325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

Windermere and Ambleside

Ward · E05014249

Ward
Windermere and Ambleside
Parish
Lakes
Council
Westmorland and Furness
National Park
Lake District
Region
North West
Country
England
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Police
Cumbria

House prices

£779k£390k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £690k -7.0% +475% +62%
Semi-detached £360k -18% +414% +29%
Terraced £352k -4.7% +492% +42%
Flat £230k -8.0% +360% -4%

Median sale prices in Windermere and Ambleside from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Windermere School 1.6 mi — 25.4 0%
The Lakes School 2.9 mi Non-sel 46.8 42%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £785
1 bed £580
2 bed £742
3 bed £906
4+ bed £1,278

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 1,139
Violence & sexual offences 576
Burglary 37
Anti-social behaviour 43

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
AMBLESIDE HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 1.2 mi
ST. MARY'S SURGERY GP practice 4.4 mi
WINDERMERE HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 5.4 mi
WRAYSDALE HOUSE SURGERY GP practice 8.2 mi
GLENRIDDING HEALTH CENTRE GP practice 10.3 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing Ferry terminal 0.7 mi
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing Ferry terminal 0.8 mi
Wrey Castle Ferry Terminal Ferry terminal 4.0 mi
Wrey Castle Ferry Terminal Ferry terminal 4.0 mi
Brockhole Ferry Landing Ferry terminal 2.4 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 94.5%
Gigabit 56.6%
Full fibre (FTTP) 56.6%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 72.0%
Indoor voice (all) 81.2%
5G outdoor (any) 87.0%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Windermere and Ambleside
average (lo–hi)
Overall65% (46–80)
Income77% (53–92)
Employment82% (62–92)
Education62% (27–73)
Health85% (67–95)
Crime67% (59–73)
Housing & services28% (4–60)
Living environment18% (2–47)

Your MP

Tim Farron MP

Liberal Democrat

Westmorland and Lonsdale

tim.farron.mp@parliament.uk

http://www.timfarron.co.uk/

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Stock Ghyll Park Park 0.7 mi
Stock Ghyll Park Park 0.8 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.9 mi
Greenspace access point Playing field 0.8 mi
Greenspace access point Sports facility 1.0 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Cross Brow II 0.3 mi
Lowfield with Former Cottage Adjoining to North East II 0.3 mi
No. 22 Lake Road II 0.7 mi
Old Stamp House II 0.7 mi
2, Cheapside II 0.5 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 10,686
Total registered 11,290
Dormant 240
New (last year) 1,080
New (last 5 years) 3,866

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 4
PM10 6
NO₂ 2
NOₓ 3

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 7
Fatal 0
Serious 2
Killed/serious 2
Pedestrian 1
Cyclist 2

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 2,375,400,000
Cars & taxis 1,707,600,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 4

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Windermere, Millerground Landing 4.4 mi
Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow 4.6 mi
Coniston Water, Monk Coniston 7.8 mi
Coniston Water, Boating Centre 8.7 mi
Windermere, Lakeside YMCA 11.5 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,412

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 6.5%
Aged 16–64 58.0%
Aged 65+ 35.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 96.8%
Asian 1.1%
Black 0.3%
Mixed 1.2%
Other 0.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 63.5%
Social rented 15.7%
Private rented 20.8%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 39.3%
Semi-detached 21.0%
Terraced 16.6%
Flat / maisonette 19.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 19.8%
1 car or van 44.7%
2+ cars or vans 35.5%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 55.1%
Unemployed 2.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 13.3%
Degree or above 43.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 64.6%
Smoking prevalence —
Infant mortality 2.0

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.