LA16 postcode area · Westmorland and Furness

The LA16 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Westmorland and Furness. Area Scores range from 1 to 55 across them. Every full LA16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LA16 district: Ulverston scores 56 out of 100 (#3,049 of 6,856 nationally) while Barrow Central sits at 2 — neighbours on the map, 54 points apart on the index. 2 of the 4 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £83,500 in Barrow Central to £220,000 in Ulverston — a 2.6× gap within the LA16 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£29,750a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime141per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)43

Owner-occupied61%

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 LA16 district

£230,000median home sold over the past year · +47.3% over 5 years · -10.5% over the year · 61 sales

Detached£385,000

Semi-detached£231,000

Terraced£132,500

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
UlverstonWestmorland and Furness	3,049	56	£220,000
Askam & Dalton NorthWestmorland and Furness	3,151	54	£185,000
Orsmgill & HindpoolWestmorland and Furness	6,373	7	£122,000
Barrow CentralWestmorland and Furness	6,737	2	£83,500

People living in LA16 Census 2021

Residents27,454

Median age (est.)43

Density659per km²

No qualifications20%

Degree or above26%

No car or van32%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 17%Private rent 22%

Households

One person 41%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 12%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 15% · Elementary 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	17%
Skilled trades	15%
Elementary	14%
Caring & leisure	12%
Associate professional	11%
Sales & customer service	9%
Managers & directors	8%
Process & plant	8%
Administrative	7%

Ethnic group

White 97%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Buddhist 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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 LA16.

LA15 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.