Westmorland and Furness in figures

A profile of Westmorland and Furness from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Westmorland and Furness was 231,307 in 2025, up 0.6% from 2024.

Population231,3072025Up 0.6% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over27.1%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share5.1%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June2,0602025Compared with 1,529 in 2024
224K226K228K230K232K201120142017202020252011: 225,271 persons2012: 224,550 persons2013: 224,048 persons2014: 224,164 persons2015: 224,523 persons2016: 224,754 persons2017: 225,235 persons2018: 225,685 persons2019: 226,162 persons2020: 225,995 persons2021: 226,941 persons2022: 227,590 persons2023: 228,504 persons2024: 229,821 persons2025: 231,307 persons224K226K228K230K232K20112016202120252011: 225,271 persons2012: 224,550 persons2013: 224,048 persons2014: 224,164 persons2015: 224,523 persons2016: 224,754 persons2017: 225,235 persons2018: 225,685 persons2019: 226,162 persons2020: 225,995 persons2021: 226,941 persons2022: 227,590 persons2023: 228,504 persons2024: 229,821 persons2025: 231,307 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Westmorland and Furness (pounds sterling) was £8.65 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 4.3% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£8.65 billion2024, provisionalUp 4.3% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£37,5942024, provisionalUp 3.6% from 2023
2,0004,0006,0008,00010K20002004200820122016202020242000: 3,467 GBP million2001: 3,490 GBP million2002: 3,729 GBP million2003: 3,974 GBP million2004: 4,134 GBP million2005: 4,228 GBP million2006: 4,555 GBP million2007: 4,740 GBP million2008: 5,026 GBP million2009: 4,888 GBP million2010: 4,977 GBP million2011: 5,050 GBP million2012: 5,215 GBP million2013: 5,342 GBP million2014: 5,554 GBP million2015: 5,847 GBP million2016: 5,887 GBP million2017: 6,121 GBP million2018: 6,232 GBP million2019: 6,771 GBP million2020: 6,345 GBP million2021: 6,784 GBP million2022: 7,543 GBP million2023: 8,296 GBP million2024: 8,654 GBP million2,0004,0006,0008,00010K2000200920242000: 3,467 GBP million2001: 3,490 GBP million2002: 3,729 GBP million2003: 3,974 GBP million2004: 4,134 GBP million2005: 4,228 GBP million2006: 4,555 GBP million2007: 4,740 GBP million2008: 5,026 GBP million2009: 4,888 GBP million2010: 4,977 GBP million2011: 5,050 GBP million2012: 5,215 GBP million2013: 5,342 GBP million2014: 5,554 GBP million2015: 5,847 GBP million2016: 5,887 GBP million2017: 6,121 GBP million2018: 6,232 GBP million2019: 6,771 GBP million2020: 6,345 GBP million2021: 6,784 GBP million2022: 7,543 GBP million2023: 8,296 GBP million2024: 8,654 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Westmorland and Furness (pounds sterling) was £230,449 (provisional) in July 2026, up 7.7% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£230,449July 2026, provisionalUp 7.7% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly7.7%July 2026, provisionalUp 10.1 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£816August 2026, provisionalUp 6.4% from August 2025
190K200K210K220K230K240K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 199,920 GBP2021-08: 204,013 GBP2021-09: 199,857 GBP2021-10: 200,819 GBP2021-11: 200,308 GBP2021-12: 200,651 GBP2022-01: 204,828 GBP2022-02: 210,777 GBP2022-03: 208,484 GBP2022-04: 211,872 GBP2022-05: 212,288 GBP2022-06: 217,688 GBP2022-07: 221,637 GBP2022-08: 224,896 GBP2022-09: 226,887 GBP2022-10: 226,647 GBP2022-11: 222,916 GBP2022-12: 220,451 GBP2023-01: 218,198 GBP2023-02: 217,952 GBP2023-03: 220,096 GBP2023-04: 219,356 GBP2023-05: 220,714 GBP2023-06: 217,039 GBP2023-07: 218,413 GBP2023-08: 216,199 GBP2023-09: 217,347 GBP2023-10: 219,058 GBP2023-11: 221,648 GBP2023-12: 224,143 GBP2024-01: 218,861 GBP2024-02: 216,904 GBP2024-03: 217,661 GBP2024-04: 220,323 GBP2024-05: 222,326 GBP2024-06: 218,087 GBP2024-07: 219,238 GBP2024-08: 220,629 GBP2024-09: 225,510 GBP2024-10: 227,895 GBP2024-11: 230,314 GBP2024-12: 230,151 GBP2025-01: 228,874 GBP2025-02: 226,056 GBP2025-03: 228,562 GBP2025-04: 218,318 GBP2025-05: 213,463 GBP2025-06: 207,080 GBP2025-07: 213,954 GBP2025-08: 219,914 GBP2025-09: 224,419 GBP2025-10: 229,305 GBP2025-11: 229,742 GBP2025-12: 228,010 GBP2026-01: 224,241 GBP2026-02: 220,613 GBP2026-03: 219,510 GBP2026-04: 221,750 GBP2026-05: 226,593 GBP2026-06: 228,066 GBP2026-07: 230,449 GBP190K200K210K220K230K240K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 199,920 GBP2021-08: 204,013 GBP2021-09: 199,857 GBP2021-10: 200,819 GBP2021-11: 200,308 GBP2021-12: 200,651 GBP2022-01: 204,828 GBP2022-02: 210,777 GBP2022-03: 208,484 GBP2022-04: 211,872 GBP2022-05: 212,288 GBP2022-06: 217,688 GBP2022-07: 221,637 GBP2022-08: 224,896 GBP2022-09: 226,887 GBP2022-10: 226,647 GBP2022-11: 222,916 GBP2022-12: 220,451 GBP2023-01: 218,198 GBP2023-02: 217,952 GBP2023-03: 220,096 GBP2023-04: 219,356 GBP2023-05: 220,714 GBP2023-06: 217,039 GBP2023-07: 218,413 GBP2023-08: 216,199 GBP2023-09: 217,347 GBP2023-10: 219,058 GBP2023-11: 221,648 GBP2023-12: 224,143 GBP2024-01: 218,861 GBP2024-02: 216,904 GBP2024-03: 217,661 GBP2024-04: 220,323 GBP2024-05: 222,326 GBP2024-06: 218,087 GBP2024-07: 219,238 GBP2024-08: 220,629 GBP2024-09: 225,510 GBP2024-10: 227,895 GBP2024-11: 230,314 GBP2024-12: 230,151 GBP2025-01: 228,874 GBP2025-02: 226,056 GBP2025-03: 228,562 GBP2025-04: 218,318 GBP2025-05: 213,463 GBP2025-06: 207,080 GBP2025-07: 213,954 GBP2025-08: 219,914 GBP2025-09: 224,419 GBP2025-10: 229,305 GBP2025-11: 229,742 GBP2025-12: 228,010 GBP2026-01: 224,241 GBP2026-02: 220,613 GBP2026-03: 219,510 GBP2026-04: 221,750 GBP2026-05: 226,593 GBP2026-06: 228,066 GBP2026-07: 230,449 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Westmorland and Furness were 9,700 in 2024, with no 2023 figure in the same series to compare.

Active enterprises9,7002024No 2023 figure to compare
Enterprise births7402024No 2023 figure to compare

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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