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It is a town of 8,526 residents in Cumbria, North West.
Incomes are on the low side: the mean household earns £37,014 a year. Overall, Maryport earns a D−, better than 2% of UK towns. A median £135,000 buys a home here, 3.3 times what households in the Allerdale council area earn in a year. It is easy to get around without a car: just over a fifth of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its schools fall short: primary results beat 9% of towns in England; secondary results beat 11% of towns in England. Safety is weaker too: 50.3 violent and sexual offences and 18 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Against UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 94%. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: life expectancy 75.1 for men, 80.3 for women.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026.
ONS publishes one rent for all of Cumberland, so this town's Cost Grade uses house prices and council tax only.
The 3 things Maryport 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 Maryport is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 52 buildings inside Maryport’s built-up area, and 2 scheduled monuments.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 3 old photos and postcards going back to 1905.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Maryport.
23% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Cumbria’s towns (23%) and above England’s towns (18%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Half the people of Maryport are older than 45.5.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Maryport | Cumbria | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.9% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.4% | 8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 19% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cumbria and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the 7 primary schools within 3 km, just over half of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Of its 4 schools, two are shown below, each with the reason. Some 1,310 pupils attend Maryport’s three primaries and one secondary.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryport CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 297 | C+ |
| Netherhall SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 894 | C− |
Police figures for Maryport’s built-up area: 851 crimes and 35 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Of all the crimes, 49% were violence and sexual offences. There were 5.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Cumbria’s towns (3.1) but below England’s towns (7.8).
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 23% of Maryport’s population. 76% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Cumbria’s towns (79%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 7.3% of the town. One GP practice serves the town; 62% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Maryport | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 76% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.3% | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as 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.
Maryport has 52 listed buildings on Historic England’s list, all Grade II. 2 scheduled monuments lie locally. Also worth knowing: of the town’s land, 14% lies in conservation areas, above both Cumbria’s towns (7%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 14% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 21% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Cumbria’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (27%). Jobs per working resident: 0.6. Of the commuters living in Maryport, 19% work in the town itself. For 28% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
57% of households own their home, below Cumbria’s towns (68%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private tenants account for 14% of households. The £135,000 median rests on 298 standard sales inside the built-up area (September 2023 to August 2026).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £251,250 | 46 |
| Semi-detached | £145,000 | 61 |
| Terraced | £115,000 | 186 |
| Flat or maisonette | £48,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Maryport. Best known first.
MuseumMaryport Maritime Museumin town
MuseumSenhouse Roman Museumin townAquariumAquariumLake District Coast Aquariumin townMuseumMuseumFleming Squarein townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
52 listed buildings in Maryport.
Crown Inn: Photo: The Carlisle Kid · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 3, North Quay: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Parish Church of St Mary: Photo: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Phoenix Tap: Photo: The Carlisle Kid · CC BY-SA 2.0
23 notable people were born in Maryport.
Glenn Murray: Jamesboyes@Flickr, CC BY 2.0 · Thomas Henry Ismay: Unidentified photographer, Public domain · Daniel Bewley: Hubczaj, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Edward Smith: The original uploader was Rcbutcher at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Thomas English: credited to Carey, Page and Co. printers in Adelaide, South Australia, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryport | 8,526 | — | D− | B− | D | D |
| Dearham | 2,344 | 1.6 | — | C | B+ | C− |
| Flimby | 1,716 | 1.8 | — | B− | C− | D− |
| Great Broughton and Little Broughton | 1,763 | 3.5 | — | C− | A | B |
| Seaton | 5,051 | 3.7 | C− | C− | A− | C |
| Stainburn | 2,120 | 4.8 | — | D− | A | C+ |
| Workington | 21,276 | 5.9 | D− | B− | D− | D |
| Cockermouth | 8,859 | 6 | C+ | D− | B | B+ |
Dearham, Flimby, Great Broughton and Little Broughton and Stainburn have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 2 scheduled monuments.
GCSE results trail 89% of towns in England, and primary results trail 91% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Town in Cumbria, England
Maryport is a built-up area of 8,526 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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