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Swarthmoor & Low Furness

Middle area

South west Westmorland and Furness. 8,105 people in 41 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 Swarthmoor & Low Furness’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£294,498
3,603rd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,917
3,687th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Swarthmoor & Low Furness 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. Swarthmoor & Low Furness is £294,498.
£294,4989th highest
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. Swarthmoor & Low Furness is 7,917.
7,91711th highest
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%. Swarthmoor & Low Furness is 91.0%.
91.0%14th highest
Claimant rate31 middle areas, Westmorland and Furness · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Westmorland and Furness31 areas from 0.6% to 5.7%. The middle area is 1.4%. Swarthmoor & Low Furness is 1.1%.
1.1%joint 6th lowest

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 Swarthmoor & Low Furness alone. See Westmorland and Furness

Average house price
£230,449
Up 7.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£41,859
103rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.5×
59th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.8
135th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Swarthmoor & Low Furness in brief

The median price paid for a home in Swarthmoor & Low Furness was £294,498 in 2025.

Swarthmoor & Low Furness had 7,917 usual residents at the census.

In Swarthmoor & Low Furness, 91.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Swarthmoor & Low Furness, 1.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.