Average house price compared with resident median annual pay.
Westmorland and Furness Wages, Employment and Property Affordability
Resident earnings, employment, unemployment and affordability context for reading Westmorland and Furness prices and rents.
Apr 2025-Mar 2026 / ASHE 2026
Westmorland and Furness wages, employment and affordability
Resident earnings and labour-market context help explain local affordability, rental pressure and housing demand.
Resident population
231,307
ONS 2025
Median resident annual pay
£42,208
Westmorland and Furness
Median resident weekly pay
£812
Full-time employees
Employment rate
80.4%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
1.7%
Economically active
Average monthly rent compared with estimated monthly earnings.
Labour market rates are from the ONS Annual Population Survey profile shown by Nomis. Where the local APS unemployment value is suppressed, the ONS model-based unemployment estimate is used. Earnings are ONS ASHE resident-analysis median full-time employee earnings. Annual pay is annualised from weekly pay for display context.
Incomes Explain Affordability Pressure
Wage and employment data does not predict house prices by itself. It gives demand-side context: how average prices and rents compare with resident earnings, whether employment conditions support demand, and where affordability pressure may limit the buyer or renter pool.
Westmorland and Furness has a relatively strong resident labour market picture in the latest ONS/Nomis data. The district’s resident population was 231,307 in 2025, so the earnings and jobs figures reflect a sizeable local workforce as well as a broad commuter base.
Median resident pay is above the Great Britain average.