Newton Rigg
Newton Rigg is a village in Cumbria, England, with a population of under 3,000. It has 1 bus stop and the nearest railway station is Penrith (North Lakes), 2.3 km away. There were around 5 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Newton Rigg 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
- Penrith and The Border
- Police force
- Cumbria
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 54th of 294 English council areas — better than 82% 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 70% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CCloudy
- Today: 10° / 3° · 30% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:17Sunset 16:31
9h 13m 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 · 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
6 reported · August 2026▲ 200% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Violence & sexual offences2
- Burglary1
- Drugs1
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
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
187 food businesses within 2 miles
- 158 rated 4–5 ★ (137 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Penrith (North Lakes) (2.1 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Penrith (2.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£231,161 average▲ 5.1% YoY
Across Westmorland and Furness · to 2026-08
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: 175.9p · Asda (3.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (3.1 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Booths Penrith (2.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Eden Family Hub News - October· 3 Nov 2026
- South Lakes Family Hub news - October· 3 Nov 2026
- Council tribute for Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day· 3 Nov 2026
- Landlord fined for unlicensed HMO in Barrow· 2 Nov 2026
- Celebrating participation during Occupational Therapy Week 2026· 29 Oct 2026
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)
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)
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
- 10 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
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
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,355 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £37,019 avg
e.g. Childrens Residential Support Worker, Childrens Residential Team Leader, Childrens Residential Support Worker (Bank)
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
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
3 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in CA11
- Birbeck Medical Group
- The Lakes Medical Practice
- Glenridding Health Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Penrith and Solway:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks309 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills254 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately196 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK152 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth151 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Newton Rigg College · 0.1 kmNewton Rigg College was an agricultural college near Penrith, Cumbria, England, founded in 1896 as the Cumberland and Westmorland Farm School. From 2011 it was part of Askham Bryan College, which in 2020 announced tha…
- Penrith Rural District · 1.4 km
Penrith was a rural district within the administrative county of Cumberland, England that existed from 1894 to 1974 with slight boundary changes in 1934.
Newton Reigny · 1.5 kmNewton Reigny is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Catterlen, in Westmorland and Furness, in the English county of Cumbria, near the town of Penrith. In 1931 the parish had a population of 168.
Penrith railway station · 2.1 kmPenrith North Lakes is a railway station on the West Coast Main Line, which runs between London Euston and Glasgow Central. Situated 17 miles 69 chains (28.7 km) south of Carlisle, it serves the market town of Penrith…
- Penrith Castle · 2.2 km
Penrith Castle is a now-ruined medieval castle located in Penrith, in the north-west of England, a few miles to the east of the Lake District National Park.
Eden FM · 2.2 kmEden FM is a community radio station serving Penrith and the Eden Valley in Cumbria. The station is based in Newton Rigg, Newton Road, Penrith, Cumbria. The station founder was Lee Quinn, who was also the founder of M…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newton Rigg?
- Newton Rigg is a town in Cumbria, England, in the Westmorland and Furness local authority.
- How deprived is Newton Rigg?
- The Westmorland and Furness local authority, which includes Newton Rigg, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.