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Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale

Middle area

South east Westmorland and Furness. 6,380 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 290 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£315,000
Joint 3,198th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,329
Joint 3,249th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
73.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale at a rate of 43.3 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 offences139
Other crime58
Burglary23
Criminal damage and arson19
Anti-social behaviour12
Shoplifting11
Drug offences6
Vehicle crime6
Robbery1
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale 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. Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale is £315,000.
£315,0007th 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. Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale is 6,329.
6,3299th 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%. Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale is 100.0%.
100%joint most 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%. Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale is 73.7%.
73.7%10th lowest

Is Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale at a rate of 43.3 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, 25 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (139), other crime (58) and burglary (23).

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 Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale 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
Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale in brief

The median price paid for a home in Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale was £315,000 in 2025.

Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale had 6,329 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale, 73.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.