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A town of 2,542 in Cumbria, North West.
Silloth grades D− overall against UK towns: better than 5% of UK towns, and #19 of 23 in Cumbria. Its strongest subject is walkability (A): 25% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its weakest is schools (D−): primary results beat 7% of towns in England; secondary results beat 0% of towns in England. The median home sold for £165,000 in the last three years, 4 times what households in the Allerdale 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 Silloth 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 Silloth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 8 buildings inside Silloth’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
Part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall) World Heritage Site.
37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 2 old photos and postcards going back to 1917.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Silloth.
Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silloth Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 185 | C− |
| Solway Community SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 150 | D− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 15% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Silloth is below both Cumbria’s towns (£45K) and England’s towns (£55K). For 42% 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
In the comparison, Silloth comes above both Cumbria’s towns (6.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Women here live to 81.7 on average and men to 76.9 (2019–23). 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 | Silloth | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 74% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.8% | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 24% | 20% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
For Silloth, that is above both Cumbria’s towns (27) and England’s towns (22). Police recorded 183 crimes inside Silloth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 3 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Silloth records more crime per resident than 82% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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
Half the homes sold went for more than £165K, below both Cumbria’s towns (£220K) and England’s towns (£308K). 14% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £245,000 | 37 |
| Semi-detached | £157,000 | 21 |
| Terraced | £142,500 | 64 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Silloth sits above both Cumbria’s towns (28%) and England’s towns (16%) on this measure. It is part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall) World Heritage Site. Silloth has 8 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
That puts Silloth above both Cumbria’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. The median resident of Silloth is 53.1 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Silloth | Cumbria | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 9.9% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5% | 8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 21% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cumbria and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
8 listed buildings in Silloth.
Park Terrace Queens Hotel: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Christ Church: Photo: John Lord · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Marine Terrace: Photo: Dave.Dunford · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kelter the Golf Hotel: Photo: The Carlisle Kid · CC BY-SA 2.0
4 notable people were born in Silloth.
Cecil Leitch: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silloth | 2,542 | — | D− | C | C− | C− |
| Aspatria | 2,169 | 7.6 | — | C | D | C |
| Wigton | 5,396 | 9.4 | D− | C− | C− | C− |
| Annan | 8,697 | 9.8 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Dearham | 2,344 | 11 | — | C | B+ | C− |
| Maryport | 8,526 | 12 | D− | B− | D | D |
Aspatria and Dearham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail almost all towns in England, and primary results trail 93% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Silloth has 2 state schools; places are handled by Cumbria council.
That is 1.3 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument. Part of it is in the Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall) World Heritage Site.
Band D council tax in Silloth is £2,684 for 2026–27, more than in 95% 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.
Town in Cumbria, England
Silloth is a built-up area of 2,542 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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