Ulverston
Town · 11,148 residents
65Good
Good · better than 5 in 10 towns
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Environment scores 74, well above the typical 60
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 72 per 1,000 people a year against 100
- Affordability scores 71, well above the typical 60
Check before you view
- Flood risk: 21% 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
- Transport scores 31, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Ulverston
North Lonsdale Road57Oubas Hill50CroftlandsBelmont59Canal Foot58Lightburn ParkSwarthmoor55Aldingham55Kilner ParkTrinkeldGascowThree Bridges
See all 14 in the guide ↓Map outline: Official built-up area
Is Ulverston a good place to live?
Ulverston scores 65/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for environment (74) and safety (73).
It scores lowest on transport (31).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Ulverston in North West, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Ulverston
Ulverston's high street still has the look of a proper market town: terraced stone cottages, independent shopfronts, and a skyline anchored by the Hoad Monument up on the hill rather than anything glassy or new. It attracts an older crowd more than a young professional one — the median age here is nearly eight years above the national figure — and the pace on the ground matches that: unhurried, settled, more allotment than app-based delivery.
The practical picture is a mixed one, and worth sitting with. Ulverston Rail Station gives you a line out, but it's the only station serving the area and the transport grade lags well behind everything else here, so a car matters more than the town's walkable centre might suggest. Schools pull the opposite way: Sir John Barrow School holds an Outstanding rating, and with seven schools serving a population of under 6,000, there's real choice for a family settling here, even if Ulverston Victoria High School's exam progress figures sit slightly below the national average. Housing is where the numbers genuinely surprise: a median price of £195,000 is well under both the regional and national norms, and terraces — the dominant property type, mostly freehold — are trading noticeably below what a terrace fetches nationally. Against the wider Westmorland and Furness area it's pricier by a modest margin, but nationally this counts as accessible ground, decile 7 on the deprivation scale putting it comfortably on the better-off side without being exclusive.