Housing in LA14 4RF
What the homes in LA14 4RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Orsmgill & Hindpool
- Council
- Westmorland and Furness
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,503 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (49.1%). Flats make up 24.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.8% of households in the LA14 4RF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 17.7% own outright and 17.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented7%20.5%
- Social rented57.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 31.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.8%). 34.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LA14 4RF (Orsmgill & Hindpool) (about 1,503 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.