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A town of 4,187 in Cumbria, North West.
Brampton grades C− overall against UK towns: better than 16% of UK towns, and #12 of 23 in Cumbria. Its strongest subject is walkability (A−): 21% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is safety (D): 51.4 violent and sexual offences and 12.7 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 8%. The median home sold for £182,500 in the last three years, 4.5 times what households in the Carlisle council area earn in a year.
ONS publishes one rent for all of Cumberland, so this town's Cost Grade uses house prices and council tax only.
The 3 things Brampton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Brampton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 51 buildings inside Brampton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 4 old photos and postcards going back to 1910.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Brampton.
On this, Brampton is above both Cumbria’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Children are 13% of the town. Half the people of Brampton are older than 51.8.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Brampton | Cumbria | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 9.9% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cumbria and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 200 | B− |
| William Howard SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,312 | C |
Violence came to 51.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Cumbria’s towns (27) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 396 crimes inside Brampton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 17 reports of anti-social behaviour. Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Brampton has more crime per resident than 92% of them.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Brampton comes below both Cumbria’s towns (53%) and England’s towns (45%). The car carried 77% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For Brampton, that is above both Cumbria’s towns (7%) and England’s towns (7%). For its size, Brampton has 122 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Brampton’s listed buildings include Church of St Martin, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Brampton sits above both Cumbria’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) on this measure.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £306,000 | 48 |
| Semi-detached | £205,000 | 59 |
| Terraced | £125,000 | 51 |
| Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
That puts Brampton above both Cumbria’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Brampton is Cumberland Infirmary, 9.5 miles away. 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.
| Census 2021 | Brampton | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7% | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 22% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Brampton. Best known first.
CastleNaworth Castle2.3 km outside town, to the northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageLanercost Priory2.8 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumSolway Aviation Museum3.3 km outside town, to the westCastleCastleLanercost Bridge2.3 km outside town, to the northeastRuinsRuinsBanks East Turret - Hadrians Wall4.8 km outside town, to the northeastHistoric siteHistoric siteAvro Vulcan3.2 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
51 listed buildings in Brampton, 1 of them Grade I.
Church of St Martin: Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Moot Hall: Photo: Jhsteel · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Howard Arms Hotel: Photo: Victuallers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Prince Charlie's House: Photo: Victuallers · CC BY-SA 4.0
6 notable people were born in Brampton.
Darwin Shaw: SilentKisses1, CC0 · Geoff Twentyman: RonalLee, CC0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton | 4,187 | — | C− | C− | D | C+ |
| Warwick Bridge | 1,232 | 4.2 | — | D | B+ | A− |
| Wetheral | 1,129 | 5.9 | — | D− | A | A+ |
| Scotby | 1,830 | 6.6 | — | D− | A+ | A− |
| Houghton | 1,486 | 7.6 | — | D | A | B+ |
| Carlisle | 77,729 | 9 | D | C+ | D | D |
| Longtown | 2,176 | 10 | — | C+ | D | C |
| Haltwhistle | 3,646 | 11 | A− | A | C+ | C+ |
Warwick Bridge, Wetheral, Scotby, Houghton and Longtown have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Martin.
Police recorded 396 crimes inside Brampton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 58% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking. Burglary was rare, with 5 reports in the year.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Cumbria, England
Brampton is a built-up area of 4,187 people, in the Carlisle 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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