LA14 2BA Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Old Barrow and Hindpool. Region: North West.
Streets
- Foundry Street, Barrow-in-Furness: 2 addresses
- Lumley Street, Barrow-in-Furness: 1 address
- Pottery Street, Barrow-in-Furness: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Westmorland and Furness in 2026-27: Band D £2,508 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,672 | £1,951 | £2,229 | £2,508 | £3,065 | £3,623 | £4,180 | £5,016 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (97% of about 1,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Marina Village: up to 800 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Cavendish Villas: up to 23 homes, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 1 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 5 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Barrow-In-Furness 590,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km |
| Roose 79,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km | |
| Dalton (Cumbria) 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Salthouse Road Risedale | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stagecoach Depot Hindpool | 2.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Roa Island Ferry Landing | 4.9 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 740 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 89.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bridgegate Medical Centre | 610 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Murray's Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 840 m |
| Hospital | Primary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital) | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Barrow Police Station | 860 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest HFC Bank | 300 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,990 m² | 210 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Barrow Public Park 20 ha | 530 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 210 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,560 m² | 510 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Mardale Grove Allotments 2,910 m² | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Town Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 870 m west. 30 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 870 m west |
| Barrow Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 900 m north |
| Barrow Municipal Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cavendish Dock | Lake or reservoir | 860 m south-east |
| Barrow Island | Headland | 1.3 km south-west |
| Chapel Bed | Wetland | 2.0 km west |
| Water Garth Nook | Hill | 2.2 km south-west |
| Croft Brow | Cliff or slope | 2.7 km north-west |
| How Tun Woods | Wood | 2.8 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 67% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 40% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 98% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 18% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Foundry Street.