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Coniston and Hawkshead

Ward

South west Westmorland and Furness. About 3,195 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 216 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 84% of people in Coniston and Hawkshead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,178
Joint 1,246th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
84%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
30.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Coniston and Hawkshead compares

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

Coniston and HawksheadMiddle
Population33 wards, Westmorland and Furness · 2021
Population: every ward in Westmorland and Furness33 areas from 3,178 to 12,159. The middle area is 6,216. Coniston and Hawkshead is 3,178.
3,178least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares33 wards, Westmorland and Furness · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Westmorland and Furness33 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 94.0%. Coniston and Hawkshead is 84.0%.
84%13th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage33 wards, Westmorland and Furness · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Westmorland and Furness33 areas from 30.2% to 98.9%. The middle area is 86.5%. Coniston and Hawkshead is 30.2%.
30.2%lowest
Claimant rate33 wards, Westmorland and Furness · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Westmorland and Furness33 areas from 0.4% to 5.6%. The middle area is 1.3%. Coniston and Hawkshead is 1.6%.
1.6%joint 9th highest

Is Coniston and Hawkshead safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Coniston and Hawkshead at a rate of 56.3 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, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Coniston and Hawkshead.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (66), other crime (56) and criminal damage and arson (20).

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 ward, so they describe all of Westmorland and Furness and not Coniston and Hawkshead 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
Coniston and Hawkshead in brief

Coniston and Hawkshead had 3,178 usual residents at the census.

About 84% of people in Coniston and Hawkshead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Coniston and Hawkshead, 30.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Coniston and Hawkshead, 1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.