Askam in Furness
Village · 2,999 residents
69Good
Good · better than 8 in 10 villages
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 34 per 1,000 people a year against 100
- Affordability scores 76, well above the typical 60
- Environment scores 76, well above the typical 60
Check before you view
- Flood risk: 15% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
- Radon: part of the area is in an affected zone, and a home test is cheap
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Askam in Furness
Map outline: Official built-up area
Is Askam in Furness a good place to live?
Askam in Furness scores 69/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for safety (88) and affordability (76).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Askam in Furness in North West, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Askam in Furness
Askam in Furness has the look of a place that was built for work rather than passing trade: terraced rows running down toward the estuary, a scatter of solid semis and detached houses behind them, and none of the boutique-shop gloss you get further round the coast. It's a village in the fullest sense — 1,540 people, a median age nudging 46, and a density that still feels more small-town than rural despite the open ground around it. This isn't a commuter dormitory in disguise; it's somewhere people have generally lived for a while.
The essentials here are modest and workable rather than impressive. Askam Rail Station gives you a direct line out without needing a car, though beyond that one stop and one line, the transport grade sits noticeably lower than everything else about the place — this is the outlier worth clocking, an area that scores well nearly everywhere except getting around locally. Schooling is a similar story of quiet adequacy: Askam Village School carries a Good rating and takes the bulk of the village's children, with Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary as the other option. Housing is where the numbers turn genuinely favourable — a median price around £218,000 against a national average north of £349,000, and even against the wider Westmorland and Furness authority, prices here run about 14% higher, though that authority's own median is still well under the national figure. Sales lean heavily toward detached and semi-detached houses, all freehold, which tells you what a For Sale board here actually means: a proper house with a garden, bought outright, not a leasehold flat share.