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Penrith and Solway

Constituency

The north of the North West. About 99,581 people in 1,974 square kilometres.

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Population by constituency

Census 2021, England and Wales

Under 93k114k or more

Penrith and Solway had 97,249 usual residents at the census.

Population
97,249
211th lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
59.6%
90th lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
26.0%
65th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged under 15
14.4%
69th lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Penrith and Solway compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Penrith and SolwayMiddle
Population650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Penrith and Solway is 97,249.
97,249211th lowest
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Penrith and Solway is 59.6%.
59.6%joint 90th lowest
Aged 65 and over650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every constituency in UK650 areas from 5.0% to 34.6%. The middle area is 19.3%. Penrith and Solway is 26.0%.
26.0%joint 65th highest
Aged under 15650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged under 15: every constituency in UK650 areas from 9.7% to 24.9%. The middle area is 17.0%. Penrith and Solway is 14.4%.
14.4%joint 69th lowest

Every constituency ranked: population, aged 15 to 64, aged 65 and over and aged under 15.

Figures for the whole of Cumberland

Most of Penrith and Solway lies in Cumberland. These figures are published for the whole of Cumberland, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Penrith and Solway itself. See Cumberland

Average house price
£170,966
Up 3.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£42,461
93rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.0×
8th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.8
95th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Penrith and Solway in brief

Penrith and Solway had 97,249 usual residents at the census.

59.6% of residents in Penrith and Solway were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

26.0% of residents in Penrith and Solway were aged 65 or over at the census.

14.4% of residents in Penrith and Solway were aged under 15 at the census.