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Hawcoat and Newbarns

Ward

South west Westmorland and Furness. About 11,025 people in 7.3 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Hawcoat and Newbarns, 86.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,870
2,047th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
86.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
57.8%
1,378th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Hawcoat and Newbarns compares

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

Hawcoat and NewbarnsMiddle
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. Hawcoat and Newbarns is 10,870.
10,8704th highest
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%. Hawcoat and Newbarns is 86.5%.
86.5%17th highest
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%. Hawcoat and Newbarns is 1.3%.
1.3%joint 14th lowest
Aged 15 to 6433 wards, Westmorland and Furness · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Westmorland and Furness33 areas from 52.4% to 65.8%. The middle area is 59.5%. Hawcoat and Newbarns is 57.8%.
57.8%joint 8th lowest

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 Hawcoat and Newbarns 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
Hawcoat and Newbarns in brief

Hawcoat and Newbarns had 10,870 usual residents at the census.

In Hawcoat and Newbarns, 86.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Hawcoat and Newbarns, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

57.8% of residents in Hawcoat and Newbarns were aged 15 to 64 at the census.