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A village of 436 in Cumbria, North West.
Allonby has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Allonby does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 12 buildings inside Allonby’s built-up area.
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 Allonby.
People 65 and over make up 31% of the town, higher than both Cumbria’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Aged 15 to 24: 7.3% of residents. Residents of Allonby have a median age of 54.3.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Allonby | Cumbria | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 9.9% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 29% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cumbria and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The one school in town appears below. Allonby Primary School’s results beat 83% of schools in England like it. Its one primary school teaches 27 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allonby Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 27 | A− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
88% of commuters drove, above Cumbria’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Households take home £41K a year before tax, on average. Jobs per working resident: 0.3.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social renters account for 6% of households. The middle sale price: £170K, below Cumbria’s towns (£219K) and England’s towns (£308K) alike. Private rents average £681 a month across the Cumberland council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £222,500 | 8 |
| Semi-detached | £191,250 | 6 |
| Terraced | £160,000 | 19 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Homes saw 6.9 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below both Cumbria’s towns (8.5) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 14 crimes inside Allonby’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 43% were violence and sexual offences.
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 · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Disability touches 25% of Allonby’s population. This Cumbria town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.7 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 6.2% of the town.
| Census 2021 | Allonby | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 71% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.2% | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like 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.
It is part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall) World Heritage Site. For its size, Allonby has 275 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, above Cumbria’s towns (46) and England’s towns (39) alike. Every one of the town’s 12 listed buildings sits at Grade II, the most common listing.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allonby | 436 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aspatria | 2,169 | 4.2 | — | C | D | C |
| Dearham | 2,344 | 4.7 | — | C | B+ | C− |
| Maryport | 8,526 | 5 | D− | B− | D | D |
| Flimby | 1,716 | 6.8 | — | B− | C− | D− |
| Silloth | 2,542 | 6.8 | D− | C | C− | C− |
| Great Broughton and Little Broughton | 1,763 | 7.1 | — | C− | A | B |
| Cockermouth | 8,859 | 8 | C+ | D− | B | B+ |
Aspatria, Dearham, Flimby and Great Broughton and Little Broughton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 31% of residents were 65 or over and 32% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 12% were under 15.
That is 11.3 times the typical UK town for its size. Part of it is in the Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall) World Heritage Site.
By type: terraced houses £160,000, semi-detached houses £191,250 and detached houses £222,500.
Village in Cumbria, England
Allonby is a built-up area of 436 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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