Sockbridge’s story
25 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Sockbridge’s built-up area.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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SockbridgeCumbria
A village of 392 in Cumbria, North West.
2 places within 12 milesMap →
Photo: Christine Johnstone · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
392
Census 2021 · Eden council
Median home
£399K
24 sales in 3 years
Median age
60.9
42% are 65+ · Cumbria 23%
Degree level
46%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
15%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Sockbridge a good place to live?
Sockbridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Sockbridge stand out
The 3 things Sockbridge does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 26.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
42% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Own outright
Housing
68% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Brougham Castle and 14 more in and around Sockbridge
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Sockbridge. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageBrougham Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northeast
Castle · English HeritagePenrith Castle3 km outside town, to the north
CastleLowther Castle3.1 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · English HeritageClifton Hall2.5 km outside town, to the east
CastleBrougham Hall2.7 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleDacre Castle3.5 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Brougham Castle: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Penrith Castle: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lowther Castle: Burtonsi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clifton Hall: The original uploader was Brookie at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brougham Hall: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dacre Castle: Geoff Gill, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sockbridge.
Who lives here
Children make up only 8.9% of Sockbridge, fewer than in Cumbria’s towns and England’s towns
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.1% of residents. Just over two in five residents are 65 or over, higher than both Cumbria’s towns (23%) and England’s towns (18%). Sockbridge has a median age of 60.9 years. Graduates make up 46% of adults.
60.9median age
SockbridgeCumbriaEngland
Ages · share of residents
42%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications12%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level46%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Sockbridge | Cumbria | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.9% | 15% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 9.9% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 23% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 28% | 25% |
| 65+ | 42% | 23% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 8% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Cumbria and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Sockbridge walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Cumbria’s towns or England’s towns: 15%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 34% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £45K a year before tax, about level with Cumbria’s towns (£45K) and below England’s towns (£55K). The car carried 83% of commuters at the census. Of the commuters living in Sockbridge, 8% work in the town itself. 34% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
15%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
On foot12%
Bicycle4%
52%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
34%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£45K
mean household income, before tax
2%
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
Sockbridge is a town of owners: 88% of households own their home, above Cumbria’s towns and England’s towns
Private renters make up just over one in ten households, below both Cumbria’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (21%). The median sale, £398,750, comes from 24 standard sales inside Sockbridge’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£399Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Sockbridge£399K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £490,000 | 12 |
| Semi-detached | £353,750 | 6 |
| Terraced | £295,000 | 6 |
88%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£816
average private rent a month, Westmorland and Furness council area
£2,491
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 Sockbridge than in Cumbria’s towns or across England’s towns: 5.1 per 1,000 residents a year
Police recorded 19 crimes inside Sockbridge’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence came to 18.7 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than Cumbria’s towns (27.1) and near England’s towns (22).
18.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual14
Public order3
Damage & arson2
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
18.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0.9
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
19
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
83% of people in Sockbridge say their health is good or very good, against 79% in Cumbria’s towns and 82% in England’s towns
The nearest A&E to Sockbridge is Cumberland Infirmary, 19.6 miles away. At the census, 4.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Cumbria’s towns (6.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Sockbridge: the nearest practice is 2 miles away.
83%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 83%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Sockbridge | Cumbria | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 79% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.6% | 6.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 20% | 17% |
81.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Sockbridge is rich in listed buildings: 638 per 10,000 residents, more than Cumbria’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes built before 1919 account for 21% of the housing. Grade II covers all 25 listed buildings that Historic England records here.
25listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II25
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
21%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
638
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sockbridge
13pages on Sockbridge
The big questions
Safety18.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £399K · rent £816 a monthHousing10 sold in 12 months · busiest street Swallows RiseSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 81.2 (men), 84.7 (women)Work & commute50% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards4.7% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Sockbridge’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PenrithAppleby-in-WestmorlandSockbridge
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sockbridge | 392 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Penrith | 16,705 | 2.4 | C− | D | D | C+ |
| Appleby-in-Westmorland | 3,233 | 12 | D | C− | C− | B+ |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Sockbridge
How many listed buildings are there in Sockbridge?
That is 26.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Sockbridge expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £398,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £295,000, semi-detached houses £353,750 and detached houses £490,000. Private rents in the Westmorland and Furness council area averaged £816 a month in August 2026.
About Sockbridge
Village in Cumbria, England
Sockbridge is a built-up area of 392 people, in the Eden 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
- 392 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Eden
- County
- Cumbria
- Region
- North West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63000275
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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