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LA15 postcode area · Westmorland and Furness

The LA15 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Westmorland and Furness. Area Scores range from 1 to 81 across them. Every full LA15 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The LA15 district contains both ends of the scale: Swarthmoor & Low Furness at 82 out of 100 (#1,239 of 6,856 in England) against Barrow Central at 2, an 80-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £83,500 in Barrow Central to £285,000 in Swarthmoor & Low Furness — a 3.4× gap within the LA15 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,881a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime100per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied73%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LA15 district

£155,000median home sold over the past year · +9.0% over 5 years · +2.0% over the year · 144 sales
Detached£291,000
Semi-detached£220,000
Terraced£140,000
Flat—
Westmorland and Furness£235,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Swarthmoor & Low FurnessWestmorland and Furness 1,23982 £285,000
Askam & Dalton NorthWestmorland and Furness 3,15154 £185,000
Dalton SouthWestmorland and Furness 3,19953 £168,725
Barrow CentralWestmorland and Furness 6,7372 £83,500

People living in LA15 Census 2021

Residents26,243
Median age (est.)46
Density348per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above28%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 8%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 37%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Skilled trades 16% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Skilled trades16%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 38% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LA15.

LA16 LA14 LA13 LA20 LA17 CA18 LA18 LA19

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.