Village · Westmorland and Furness

Bowston

Strickland Ketel parish population 1,019 · Postcode LA8 · North West, England

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

Where the figures come from

  • Strickland Ketel parish
    Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Bowston
    Roughly where Bowston is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Bowston itself.
  • Centre of Bowston
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Property£204,000Median · 13 sales in 12 months▼-27% notably below national averageStrickland Ketel parishView sales →
Crime35 / 1,00066 incidents in 12 months▲-63% well below national averageStrickland Ketel parishView breakdown →
Broadband101.8 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▼-39% well below national averageStrickland Ketel parishView coverage →
Schools10 schools4 primary, 4 other, 1 secondary, 1 nursery · latest Ofsted resultsStrickland Ketel parish and nearbyView schools →
Food hygiene63% top-rated10 of 16 businesses rated 5-star▼-20% notably below national averageStrickland Ketel parishView ratings →
Flood riskHighRiver Kent · 46m from the centreCentre of BowstonView assessment →
Businesses41Top: Construction, Professional services, Manufacturing▼-52% well below national averageStrickland Ketel parishView directory →
Planning242Within 5 km, 12 months · 7 in last 30 days · 54 pending · 164 approved · Westmorland and Furness councilWithin 5 km of BowstonView applications →
TransportBurneside (Cumbria)1.1 km awayNearest to BowstonLive departures →
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