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Housing in LA14 4JS

What the homes in LA14 4JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hawcoat & Furness Abbey
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,351 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (63.4%). Flats make up 21.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

LA14 4JSEngland
Detached14%22.9%
Semi-detached63.4%31.5%
Terraced1.3%23%
Purpose-built flat19.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.8% of households in the LA14 4JS area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 44.3% own outright and 32.5% with a mortgage.

LA14 4JS
77%
18%
England
  • Owned76.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented17.7%20.5%
  • Social rented5.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LA14 4JSEngland
Owned outright44.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.6%18.2%
Other private rented10.1%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association2.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 31% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LA14 4JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.6%). 26.7% of households include dependent children.

LA14 4JSEngland
Living alone, under 6618.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.7%12.8%
Couple, no children15.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children1.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.4%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Westmorland and Furness

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Westmorland and Furness (August 2026, +6.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Westmorland and FurnessEngland
All homes£816£1,459
One bedroom£604£1,195
Two bedrooms£772£1,335
Three bedrooms£942£1,489
Four or more£1,321£2,161
Detached£1,132£1,640
Semi-detached£914£1,449
Terraced£815£1,435
Flat or maisonette£693£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LA14 4JS (Hawcoat & Furness Abbey) (about 1,351 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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