Skinburness
Skinburness is a town or village in Cumbria, England. It has 2 bus stops and Sillloth Miniature Railway railway station is 1.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Skinburness area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- Cumberland
- County
- Cumbria
- Constituency
- Workington
- Police force
- Cumbria
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 106th of 294 English council areas — better than 64% 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°CLight rain shower
- Today: 17° / 10° · 91% rain
- Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:40
13h 2m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
6US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · South Lanarkshire Lanark, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026▼ 67% YoY
- Public order1
Neighbourhood team: Wigton, Silloth and Aspatria · Cumbria
Local policing priorities
- Reports of speeding in and around Allonby, Prospect, Aspatria, and Silloth.
- Drug Dealing in Silloth
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
23 food businesses within 2 miles
- 18 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Sillloth Miniature Railway (1.1 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Annan (12.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£172,036 average▲ 6.9% YoY
Across Cumberland · to 2026-06
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
EV charging
1 charging location within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Stanwix Leisure Park (3.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Local news
- Council warns residents: Don’t bin your batteries after e-bike battery sparks fire risk in bin lorry
- Take Centre Stage at Carlisle's Christmas Lights Switch On 2026
- Helping Residents Plan Ahead for Upcoming Roadworks in Workington
- Tribute to outgoing Millom Town Deal Board Chair
- Festival of Curious Things in Workington postponed
Source: Cumberland Council
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)
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 2 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
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
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
12,795 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
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
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 Penrith and Solway:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership389 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office349 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s300 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership287 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills253 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Skinburness · 0.4 kmSkinburness is a village in Cumbria, England. It forms a residential area for the town of Silloth, and is about 10 miles west of Wigton.
Milefortlet 9 · 0.7 kmMilefortlet 9 (Skinburness) was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and we…
Milefortlet 10 · 0.8 kmMilefortlet 10 (East Cote) is conjectured to have been a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences, however no physical evidence exists to positively prove its existence. The site was identified based on measur…
- Solway Community School · 2.2 km
Solway Community School is a mixed secondary school located in Silloth in the English county of Cumbria.
- RAF Silloth · 2.2 km
Royal Air Force Silloth, or more simply RAF Silloth, is a former Royal Air Force station one mile (1.6 km) north-east of Silloth, Cumbria, England, and 6.7 miles (10.8 km) south-west of Kirkbride, Cumbria. The station…
Milefortlet 11 · 2.2 kmMilefortlet 11 was a Milefortlet of the Roman Cumbrian Coast defences. These milefortlets and intervening stone watchtowers extended from the western end of Hadrian's Wall, along the Cumbrian coast and were linked by…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)