United Kingdom · North West · Local Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Unitary authority · North West, England · population ~225k · 147 state-funded schools
Stronger earnings meet a higher cost of living in Westmorland and Furness. While median weekly pay sits at £811.70, well above the North West median, housing remains a significant commitment with a median price that is 5.7 times annual gross pay. Rent is more accessible, consuming 22.7% of median gross earnings, which is a manageable ratio for the region. The area benefits from high-quality education, with 96.3% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools, a figure higher than 76% of England authorities. However, residents pay for these standards through a Band D council tax of £2,508, which sits above the regional median. This location suits professionals seeking a balance of strong schools and higher wages, provided they can navigate the elevated property prices.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Westmorland and Furness ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£42,208/yr
High
Better than 70% of UK LAs
House price
£239,975
Affordable
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Rent
£797/mo
Affordable
Better than 74% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,508/yr
Expensive
Worse than 71% of UK LAs
Crime
70.8/1k
Mid
Around UK average
Deprivation
20.0
Mid
Worse than 56% of UK LAs
Schools
94.6%
Strong
Better than 65% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
175 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
139 of 147 (94.6%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 28 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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147 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 147 schools, sortable and filterable.
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.