £3,069
F £3,627
G £4,186
H £5,023

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

Schools

180 schools · 39,292 pupils

145 primary · 19 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 64 of 72 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

172inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Keswick SchoolOutstanding
  • Caldew SchoolGood
  • Energy Coast UTCGood
  • Millom SchoolGood
  • St John Henry Newman Catholic SchoolGood
  • The Nelson Thomlinson SchoolGood
  • The Whitehaven AcademyGood
  • Workington AcademyGood
  • St Josephs Catholic High School, WorkingtonRequires improvement
  • Beacon Hill Community School
  • Cockermouth School
  • Netherhall School
  • Richard Rose Central Academy
  • Richard Rose Morton Academy
  • Solway Community School
  • St Benedict's Catholic High School
  • Trinity School
  • West Lakes Academy
  • William Howard School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Cumberland

Care & health services

256 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes78
  • GP practices29
  • Dentists54
  • Homecare agencies61
  • Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Cumberland

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Millom)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 12 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

285 applications decided

94.7% granted · 270 granted, 15 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Michelle Scrogham

Labour

Barrow and Furness

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority

  • Lab 25
  • Con 8
  • LD 4
  • Grn 3
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens234
  • Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

12,795 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

67 jobs advertised · £47,658 avg

e.g. Principal Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Power), Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Procurement Professional

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£800 median full-time weekly pay

2.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,684 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

51% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 24,300 certificates

13% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

86% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 64% · Wind 13% · Imports 9% · Biomass 9%

31 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 82.2 yrs women · 78.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 60.1 women · 59 men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Barrow and Furness:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Old Town Hall, Millom · 0.0 km

    The Old Town Hall, also known as the Market House, is a former municipal building in the Market Square, Millom, a town in Cumbria, England. The building currently accommodates a bar and restaurant known as the "Clock…

  • Millom · 0.1 km

    Millom is a town and civil parish on the north shore of the estuary of the River Duddon in southernmost Cumberland, Cumbria, England. It is situated just outside the Lake District National Park, about 6 miles (10 km)…

  • Millom Rural District · 0.1 km

    Millom was a rural district in Cumberland in England from 1934 to 1974.

  • Millom railway station · 0.2 km

    Millom is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line, which runs between Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness. The station, situated 16 miles (26 km) north-west of Barrow-in-Furness, serves the town of Millom in Cumbria.…

  • St George's Church, Millom · 0.2 km

    St George's Church is in the town of Millom, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmoreland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice…

  • St George's Road, Millom · 0.3 km

    St George's Road is a cricket ground located off St George's Road in Millom, Cumberland. The ground is bordered to the south–east by the Cumbrian Coast Line and to the north and west by housing. It is the home venue o…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Millom?
Millom is a town in Cumbria, England, in the Cumberland local authority.
What is the population of Millom?
Millom has an approximate settlement population of 5,980.