Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The village has 759 residents and lies in Cumbria, North West.
There are no grades for Abbeytown: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 47% of homes were built before 1919. Walking, cycling and public transport carry just over one in ten commuters.
The 3 things Abbeytown does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Abbeytown’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Abbeytown.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 8% of its commuters stay in Abbeytown for work. 86% of commuters drove, higher than both Cumbria’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%). A household here earns £41K a year before tax, on average.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
There is one school here; it is shown below. 43 pupils attend Abbeytown’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holm Cultram Abbey CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 43 | D− |
The private rented sector houses 16% of households. Private rents average £681 a month across the Cumberland council area. 68% of households own their home, about level with Cumbria’s towns (68%) and above England’s towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £254,000 | 31 |
| Semi-detached | £159,995 | 24 |
| Terraced | £133,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence came to 20.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Cumbria’s towns (27.1) and England’s towns (22). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 25 crimes and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Abbeytown’s built-up area.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Abbeytown has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 4.4 miles away. Just over a fifth of residents have a disability, above Cumbria’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 7% of the town. The nearest A&E to Abbeytown is Cumberland Infirmary, 13.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Abbeytown | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7% | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Abbeytown’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. It counts 6 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. Relative to its size, Abbeytown keeps 79 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, close to Cumbria’s towns (23%) and above England’s towns (18%). Half the people of Abbeytown are older than 47.4.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Abbeytown | Cumbria | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.9% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cumbria and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeytown | 759 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silloth | 2,542 | 4.1 | D− | C | C− | C− |
| Wigton | 5,396 | 5.4 | D− | C− | C− | C− |
| Aspatria | 2,169 | 5.6 | — | C | D | C |
| Annan | 8,697 | 10 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Dearham | 2,344 | 11 | — | C | B+ | C− |
Aspatria and Dearham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
By type: terraced houses £133,000, semi-detached houses £159,995 and detached houses £254,000.
Band D council tax in Abbeytown is £2,495 for 2026–27, more than in 63% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Village in Cumbria, England
Abbeytown is a built-up area of 759 people, in the Allerdale council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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