Neighbourhood · Westmorland and Furness · North West
Ulverston
South Lakeland 012 · 4 sub-areas · 8,535 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (76/100)Watch-out: Retirees (56/100)Liveability 87/100 · Top quartile
Ulverston is a mid-density neighbourhood of Westmorland and Furness in the North West region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Liveability
87/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Ulverston?
A snapshot of Ulverston
2 parks and 4 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; food and drink within walking distance is workable but not dense — around 10 restaurants and 0 pubs in five minutes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £797 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Ulverston in Westmorland and Furness
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Ulverston?
- The median monthly rent across Ulverston is £797.
- How safe is Ulverston?
- Ulverston has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Ulverston?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 18 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Ulverston?
- There are 7 schools within 2 km of Ulverston, of which 29% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1159 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Ulverston?
- The most common council tax band in Ulverston is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,075. Council tax is set by Westmorland and Furness council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Ulverston to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Ulverston to central London is approximately 205 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Ulverston?
- 100% of premises in Ulverston are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Ulverston?
- Ulverston sits in IMD decile 6 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Ulverston?
- 67% of households in Ulverston are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Ulverston?
- The average property price across Westmorland and Furness (the local authority covering Ulverston) is approximately £220,821, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Ulverston a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.48 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £33,988.)
- Which local areas are part of Ulverston?
- Ulverston contains 4 local areas: South Lakeland 012D, South Lakeland 012C, South Lakeland 012B, South Lakeland 012A.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Ulverston
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Ulverston?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Ulverston is £797. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Ulverston a safe place to live?
- Ulverston has a safety score of 67/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Ulverston?
- 29% of schools within 2 km of Ulverston are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Ulverston?
- Public-transport commute time from Ulverston to central London is approximately 205 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Ulverston different from the rest of Westmorland and Furness?
- Ulverston contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Ulverston rank in Westmorland and Furness?
- Ulverston scores 87/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Westmorland and Furness, see the Cities table on the Westmorland and Furness page.
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