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Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor

Middle area

North Westmorland and Furness. 6,605 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 423 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 63% of people in Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£265,000
Joint 3,014th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,437
Joint 3,416th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
63%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
67.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor at a rate of 39.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 71.6 per 1,000 people across Westmorland and Furness.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences146
Other crime51
Criminal damage and arson28
Shoplifting12
Burglary9
Drug offences8
Vehicle crime5
Anti-social behaviour3
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor compares

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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. Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor is £265,000.
£265,00014th most expensive
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. Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor is 6,437.
6,43711th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares31 middle areas, Westmorland and Furness · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Westmorland and Furness31 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 89.0%. Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor is 63.0%.
63%joint 12th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor is 67.6%.
67.6%8th lowest

Is Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor at a rate of 39.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 71.6 per 1,000 people across Westmorland and Furness.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (146), other crime (51) and criminal damage and arson (28).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor alone. See Westmorland and Furness

Average house price
£231,161
Up 5.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,859
103rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
Joint 59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.8
Joint 135th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor in brief

The median price paid for a home in Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor was £265,000 in 2025.

Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor had 6,437 usual residents at the census.

About 63% of people in Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Langwathby, Kirkoswald & Alston Moor, 67.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.