Walney Island South & Barrow Island
Westmorland and Furness · North West · population 6,041 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Walney Island · Postcode LA13 · LA14
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,366 of 6,856 in England
- #605 of 932 in North West
- #28 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Skilled trades 17% · Elementary 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Skilled trades | 17% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 55% · No religion 38% · Other 0%
Born outside the UK: 3%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Walney Island South & Barrow Island is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,366 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 31 in Westmorland and Furness. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (61) and lowest on Living environment (6). Typical homes here sold for about £110,000 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 79 sales), 53% below the wider Westmorland and Furness median of £235,000. Typical household take-home income is around £28,981 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 86 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £110,000 | 79 | -8.7% | +15.8% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Semi-detached | £182,500 | 22 | -0.3% | +1.4% |
| Terraced | £97,000 | 51 | -9.8% | +16.9% |
| Flat | £65,000 | 5 | — | — |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #2,851 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,380 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 275 |
| Theft | 69 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 41 |
| Public order & weapons | 74 |
| Drugs | 24 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Other | 13 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 38 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Westmorland and Furness
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Warbreck & Bispham RoadBlackpool22£142,000
- Attwood Green & Park CentralBirmingham22£153,500
- Newport East & Parkhurst EastIsle of Wight22£239,000
- Shirley WarrenSouthampton22£240,000
- Bow North & Fish IslandTower Hamlets22£500,000
- Central Chesterfield & StonegravelsChesterfield22£155,000