Is Hardknott Pass in Copeland a nice place to live?

Hardknott Pass is classified by the ONS as Agricultural Communities. Hardknott Pass is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has slightly higher levels of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Hardknott Pass is located in the Black Combe & Scafell ward of the Copeland district in Cumbria.
Coordinates 54.400635, -3.17354
Grid Ref NY239012
Suburb Eskdale
Constituency Copeland
Postcodes LA20 6EQ

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Hardknott Pass in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Hardknott Pass, Cumbria

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cumbria Police in Hardknott Pass during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Hardknott Pass and compared that to the average for the Black Combe & Scafell ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Hardknott Pass, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Black Combe & Scafell ward

Social economic statistics for Hardknott Pass

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Hardknott Pass is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Hardknott Pass is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Hardknott Pass experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Hardknott Pass are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Hardknott Pass involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Hardknott Pass are in the top 30% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Hardknott Pass are in the top 40% of the most health & disability in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Hardknott Pass, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Hardknott Pass are in the top 40% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Hardknott Pass

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Hardknott Pass.

Unemployment in Hardknott Pass

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
0% of Hardknott Pass residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hardknott Pass

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hardknott Pass. The proportion of retirees on Hardknott Pass is 23.24% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
41.84% of Hardknott Pass residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hardknott Pass

The proportion of home owners on Hardknott Pass is 7.09% higher than the national average of 62%. 7.27% of properties in Hardknott Pass are private rented and 20% are social rented.
69.09% of residents of Hardknott Pass own their home

Country of Birth of Hardknott Pass residents

The proportion if Hardknott Pass residents born in the UK is 12.93% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 4.42% of Hardknott Pass residents were born outside the UK.
95.58% of Hardknott Pass residents were born in the UK

Hardknott Pass Summary

Hardknott Pass has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Hardknott Pass maybe difficult.

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