South Lakeland
Economic profile. Data last updated 2026-03-28.
South Lakeland supports 48,150 workplace jobs. Productivity (GVA per job) is ranked 261st of 391 local authorities.
Source: ONS, Nomis, HM Land Registry, 2024-2025·Last updated March 2026
Demographics & Population
Census 2021 population by age band.
The population is 104,451 with 58.9% of working age. The dependency ratio is 69.9% (above average, indicating a relatively older or younger population).
Source: Census 2021, ONS·Last updated 2021
Earnings & Income
Gross annual earnings distribution, 2025.Note: ASHE earnings data may be suppressed for areas with fewer than 30 survey respondents.
Earnings data is not available for this area (likely suppressed due to small sample size).
Source: ASHE via Nomis, 2025·Last updated March 2026
Industry Structure
Location quotients and shift-share analysis for South Lakeland's economy.
The most specialised sectors are Accommodation & food service (LQ 2.70) and Electricity, gas & air conditioning (LQ 2.30). Construction shows the strongest local competitive advantage. Human health & social work underperforms its national sectoral trend.
Source: BRES via Nomis, 2020-2024·Last updated March 2026
Housing & Property Market
Estimated house prices for South Lakeland vs England, 2015-2025.
House price data is not available for this area.
Source: HM Land Registry, Census 2021, 2015-2025·Last updated March 2026
Benchmark to national figures
Comparing South Lakeland to England and Great Britain averages.
Country averages computed from local authority-level data (England: 294 LAs, GB: 348 LAs). May differ slightly from official published national statistics.