Silverdale
Silverdale is a village in Cumbria, England, with a population of around 1,326. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and around 3 restaurants and cafés, with 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Silverdale, 2.2 km away. There were around 2 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 Silverdale 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
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
10°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 7° · 40% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · 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
22US 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
3 reported · August 2026▲ 50% YoY
- Vehicle crime2
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Silverdale · Lancashire
Local policing priorities
- Rural Crime and Reassurance
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
23 food businesses within 2 miles
- 21 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Silverdale (0.9 km)
- 17 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Silverdale (0.9 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: 174.9p · Asda (5.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 199.9p · Asda (5.5 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
12 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: The Willowfield Hotel (4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches3
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Lean more about safety and accessibility road improvement proposals in Penrith· 4 Nov 2026
- Council tribute for Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day· 3 Nov 2026
- Eden Family Hub News - October· 3 Nov 2026
- South Lakes Family Hub news - October· 3 Nov 2026
- Landlord fined for unlicensed HMO in Barrow· 2 Nov 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
- 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
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
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
13,355 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised · £50,943 avg
e.g. System Coordination Centre Commander, Financial Services Assistant, Designated Nurse for Safeguarding Children
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
2 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in LA5
- Ash Trees Surgery
- Pes@Philip Jones Opticians, Lsc Icb
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Morecambe and Lunesdale:
- New legislation for ponds to have safety measures to prevent access by children779 local signatures · 9,763 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks328 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove the grey belt planning rules216 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases203 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK191 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Silverdale, Lancashire · 0.7 kmSilverdale is a village and civil parish within the City of Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. The village stands on Morecambe Bay, near the border with Cumbria, 4.5 miles (7 km) north west of Carnforth and 8.…
Hazelwood Hall · 0.7 kmHazelwood Hall, sometimes spelt Hazlewood, is a nineteenth-century country house set in 18.5 acres of woodland and gardens in the village of Silverdale, Lancashire, England, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north of Lancaster. The…
St John's Church, Silverdale · 0.7 kmSt John's Church is in Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. The church is reco…
Silverdale railway station · 0.9 kmSilverdale is a railway station on the Furness Line, which runs between Barrow-in-Furness and Lancaster. The station, situated 9+1⁄2 miles (15 km) north-west of Lancaster, serves the village of Silverdale in Lancashir…
Silverdale Hoard · 0.9 kmThe Silverdale Hoard is a collection of over 200 pieces of silver jewellery and coins discovered near Silverdale, Lancashire, England, in September 2011. The items were deposited together in and under a lead container…
Lindeth Tower · 1.0 kmLindeth Tower is a Victorian folly in Silverdale, Lancashire, England. It is an embattled square tower of three storeys. It was built in 1842 by Henry Paul Fleetwood, a distant relative of Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, the…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Silverdale?
- Silverdale is a town in Cumbria, England, in the Westmorland and Furness local authority.
- What is the population of Silverdale?
- Silverdale has an approximate settlement population of 1,326.
- How deprived is Silverdale?
- The Westmorland and Furness local authority, which includes Silverdale, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.