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Bare

Middle area

West Lancaster. 5,165 people in 1.8 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 Bare’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£235,000
2,310th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,158
1,994th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Bare compares

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

BareMiddle
Median sale price18 middle areas, Lancaster · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from £140,000 to £343,001. The middle area is £209,500. Bare is £235,000.
£235,0007th highest
Population18 middle areas, Lancaster · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from 5,106 to 13,421. The middle area is 7,356. Bare is 5,158.
5,1582nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Lancaster · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from 62.5% to 98.8%. The middle area is 93.7%. Bare is 95.9%.
95.9%6th highest
Claimant rate18 middle areas, Lancaster · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from 1.1% to 7.0%. The middle area is 2.6%. Bare is 3.2%.
3.2%6th highest

Figures for the whole of Lancaster

These figures are published for the whole of Lancaster, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lancaster and not Bare alone. See Lancaster

Average house price
£202,966
Up 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,890
58th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.4
111th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Bare in brief

The median price paid for a home in Bare was £235,000 in 2025.

Bare had 5,158 usual residents at the census.

In Bare, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bare, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.