Local servicesHospitalPrimary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital)under a mileGP surgeryNorwood Medical Centre11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCohens Chemist10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOxford Place Dentalright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools21 primary, 2 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryVictoria Infant and Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 228 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Paul's CofE Junior Schoolages 7-11, 71 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughChetwynde Schoolages 3-16, 508 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLiverpool John Lennon Airport LPL57 miRailway stationBarrow-in-Furnessunder a mileBus stationStagecoach DepotHindpool1.0 miFerryRoa Island Ferry Landing4.0 miBus stops119 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 11 min4:39 am – 9:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 21 min8:30 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,468 residentsin the Parkside census areaMedian age 42.12,934 households79% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright3% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,406 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 19%, health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 53% go by car, 3% take public transport, 20% walk or cycle87% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 11% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: average 16°CColdest month January: average 5°C1,057 mm of rain a year, 31 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November25 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 Public Parkpark · under a mile · 20 haQueen Elizabeth II Coronation Gardenpark · under a mileAbbots Vale Parkpark · under a mileBarrow Wanderers Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haHawcoat Parkplaying field · under a mile · 7 haBarrow Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 44 haSource: 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 197646 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 4.3 · PM2.5 5.1 · PM10 7.4 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)3,226 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
