Property market | for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (51.4 miles) | |
Broadband | 95.8mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 97.7% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 2.3% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 213 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 539 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Westmorland and Lonsdale level) | |
Community | Median age is 51.3 | Happiness is Above Average for Cumbria, High for UK | |
Crime | 3.0 burglaries per 1k people (South Lakeland) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (71 mins) | |
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for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Leeds Bradford (51.4 miles) | |
95.8mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 51.3 | Happiness is Above Average for Cumbria, High for UK | |
Ranked 213 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 539 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Westmorland and Lonsdale level) | |
3.0 burglaries per 1k people (South Lakeland) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (71 mins) | |
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Skettlegill has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Skettlegill has had a steep increase over the last few years but a recent decline. Regarding the health of the Cumbria property market as a whole, here is how it compares to other counties in England:
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Skettlegill, or click here to browse the longer list of Skettlegill property transactions from 2023.
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Skettlegill has a few schools nearby to choose from. We did not find any secondary schools, but there are some primary school options, including St Patrick's CofE School (Maintained school) which is a primary school based in Gatebeck Road, Kendal. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Crosscrake CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/21/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Kendal | |
St Patrick's CofE School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (6/4/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Kendal | |
St Mark's CofE Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (9/27/2011) | Ofsted Report Link | Kendal | |
Appletree School Save school | Primary Other independent special school - Mixed | 2: Good (05/12/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Kendal |
School | Type |
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Crosscrake CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/21/2012) |
St Patrick's CofE School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/4/2014) |
St Mark's CofE Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/27/2011) |
Appletree School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (05/12/2019) |
Station | Distance from Skettlegill | Commute options |
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Oxenholme Lake District A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (78 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (130 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Glasgow Central (121 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Birmingham New Street (138 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 145 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - York (1 change(s) - 170 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Glasgow Queen Street (1 change(s) - 175 mins - ScotRail) View details |
Kendal A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +17% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 92 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 136 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 136 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 149 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 177 mins - Northern Trains) View details |
Burneside (Cumbria) A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +56% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 95 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 139 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 139 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 152 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (South Lakeland) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of South Lakeland residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 97.7% | 81.7% |
Mixed | 1.0% | 2.9% |
Asian | 0.8% | 9.3% |
Other | 0.3% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.2% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Westmorland and Lonsdale consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 9.6% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 15.9% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 14.0% | 213 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 21.4% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.6% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 11.6% | |
Routine occupations | 11.1% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 5.0% | 539 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.7% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Cumbria is average (57mbps). Skettlegill is much faster than this, with average download speeds of 95.8mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Westmorland and Lonsdale level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 95.8 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 93.2% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.9% |
Crime stats were found at the South Lakeland level:
Type | South Lakeland | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 54 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 3 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 6 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 23 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Skettlegill.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Cumbria and Lancashire | River Kent, River Bela | Rivers Kent and Bela and other watercourses, from Kentmere to Silverdale including low lying areas around Staveley, Burneside, Kendal, Milnthorpe and Beetham |
Cumbria and Lancashire | River Lune | River Lune, Rawthey, Dee and other watercourses from Tebay to Kirkby Lonsdale including Sedbergh and Killington |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Skettlegill, Cumbria Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: Detached: | 54 | Primary: 3Secondary: | 14.0% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Arnside, Cumbria Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: Detached: | 54 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 14.0% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Hawkshead, Cumbria Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: Detached: | 54 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 14.0% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Grasmere, Cumbria Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: Detached: | 54 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 14.0% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Cartmel, Cumbria Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: Detached: | 54 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 14.0% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria Affordability: Average Low Crime Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: Detached: | 54 | Primary: 2Secondary: 3 | 14.0% residents in higher managerial positions 5.0% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Skettlegill, Cumbria Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: Detached: | 54 | Primary: 3Secondary: |
Arnside, Cumbria Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: Detached: | 54 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Hawkshead, Cumbria Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: Detached: | 54 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Grasmere, Cumbria Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: Detached: | 54 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Cartmel, Cumbria Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: Detached: | 54 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria Affordability: Average Low Crime Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: Detached: | 54 | Primary: 2Secondary: 3 |
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