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Penrith North

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North Westmorland and Furness. About 7,748 people in 23 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Penrith North, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
7,565
3,655th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
61.3%
3,468th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Penrith North compares

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

Penrith NorthMiddle
Population33 wards, Westmorland and Furness · 2021
Population: every ward in Westmorland and Furness33 areas from 3,178 to 12,159. The middle area is 6,216. Penrith North is 7,565.
7,56511th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage33 wards, Westmorland and Furness · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Westmorland and Furness33 areas from 30.2% to 98.9%. The middle area is 86.5%. Penrith North is 95.8%.
95.8%6th highest
Claimant rate33 wards, Westmorland and Furness · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Westmorland and Furness33 areas from 0.4% to 5.6%. The middle area is 1.3%. Penrith North is 2.1%.
2.1%7th highest
Aged 15 to 6433 wards, Westmorland and Furness · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Westmorland and Furness33 areas from 52.4% to 65.8%. The middle area is 59.5%. Penrith North is 61.3%.
61.3%11th highest

Figures for the whole of Westmorland and Furness

These figures are published for the whole of Westmorland and Furness, not for each ward, so they describe all of Westmorland and Furness and not Penrith North 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
Penrith North in brief

Penrith North had 7,565 usual residents at the census.

In Penrith North, 95.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Penrith North, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

61.3% of residents in Penrith North were aged 15 to 64 at the census.