Postcode LA14 5QD (Barrow-in-Furness)

Map showing LA14 5QD and nearby postcodes

The postcode LA14 5QD is located in Barrow-in-Furness, in the county of Cumbria. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LA14 5QD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LA14 5QD is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.7 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of LA14 5QD as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Communal retirement.

The closest road name to LA14 5QD is Thornfield Park which is centered 35 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Furness Park Road and is 274 m away. The closest railway station is Station Entrance, 1.23 km away.

The closest primary school to LA14 5QD (for ages 11 and under) is Victoria Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on April 25, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Moorfield Learning Centre. The last OFSTED inspection on December 13, 2018 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of LA14 5QD is Furness Cricket Club and is 251 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on March 18, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Subway Lakeland and is 409 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 37.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LA14 5QD is covered by the Cumbria police force association and Cumbria Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to LA14 5QD and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LA14 5QD, and the approximate distance away.

Thornfield Park 35 m
Thorncliffe Road 75 m
Elkstone Avenue 117 m
Rusland Avenue 125 m
Grantley Road 187 m
Furness Park Road 233 m
Sandringham Close 247 m
Lichfield Close 252 m
Oxford Road 291 m
Woodland Park 312 m
Thurlow Way 360 m
Badgers Court 361 m
Coniston Road 379 m
Hawcoat Lane 461 m
Oxford Street 538 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LA14 5QD

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from LA14 5QD - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Victoria Academy Good
(April 25, 2018)
306 m
Victoria Infant and Nursery School Good
(February 7, 2018)
313 m
St Paul's CofE Junior School Good
(November 28, 2017)
392 m
St Pius X Catholic Primary School Requires improvement
(November 28, 2018)
953 m
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Good
(November 16, 2017)
963 m
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School Good
(June 12, 2019)
1.01 km
Chetwynde School Requires improvement
(November 6, 2019)
1.08 km
Furness Academy Good
(September 20, 2017)
1.17 km
Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursey Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.25 km
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow 1.27 km
Newbarns Primary & Nursery School Outstanding
(May 15, 2013)
1.3 km
Ramsden Infant School Requires improvement
(December 12, 2018)
1.55 km
Brisbane Park Infant School Good
(December 18, 2018)
1.6 km
St James' CofE Junior School Good
(January 31, 2017)
1.6 km
Parkside Academy Good
(October 20, 2021)
1.67 km
Greengate Junior School Good
(November 11, 2021)
1.81 km
Moorfield Learning Centre Requires improvement
(December 13, 2018)
1.99 km
Furness College Good
(March 15, 2019)
2.02 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow 2.13 km
Cambridge Primary School Good
(May 17, 2017)
2.14 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LA14 5QD - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Furness Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 18, 2022
251 m
Langdale House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
August 10, 2018
276 m
The Croft Care Trust Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
August 1, 2019
276 m
Victoria Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 4, 2022
306 m
Victoria Infant and Nursery School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 11, 2019
313 m
Hawcoat Park Sports & Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 23, 2018
392 m
Co-op Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 5
Very Good
February 11, 2022
409 m
Shell Lakeland Retailers - other Awaiting Inspection
409 m
Subway Lakeland Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
409 m
Shepherds Lodge Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 19, 2018
451 m
Strawberry Hotel Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 30, 2020
476 m
Spring Mount Church Other catering premises 4
Good
November 16, 2018
527 m
East Mount Guest House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
February 23, 2018
531 m
Happy Tots Day Nursery Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
July 17, 2019
558 m
Ostley House Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 7, 2022
558 m
Hollingarth Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 19, 2020
587 m
Kingsfield Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
April 28, 2021
591 m
St. Matthews Community Halls Other catering premises 5
Very Good
May 21, 2019
593 m
Shepherds Farmshop & Catering Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 16, 2019
606 m
Co-Op Sports and Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 26, 2018
608 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LA14 5QD - Data from Apr 2022

Furness Park Road Bus Stop/Station 274 m
Oxford Place Bus Stop/Station 291 m
Hawcoat Park crossroads Bus Stop/Station 312 m
Cricket Ground Bus Stop/Station 314 m
Hawcoat Lane Bus Stop/Station 319 m
Station Entrance Rail 1.23 km
Station Entrance Rail 1.24 km
Station Entrance Rail 2.31 km
Roa Island Ferry Landing Ferry 6.89 km
Roa Island Ferry Landing Ferry 6.91 km
Jetty Ferry 6.91 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LA14 5QD - Data from Dec 2021

How Tun Woods Woodland Or Forest 650 m
Lower Ormsgill Reservoir Inland Water 960 m
Walney Meetings Wetland 1.92 km
Vale of Nightshade Valley 2 km
Crook Scar Wetland 2.29 km
Lenny Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.31 km
Sowerby Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Oak Head Scar Wetland 2.54 km
Mill Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.76 km
North End Marsh Wetland 2.76 km
Oak Head Wetland 2.79 km
Bouth Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Cavendish Dock Inland Water 2.91 km
Chapel Bed Wetland 2.99 km
Salthouse Pool Inland Water 3.02 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LA14 5QD - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 40.8 Mbps 37.3 Mbps 62.3 Mbps
Upload 14.6 Mbps 12.5 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 19 3.3
30-300 Mbps 100% 46.5 17.2
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

11 meters consuming 164,150 kWh - mean 14,923 kWh : median 16,327 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

11 meters consuming 36,619 kWh - mean 3,329 kWh : median 3,156 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LA14 5QD - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Cumbria
Latitude 54.12918100
Longitude -3.21999300
OS Easting 320375
OS Northing 0471058
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
14257
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Cumbria

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Barrow and Furness
County Electorial Division Ormsgill ED
Electoral Ward Hawcoat
Local Authority District Barrow-in-Furness
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Cumbria
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Cumbria

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000027
Travel To Work Area Barrow-in-Furness

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Cumbria Teaching
Cancer Alliance Lancashire and South Cumbria
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Morecambe Bay CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Communal retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Barrow-in-Furness BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33007816
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Barrow-in-Furness 003
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Barrow-in-Furness 003A
Output Area / Small Area 5B2