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Housing in LA14 9SA

What the homes in LA14 9SA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Barrow Central
Council
Westmorland and Furness
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,395 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (57.1%). Flats make up 32%, well above the 22.2% across England.

LA14 9SAEngland
Detached3.5%22.9%
Semi-detached7.3%31.5%
Terraced57.1%23%
Purpose-built flat23.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.8% of households in the LA14 9SA area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18% own outright and 13.8% with a mortgage.

LA14 9SA
32%
40%
28%
England
  • Owned31.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented39.7%20.5%
  • Social rented28.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LA14 9SAEngland
Owned outright18%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council10.2%8.3%
From a housing association17.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 61% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LA14 9SAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (44.1%). 16.5% of households include dependent children.

LA14 9SAEngland
Living alone, under 6644.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.1%12.8%
Couple, no children10.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.9%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 9SA (Barrow Central) (about 1,395 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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