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Moss Bay and Moorclose

Ward

West Cumberland. About 7,153 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Moss Bay and Moorclose, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,906
4,089th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.5%
2,897th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Moss Bay and Moorclose compares

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

Moss Bay and MoorcloseMiddle
Population46 wards, Cumberland · 2021
Population: every ward in Cumberland46 areas from 4,781 to 7,803. The middle area is 5,844. Moss Bay and Moorclose is 6,906.
6,9063rd highest
Gigabit broadband coverage46 wards, Cumberland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Cumberland46 areas from 39.4% to 99.8%. The middle area is 90.7%. Moss Bay and Moorclose is 98.9%.
98.9%3rd highest
Claimant rate46 wards, Cumberland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Cumberland46 areas from 0.6% to 5.7%. The middle area is 2.4%. Moss Bay and Moorclose is 5.7%.
5.7%highest
Aged 15 to 6446 wards, Cumberland · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Cumberland46 areas from 56.0% to 74.8%. The middle area is 60.4%. Moss Bay and Moorclose is 60.5%.
60.5%23rd highest

Figures for the whole of Cumberland

These figures are published for the whole of Cumberland, not for each ward, so they describe all of Cumberland and not Moss Bay and Moorclose 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
Moss Bay and Moorclose in brief

Moss Bay and Moorclose had 6,906 usual residents at the census.

In Moss Bay and Moorclose, 98.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Moss Bay and Moorclose, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.5% of residents in Moss Bay and Moorclose were aged 15 to 64 at the census.