Burneside’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside Burneside’s built-up area.
32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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BurnesideCumbria
A village of 998 in Cumbria, North West.
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Photo: Ryan Postlethwaite at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
998
Census 2021 · South Lakeland council
Median home
£242K
32 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.3
26% are 65+ · Cumbria 23%
Degree level
28%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
25%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Burneside a good place to live?
Burneside has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Burneside stand out
The 2 things Burneside does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Burneside.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Burneside: 26% are 65 or over, above Cumbria’s towns and England’s towns
That puts Burneside above both Cumbria’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. Half the people of Burneside are older than 47.3.
47.3median age
BurnesideCumbriaEngland
Ages · share of residents
26%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship9%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level28%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 87 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.
| Burneside | Cumbria | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9% | 8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 28% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cumbria and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Burneside
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 88 | D |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Work is close at hand in Burneside: 58% of commuters travel under 5 km, more than in Cumbria’s towns or England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 16% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Burneside is above both Cumbria’s towns (53%) and England’s towns (45%). 16% of workers worked mainly from home at the census.
25%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving72%
On foot18%
Bicycle4%
Train2%
Bus1%
58%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
16%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£43K
mean household income, before tax
1.4%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households in Burneside live in social housing than in Cumbria’s towns or England’s towns: 31%
In the comparison, Burneside comes above both Cumbria’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Private renters make up 10% of households.
£242Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Burneside£242K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £425,000 | 7 |
| Semi-detached | £280,000 | 11 |
| Terraced | £215,000 | 11 |
59%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£816
average private rent a month, Westmorland and Furness council area
£2,508
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Burglary and damage are rarer in Burneside than in Cumbria’s towns or across England’s towns: 5.3 per 1,000 residents a year
For Burneside, that is below both Cumbria’s towns (8.5) and England’s towns (9.4). Violent crime runs at 17.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 27 crimes inside Burneside’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 3 reports of anti-social behaviour.
17.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual10
Damage & arson6
Other theft3
Burglary2
Drugs2
Vehicle crime2
Shoplifting1
Public order1
Anti-social3
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.
17.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
27
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Burneside is 22.6 miles from the nearest A&E
Burneside has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.8 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.
79%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Burneside | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.5% | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
79.8
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
Burneside keeps more of its old housing than Cumbria or England’s towns: 32% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Burneside has 1 listed building on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. Burneside has 10 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents, below Cumbria’s towns (46) and close to England’s towns (39).
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
32%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
10
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Kendal Castle and 5 more in and around Burneside
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Burneside. Best known first.
CastleKendal Castle3 km outside town, to the southeast
Art galleryAbbot Hall Art Gallery3 km outside town, to the south
MuseumKendal Museum2.2 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumMuseum of Lakeland Life & Industry3 km outside town, to the southArt galleryArt galleryThe Wildman Gallery2.3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumQuaker Tapestry Museum2.5 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Kendal Castle: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Abbot Hall Art Gallery: Jhsteel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Museum: Geni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Burneside
14pages on Burneside
The big questions
Safety17.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £242K · rent £816 a monthHousing13 sold in 12 months · busiest street Hall ParkSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 79.8 (men), 85.1 (women)Work & commute47% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards10.2% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Burneside’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
KendalStaveleyWindermereLevensBowness-on-WindermereMilnthorpeAmblesideBurneside
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burneside | 998 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kendal | 28,939 | 2.2 | C+ | D | C− | B− |
| Staveley | 1,466 | 2.7 | — | D− | A− | A |
| Windermere | 4,819 | 5.8 | C | D− | C | A− |
| Levens | 1,020 | 6 | — | D− | A+ | A+ |
| Bowness-on-Windermere | 2,290 | 6.1 | — | D− | D− | A |
| Milnthorpe | 1,871 | 8.7 | — | C− | B− | B |
| Ambleside | 2,624 | 9.6 | B− | D− | C+ | B+ |
Staveley, Levens, Bowness-on-Windermere and Milnthorpe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Burneside
How many listed buildings are there in Burneside?
1 on Historic England’s list.
How much is council tax in Burneside?
Band D council tax in Burneside is £2,508 for 2026–27, more than in 66% 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.
About Burneside
Village in Cumbria, England
Burneside is a built-up area of 998 people, in the South Lakeland 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
- Population
- 998 (Census 2021)
- Council
- South Lakeland
- County
- Cumbria
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000394
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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