Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A village of 570 in Cumbria, North West.
Hayton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
The 3 things Hayton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Hayton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
26% 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 Hayton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £49K a year before tax, between Cumbria’s towns (£45K) and England’s towns (£55K). The car carried 88% of commuters at the census. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. Just over two in five workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
At the one primary school within 3 km, 69% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below is its only school. 142 pupils attend Hayton’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayton CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 142 | B+ |
Households that own their home make up 83%. Social housing holds 4% of households, below both Cumbria’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how just over one in ten households live.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £550,000 | 21 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 8 crimes inside Hayton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Burglary and damage add up to 2.3 per 1,000 residents each year. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 38% of recorded crime.
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.
16% of residents have a disability, below both Cumbria’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Self-reported good health: 84% of Hayton’s residents. Seeing a GP means leaving Hayton: the nearest practice is 2.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Hayton | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.9% | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 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.
Just over a quarter of homes were built before 1919. Hayton counts 10 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade II*. One scheduled monument lies in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, about level with Cumbria’s towns (9.9%) and below England’s towns (12%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population. Ages in Hayton split evenly at 52.4: half are older, half younger. Graduates make up 40% of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hayton | Cumbria | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.9% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.6% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.2% | 8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cumbria and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hayton. Best known first.
CastleCorby Castle4.9 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumSolway Aviation Museum3.7 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric siteAvro Vulcan3.5 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayton | 570 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Warwick Bridge | 1,232 | 2.2 | — | D | B+ | A− |
| Brampton | 4,187 | 2.4 | C− | C− | D | C+ |
| Wetheral | 1,129 | 3.6 | — | D− | A | A+ |
| Scotby | 1,830 | 4.6 | — | D− | A+ | A− |
| Houghton | 1,486 | 6.3 | — | D | A | B+ |
| Carlisle | 77,729 | 7.2 | D | C+ | D | D |
| Dalston | 1,541 | 10 | — | D− | B | B |
Warwick Bridge, Wetheral, Scotby, Houghton and Dalston have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 7.2 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Private rents in the Cumberland council area averaged £681 a month in August 2026.
Village in Cumbria, England
Hayton is a built-up area of 570 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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.