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County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA14
Telephone code01229
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 10 min4:39 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:30 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,408 residentsin the Barrow Central census areaMedian age 37.03,297 households45% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright17% social rented, 38% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.5% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,601 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 18%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 12% work from home, 45% go by car, 6% take public transport, 36% walk or cycle84% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 9% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: average 16°CColdest month February: average 5°C1,052 mm of rain a year, 29 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November22 days of air frost, 3 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 5 to 5°CJFebruary: 5 to 5°CFMarch: 7 to 7°CMApril: 9 to 9°CAMay: 12 to 12°CMJune: 14 to 14°CJJuly: 16 to 16°CJAugust: 16 to 16°CASeptember: 14 to 14°CSOctober: 11 to 11°CONovember: 8 to 8°CNDecember: 6 to 6°CD20°5°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Nearby landmarksSalthouse Poollake · under a mileHeadin Hawisland · 1.0 miDova Hawisland · 1.1 miBarrow Islandheadland · under a mileSandy Gapbeach · 2.0 miLoverholme Bedbeach · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBarrow Public Parkpark · under a mile · 20 haAbbots Vale Parkpark · under a mileQueen Elizabeth II Coronation Gardenpark · under a mileCavendish Park Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haJeff Fullard Allotmentsallotments · under a mileCraven Parkplaying field · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes65 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 3 Nov 197645 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202616 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.6 · PM2.5 4.9 · PM10 7.1 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,813 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 28 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrimary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital)1.9 miGP surgeryAbbey Road Surgery12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMurray's Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistKings Orthodonticsunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi30 schools22 primary, 3 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimarySt George's CofE Schoolages 2-11, 226 pupilsright herePrimarySacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrowages 2-11, 202 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFurness Academyages 11-16, 1,187 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL56 miRailway stationBarrow-in-Furnessunder a mileBus stationStagecoach DepotHindpool1.3 miFerryRoa Island Ferry Landing3.1 miBus stops109 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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