Westmorland and Furness
8 datasets are currently published for Westmorland and Furness. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Westmorland and Furness compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 353rd of 361 (10.4 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 218th of 318 (shared with 3 other local authority districts) (£230,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 119th of 132 (15.6%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Westmorland and Furness: 2,405, July 2026 (-1.8% year on year, from 2,450). 2,405 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (1,390, 58%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (565). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 4% lower (450). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Westmorland and Furness: 2,410, July 2026 (-1.6% year on year, from 2,450). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Westmorland and Furness: 105.4, June 2026 (+11.1% year on year, from 94.9). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Westmorland and Furness: £230,000, Q2 2026 (+11.1% year on year, from £207,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Westmorland and Furness: 15.6%, 2024/25 (-2.5 percentage points year on year, from 18.0%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Westmorland and Furness: 16, Q1 2026 (-27.3% year on year, from 22). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Westmorland and Furness: 231,307, 2025 (+0.6% year on year, from 229,821). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Westmorland and Furness: 393, 2025 (+2.6% year on year, from 383). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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