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Askam & Dalton North

Middle area

South west Westmorland and Furness. 6,176 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 27 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 Askam & Dalton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£192,500
Joint 1,323rd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,181
3,011th least 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
91.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Askam & Dalton North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Askam & Dalton North at a rate of 50.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 71.6 per 1,000 people across Westmorland and Furness.

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 offences150
Other crime70
Criminal damage and arson38
Anti-social behaviour20
Burglary10
Drug offences9
Vehicle crime7
Robbery4
Shoplifting2
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Askam & Dalton North compares

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Median sale price31 middle areas, Westmorland and Furness · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Westmorland and Furness31 areas from £83,000 to £423,370. The middle area is £261,000. Askam & Dalton North is £192,500.
£192,5009th cheapest
Population31 middle areas, Westmorland and Furness · 2021
Population: every middle area in Westmorland and Furness31 areas from 5,269 to 10,876. The middle area is 7,436. Askam & Dalton North is 6,181.
6,1817th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares31 middle areas, Westmorland and Furness · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Westmorland and Furness31 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 89.0%. Askam & Dalton North is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage31 middle areas, Westmorland and Furness · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Westmorland and Furness31 areas from 40.9% to 99.3%. The middle area is 89.5%. Askam & Dalton North is 91.1%.
91.1%13th highest

Is Askam & Dalton North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Askam & Dalton North at a rate of 50.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 71.6 per 1,000 people across Westmorland and Furness.

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

In August 2026 alone, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Askam & Dalton North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (150), other crime (70) and criminal damage and arson (38).

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 Westmorland and Furness

These figures are published for the whole of Westmorland and Furness, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Westmorland and Furness and not Askam & Dalton North alone. See Westmorland and Furness

Average house price
£231,161
Up 5.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,859
103rd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
Joint 59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.8
Joint 135th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Askam & Dalton North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Askam & Dalton North was £192,500 in 2025.

Askam & Dalton North had 6,181 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Askam & Dalton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Askam & Dalton North, 91.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.