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Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton

Middle area

North west Lancaster. 9,873 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 42 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 Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£250,000
Joint 2,668th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,943
1,194th most 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
93.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton at a rate of 57.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.8 per 1,000 people across Lancaster.

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 offences219
Anti-social behaviour106
Other crime83
Criminal damage and arson55
Burglary38
Vehicle crime28
Shoplifting20
Drug offences12
Theft from the person2
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton compares

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

Carnforth, Silverdale & WartonMiddle
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. Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton is £250,000.
£250,0005th most expensive
Population18 middle areas, Lancaster · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from 5,106 to 13,421. The middle area is 7,356. Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton is 9,943.
9,9435th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 middle areas, Lancaster · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from 31.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton is 93.7%.
93.7%joint 9th highest

Is Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton at a rate of 57.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.8 per 1,000 people across Lancaster.

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

In August 2026 alone, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (219), anti-social behaviour (106) and other crime (83).

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 Lancaster

These figures are published for the whole of Lancaster, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lancaster and not Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.4
111th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton was £250,000 in 2025.

Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton had 9,943 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Carnforth, Silverdale & Warton, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.