Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 270 people live in this village, in Cumbria, North West. 2 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I.
There are no grades for Skinburness: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 8% of commuters. Over-65s are nearly three fifths of the population.
The 3 things Skinburness does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Skinburness’s built-up area.
24% 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 Skinburness.
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults, about level with England’s towns (34%) and above Cumbria’s towns (28%). Retirement age and beyond: nearly three in five residents are 65 or older. Ages in Skinburness split evenly at 69.1: half are older, half younger. People aged 15 to 24 make up 2.3% of the town.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 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.
| Skinburness | Cumbria | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.6% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 2.3% | 9.9% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 7.9% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 59% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.5% | 8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cumbria and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, 90% of commuters went by car. Household income came to £37K a year before tax, below both Cumbria’s towns (£45K) and England’s towns (£55K). There are 0.8 jobs in Skinburness for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The median sale price was £235K, between Cumbria’s towns (£219K) and England’s towns (£308K). Social housing holds 2% of households. Private tenants account for 8% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £278,000 | 15 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime ran at 38.4 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Cumbria’s towns (27.1) and England’s towns (22). In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 7 crimes inside Skinburness’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences made up 86% of the total.
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.
There is no GP practice in Skinburness: the nearest is 1.8 miles off. 11% of residents report bad or very bad health, and on top of that at the census, 28% of people here had a disability, above both Cumbria’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (17%). Also worth knowing: the nearest A&E to Skinburness is Cumberland Infirmary, 16.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Skinburness | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 67% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 11% | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 28% | 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.
Before 1919: that is when nearly a quarter of homes were built. Grade II covers all 2 listed buildings that Historic England records here. Scaled to its population, Skinburness has 74 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above Cumbria’s towns (46) and England’s towns (39) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skinburness | 270 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silloth | 2,542 | 1.7 | D− | C | C− | C− |
| Annan | 8,697 | 8.1 | — | A+ | — | D |
| Aspatria | 2,169 | 8.8 | — | C | D | C |
| Wigton | 5,396 | 9.3 | D− | C− | C− | C− |
Aspatria has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
2 on Historic England’s list. That is 3 times the typical UK town for its size. Part of it is in the Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall) World Heritage Site.
Band D council tax in Skinburness 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.
Village in Cumbria, England
Skinburness is a built-up area of 270 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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