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Carnforth & Millhead

Ward

North west Lancaster. About 6,021 people in 6.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Carnforth & Millhead, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
6,043
3,630th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
60.0%
2,561st lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Carnforth & Millhead compares

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

Carnforth & MillheadMiddle
Population27 wards, Lancaster · 2021
Population: every ward in Lancaster27 areas from 1,900 to 8,376. The middle area is 4,984. Carnforth & Millhead is 6,043.
6,04311th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage27 wards, Lancaster · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Lancaster27 areas from 12.6% to 99.0%. The middle area is 93.7%. Carnforth & Millhead is 95.2%.
95.2%12th highest
Claimant rate27 wards, Lancaster · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Lancaster27 areas from 0.2% to 7.2%. The middle area is 2.6%. Carnforth & Millhead is 2.8%.
2.8%joint 10th highest
Aged 15 to 6427 wards, Lancaster · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Lancaster27 areas from 49.7% to 97.0%. The middle area is 60.0%. Carnforth & Millhead is 60.0%.
60.0%14th highest

Figures for the whole of Lancaster

These figures are published for the whole of Lancaster, not for each ward, so they describe all of Lancaster and not Carnforth & Millhead 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
Carnforth & Millhead in brief

Carnforth & Millhead had 6,043 usual residents at the census.

In Carnforth & Millhead, 95.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Carnforth & Millhead, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

60.0% of residents in Carnforth & Millhead were aged 15 to 64 at the census.