Natland
Natland is a village in Cumbria, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 1 GP or clinic, 2 pharmacies, and 4 restaurants or cafés, along with 10 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Oxenholme Lake District, 1.4 km away. In June 2026, there were around 17 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Natland area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- County
- Cumbria
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Police force
- Cumbria
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 42nd of 294 English council areas — better than 86% 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 60% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
15°COvercast
- Today: 17° / 15° · 77% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 11° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:34
12h 56m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom
Crime
32 reported · July 2026▲ 78% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences13
- Other theft5
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Public order3
3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Kendal, Burneside and Endmoor · Cumbria
Local policing priorities
- You have told us that you are concerned, as business owners and local residents that you are concerned about a group of youths causing is…
- You have told us that you have seen increasing numbers of electric motorbikes and electric scooters being used in an anti social manner a…
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
65 food businesses within 2 miles
- 54 rated 4–5 ★ (47 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Oxenholme Lake District (1.4 km)
- 10 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Oxenholme Lake District (1.4 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£230,066 average▲ 11.1% YoY
Across Westmorland and Furness · to 2026-06
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 (1.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (1.6 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 290 kW
- Nearest: Murley Moss Business Park (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches3
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Tour de France Grand Départ Trophy draws the crowds at County Show
- South Lakeland Family Hub - August news
- Residents invited to have their say on local polling arrangements
- Relining works to begin, improving parking spaces at Westmorland Shopping Centre
- New plan aims to turn council spending into bigger benefits for local communities
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)
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
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
- 19 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
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens37
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,345 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
26 jobs advertised · £26,436 avg
e.g. Online Drawing Tutor - Part Time, Online History Tutoring Job in Natland – Flexible Schedule, Online History Tutor - Part Time
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 49% · Wind 28% · Imports 13% · Gas 8%
34 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:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership417 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office292 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership278 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s241 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks236 local signatures · 49,615 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Natland · 0.0 kmNatland is a village and civil parish about two miles (3 km) south of Kendal in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England, close to the village of Oxenholme. In the 2001 census the parish had a populati…
St Mark's Church, Natland · 0.1 kmSt Mark's Church is in the village of Natland, 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 is…
Oxenholme · 1.0 kmOxenholme is a hamlet in the Westmorland and Furness area of Cumbria, England. It is in the historic county of Westmorland and is part of the civil parish of Kendal, and lies just to the south east of the town. It is…
Westmorland General Hospital · 1.2 kmWestmorland General Hospital (WGH) is a hospital in Kendal, Cumbria, England. It is managed by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.
Oxenholme Lake District railway station · 1.4 kmOxenholme Lake District railway station serves the village of Oxenholme, near Kendal, in Cumbria, England. It is a stop on the West Coast Main Line and is the south-eastern terminus of the branch line to Windermere. T…
Alavana · 1.5 kmAlavana was a name tentatively applied to the ruins of a Roman fort at Watercrook about 2 mi (3.2 km) south of Kendal in Cumbria, for which the Roman name Medibogdo is a perfect fit to its river-bend position. The for…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)