Hamlet · Westmorland and Furness

Bowscar

Penrith parish population 16,987 · Postcode CA11 · North West, England

Bowscar is part of the parish of Penrith. There are no separate figures for Bowscar, so property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses below are for all of Penrith parish. Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from Bowscar itself. What each figure covers

Where the figures come from

  • Penrith parish
    Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Bowscar
    Roughly where Bowscar is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Bowscar itself.
  • Centre of Bowscar
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Property£202,000Median · 295 sales in 12 months▼-28% notably below national averagePenrith parishView sales →
Crime97 / 1,0001,640 incidents in 12 months=+2% on par with national averagePenrith parishView breakdown →
Broadband99.1 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-41% well below national averagePenrith parishView coverage →
Schools8 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 1 other · latest Ofsted resultsPenrith parish and nearbyView schools →
Food hygiene81% top-rated134 of 166 businesses rated 5-star▲+3% above national averagePenrith parishView ratings →
Flood riskVery lowRiver Petteril · 1,397m from the centreCentre of BowscarView assessment →
Businesses1,301Top: Construction, Professional services, Retail & wholesale▼-9% below national averagePenrith parishView directory →
Planning212Within 5 km, 12 months · 15 in last 30 days · 63 pending · 137 approved · Westmorland and Furness councilWithin 5 km of BowscarView applications →
TransportPenrith North Lakes4.4 km awayNearest to BowscarLive departures →
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