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Workington West

Middle area

West Cumberland. 8,918 people in 4.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Workington West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£120,000
140th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,611
2,594th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Workington West compares

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Median sale price33 middle areas, Cumberland · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Cumberland33 areas from £115,000 to £345,000. The middle area is £170,000. Workington West is £120,000.
£120,0003rd lowest
Population33 middle areas, Cumberland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Cumberland33 areas from 5,186 to 11,878. The middle area is 8,108. Workington West is 8,611.
8,61114th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage33 middle areas, Cumberland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Cumberland33 areas from 38.2% to 99.8%. The middle area is 88.8%. Workington West is 96.6%.
96.6%4th highest
Claimant rate33 middle areas, Cumberland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Cumberland33 areas from 0.6% to 5.2%. The middle area is 2.2%. Workington West is 5.2%.
5.2%highest

Figures for the whole of Cumberland

These figures are published for the whole of Cumberland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Cumberland and not Workington West alone. 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
Workington West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Workington West was £120,000 in 2025.

Workington West had 8,611 usual residents at the census.

In Workington West, 96.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Workington West, 5.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.