Abbey Road, Barrow-in-furness, LA14 5EY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LA14 5EY has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.9%	47.7%	-8.2%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	44.1%	52.3%	8.2%	49.0%	3.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	36.4%	39.5%	3.1%	37.9%	1.6%
Married: Opposite sex	27.3%	25.5%	-1.8%	44.2%	-18.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Separated	3%	3.2%	0.2%	2.2%	1.0%
Divorced	15.8%	21%	5.2%	9.1%	11.9%
Widowed	17.6%	9.6%	-8.0%	6.1%	3.5%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (70.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	33.5%	39.2%	5.7%	48.4%	-9.2%
Good health	31.9%	31.3%	-0.6%	33.6%	-2.3%
Fair health	23.4%	19.9%	-3.5%	12.7%	7.2%
Bad health	8.5%	5.1%	-3.4%	4.0%	1.1%
Very bad health	2.7%	4.5%	1.8%	1.2%	3.3%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.7%	24%	-5.7%	18.2%	5.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.1%	13%	0.9%	9.6%	3.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.1%	10.4%	-1.7%	13.4%	-3.0%
Apprenticeship	7.9%	9.1%	1.2%	5.3%	3.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.6%	17.5%	-0.1%	16.9%	0.6%
Degree or Similar	19.4%	23.4%	4.0%	33.8%	-10.4%
Other	1.2%	2.6%	1.4%	2.8%	-0.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 96% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.1%	0.0%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Pakistani	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	0%	2.8%	2.8%	1.6%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	97.9%	96%	-1.9%	81.4%	14.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 94.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	96.3%	94.3%	-2.0%	83.2%	11.1%
European Union	1.1%	1.7%	0.6%	6.1%	-4.4%
Middle East and Asia	2.1%	4%	1.9%	5.6%	-1.6%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	96.3%	94.3%	-2.0%	83.2%	11.1%
10+ Years	0.5%	1.7%	1.2%	9.8%	-8.1%
2-5 Years	0%	0.6%	0.6%	2.2%	-1.6%
Less than 2 years	3.2%	3.4%	0.2%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.2%	76.7%	-8.5%
Southern Asia	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%
South-East Asia	2.8%	0.2%	2.6%
No passport held	27.8%	13.5%	14.3%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.8%	37.2%	2.6%
Christian	47.2%	46.2%	1.0%
Buddhist	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Muslim	1.1%	6.5%	-5.4%
Other religion	4.5%	0.6%	3.9%
Not answered	6.3%	6.0%	0.3%

Safety

Is Abbey Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Abbey Road was 0.0 per 1,000 residents, matching the Hawcoat and Newbarns average.

Violent and sexual offences accounted for a small share of all recorded crimes and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.4%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 70% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,500

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in LA14 5EY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Abbey Road are based on 256 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Westmorland And Furness.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Abbey Road, Barrow-in-furness, LA14 5EY

Estimated Average Property Prices for LA14 5EY

Average Price
£278,077

Semi-Detached
£268,422

Terraced
£279,686

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Abbey Road

Average Price
£348,547

Semi-Detached
£393,660

Terraced
£283,559

Detached
£465,241

Flats/Maisonettes
£100,483

Other
£741,887

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Abbey Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
127 Abbey Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria Terraced, an established residential building	£250,000	2022-02-18	£271,547
117 Abbey Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria Terraced, an established residential building	£260,000	2021-04-07	£293,693
131 Abbey Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria Terraced, an established residential building	£235,000	2020-11-27	£276,191
133 Abbey Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£215,000	2018-08-10	£268,750
137 Abbey Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria Terraced, an established residential building	£200,000	2016-03-31	£279,306

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LA14 5EY

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	46
Retired	46
Part-Time Employee	22
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Unemployed	8
Other	7
Self-Employed	7
Looking after home or family	5
Student (economically inactive)	1
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	23
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Human health and social work activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Construction	7
Education	7
Other	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Accommodation and food service activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	2
Transport and storage	2
Information and communication	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hindpool Nursery School Bath Street , LA14 5TS	4out of 4	1,067 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ramsden Infant School Thwaite Street , LA14 1AN	2out of 4	639 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Infant and Nursery School Oxford Street , LA14 5QN	3out of 4	704 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Academy Devonshire Road , LA14 5NE	3out of 4	838 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St James' CofE Junior School Blake Street , LA14 1NY	3out of 4	918 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Brisbane Park Infant School Blake Street , LA14 1NY	3out of 4	1,007 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Furness Academy Park Drive , LA13 9BB	3out of 4	958 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow Rating Lane , LA13 9LE	- not rated	1,880 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Walney School Sandy Gap Lane , Walney LA14 3JT	2out of 4	3,256 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Dowdales School , LA15 8AH	3out of 4	5,365 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Furness College Channelside , LA14 2PJ	- not rated	1,502 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chetwynde School Rating Lane , LA13 0NY	2out of 4	1,854 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Newbridge House PRU Newbridge House , Ewan Close LA13 9HU	3out of 4	995 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Moorfield Learning Centre Moorfield Street , Barrow in Furness LA13 9RS	- not rated	1,446 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
George Hastwell School Special Academy Moor Tarn Lane , Walney Island LA14 3LW	2out of 4	3,063 yd	Academy special sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Furness Academy Ltd (Kitchen)	Furness Academy, Park Drive	360 yd
Cafe Express Shop	Barrow Railway Station, Station Approach	448 yd
Little Subs Barrow Ltd	Unit 2, 331 Rawlinson Street	618 yd
St Marks Church	St Marks Church, Buccleuch Street	713 yd
Hartington Street Methodist Chuurch	Methodist Church, Hartington Street	770 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Victoria Tavern	Victoria Tavern, Oxford Street	335 yd
Masonic Hall	Masonic Hall, Fairfield Lane	463 yd
Opera Bingo	3 Holker Street	598 yd
The Royal British Legion Club	The Royal British Legion, Holker Street	613 yd
Barrow Underground Music Society	2 Carlisle Street	626 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Fax A Snack	36a Ainslie Street	193 yd
York Street Chippy	36 York Street	215 yd
Shengs Chinese Take Away	39 Ainslie Street	237 yd
Lees Chinese Take Away	45 Ainslie Street	237 yd
Matties	186 Ainslie Street	682 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	38-40 Ainslie Street	194 yd
Tesco	331 Rawlinson Street	618 yd
Co-op	307-309 Abbey Road	901 yd
Farm Foods	Farm Foods, Walney Road	1,021 yd
Heron Foods Ltd	54 Portland Walk	1,030 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Trinity Church Centre Warwick Street		176 yd
The Next Step Fitness Clinic (Closed) Abbey Road	health and fitness suite	229 yd
Barrow Celtic Football Club NEWBY TERRACE	grass pitches	481 yd
Furness Academy PARK DRIVE	artificial grass pitch, athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	697 yd
Furness Academy (South Site) (Closed) West Avenue	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	707 yd
Pulse Soccer GREENGATE STREET	artificial grass pitch	774 yd
Barrow Wanderers Football Club Lesh Lane	grass pitches	786 yd
Life Leisure (Barrow) GREENGATE STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	806 yd
Flexappeal (Barrow In Furness) Hartington Street	health and fitness suite	814 yd
D S Fitness Centre CHRISTCHURCH HALL CHRISTCHURCH HALL ABBEY ROAD	health and fitness suite	868 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	28.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	28.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	28.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	63 Mbit/s
Average download speed	112.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	940 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	940 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	18 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	72.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	940 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.