Penrith

7°COvercast

• Today: 10° / 6° · 39% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:21Sunset 16:27

9h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

• 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

108 reported · August 2026▼ 28% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences47
• Shoplifting19
• Public order12
• Anti-social behaviour9

19 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Penrith Town · Cumbria

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

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)

187 food businesses within 2 miles

• 157 rated 4–5 ★ (137 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Penrith (North Lakes) (0.4 km)
• 45 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£231,161 average▲ 5.1% YoY

Across Westmorland and Furness · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 175.9p · Asda (1.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.9p · Asda (1.2 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Booths Penrith (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms3
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches24
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Lean more about safety and accessibility road improvement proposals in Penrith· 4 Nov 2026
• 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

Source: Westmorland and Furness Council

226,591 residents in Westmorland and Furness

• Under 16: 15%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 26%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Westmorland and Furness

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

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

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

283 applications decided

94% granted · 266 granted, 17 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Markus Campbell-Savours

Labour

Penrith and Solway

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 15
• Con 9
• LD 35
• Grn 1
• Ref 1
• Oth 4

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

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens15
• Restaurants & cafés66

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,355 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

414 jobs advertised · £40,135 avg

e.g. Amazon Fulfillment Associate, Picker Packer, Childrens Residential Support Worker

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

75% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 39% · Wind 35% · Gas 16% · Imports 9%

65 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

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

3 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in CA11

• Birbeck Medical Group
• The Lakes Medical Practice
• Glenridding Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

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  Penrith Town Hall · 0.2 km

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  Eden District · 0.2 km

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  Penrith Castle · 0.4 km

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  Penrith railway station · 0.4 km

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  St Andrew's Church, Penrith · 0.4 km

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