Local servicesHospitalPrimary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital)under a mileGP surgeryJeelani9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOxford Place Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools19 primary, 2 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryOrmsgill Nursery and Primary Schoolages 3-11, 156 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 267 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughChetwynde Schoolages 3-16, 508 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL58 miRailway stationBarrow-in-Furness1.3 miBus stationStagecoach DepotHindpool1.1 miFerryRoa Island Ferry Landing4.8 miBus stops77 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA14 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:39 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:30 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,770 residentsin the Hawcoat & Furness Abbey census areaMedian age 52.73,460 households91% of homes owner-occupied58% owned outright2% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,468 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 21%, health and social work 17%, public administration and defence 13%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle86% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: average 16°CColdest month January: average 5°C1,091 mm of rain a year, 35 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October29 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid
Parks and green spacesBarrow Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 44 haBarrow Public Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 20 haHawcoat Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haQueen Elizabeth II Coronation Gardenpark · 1.4 miUrban Parkpark · 1.4 miBarrow Wanderers Football Clubplaying field · 1.0 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 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 197647 mi away, WidnesMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202616 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 3.5 · PM2.5 4.8 · PM10 7.0 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,631 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 83 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
