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Dalton South

Middle area

South west Westmorland and Furness. 5,837 people in 5.9 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 Dalton South’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£165,000
716th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,731
2,416th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dalton South compares

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Dalton SouthMiddle
Median sale price31 middle areas, Westmorland and Furness · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Westmorland and Furness31 areas from £83,000 to £423,370. The middle area is £261,000. Dalton South is £165,000.
£165,0006th lowest
Population31 middle areas, Westmorland and Furness · 2021
Population: every middle area in Westmorland and Furness31 areas from 5,269 to 10,876. The middle area is 7,436. Dalton South is 5,731.
5,7314th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage31 middle areas, Westmorland and Furness · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Westmorland and Furness31 areas from 40.9% to 99.3%. The middle area is 89.5%. Dalton South is 99.3%.
99.3%highest
Claimant rate31 middle areas, Westmorland and Furness · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Westmorland and Furness31 areas from 0.6% to 5.7%. The middle area is 1.4%. Dalton South is 1.4%.
1.4%joint 14th lowest

Figures for the whole of Westmorland and Furness

These figures are published for the whole of Westmorland and Furness, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Westmorland and Furness and not Dalton South alone. See Westmorland and Furness

Average house price
£230,449
Up 7.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,859
103rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.8
135th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Dalton South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Dalton South was £165,000 in 2025.

Dalton South had 5,731 usual residents at the census.

In Dalton South, 99.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dalton South, 1.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.