Postcode LA15 8UD (Barrow-in-Furness)

Map showing LA15 8UD and nearby postcodes

The postcode LA15 8UD is located in Barrow-in-Furness, in the county of Cumbria. It was introduced in September 1991 and is an active postcode. LA15 8UD is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LA15 8UD is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.5 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 LA15 8UD as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Deprived blue-collar terraces.

The closest road name to LA15 8UD is Maidenlands Crescent which is centered 20 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Our Lady's Primary School and is 255 m away. The closest railway station is Station Entrance, 805 m away.

The closest primary school to LA15 8UD (for ages 11 and under) is Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 13, 2016.

The local pub for residents of LA15 8UD is Bridge Inn and is 133 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 21, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from La Luna and is 407 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on January 23, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 36.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 6.8 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 1.7 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 LA15 8UD 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 LA15 8UD and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LA15 8UD, and the approximate distance away.

Maidenlands Crescent 20 m
Mouzell Bank 49 m
Briarcliffe Gardens 52 m
Stafford Street 114 m
Napier Street 127 m
Ainslie Dale 143 m
Cambridge Court 144 m
Hartington Street 148 m
Hill Rise 156 m
William Close 175 m
Lord Street 182 m
High Bank 197 m
Duke Street 217 m
Prince Street 224 m
Butts Beck 236 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LA15 8UD

Introduction September 1991
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 LA15 8UD - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Good
(September 13, 2016)
204 m
Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School Good
(January 29, 2020)
469 m
George Romney Junior School Good
(December 4, 2019)
482 m
Dowdales School Good
(July 10, 2019)
766 m
Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School Good
(February 8, 2018)
1.23 km
Lindal and Marton Primary School Good
(January 30, 2019)
2.23 km
Newton Primary School Good
(March 27, 2018)
3.06 km
Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School Good
(July 5, 2017)
3.37 km
Low Furness CofE Primary School Good
(June 13, 2019)
3.38 km
Askam Village School Good
(June 9, 2021)
3.39 km
Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursey Good
(December 4, 2019)
3.49 km
Chetwynde School Requires improvement
(November 6, 2019)
3.82 km
St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow 3.91 km
Pennington CofE School Good
(March 11, 2020)
3.98 km
St Paul's CofE Junior School Good
(November 28, 2017)
4.3 km
Yarlside Academy 4.49 km
Holy Family Catholic Primary School Good
(November 16, 2017)
4.63 km
Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School Good
(June 12, 2019)
4.69 km
Newbarns Primary & Nursery School Outstanding
(May 15, 2013)
4.81 km
Victoria Infant and Nursery School Good
(February 7, 2018)
4.89 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LA15 8UD - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bridge Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 21, 2019
133 m
Number 19 Guest House Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
February 21, 2019
239 m
Dalton Cricket Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 8, 2021
367 m
La Luna Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
January 23, 2020
407 m
Open All Hours Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 31, 2018
418 m
The Clarence Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
December 8, 2021
418 m
Jade Palace Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
December 10, 2020
466 m
Chapel Street Infants & Nursery School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 11, 2020
469 m
Golden Ball Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
December 8, 2021
481 m
Horse and Jockey Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 20, 2020
491 m
Kitchen Wizard Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
September 17, 2020
525 m
The Olive Tree Pub/bar/nightclub Awaiting Inspection
525 m
Diamond Pizza & Kebab Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
March 18, 2020
541 m
Dragon Chinese Takeaway/sandwich shop 3
Satisfactory
October 7, 2019
541 m
Express Markets Retailers - other 5
Very Good
March 13, 2020
541 m
Nicha's Thai Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 10, 2020
541 m
Hall Street Masonic Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
March 1, 2018
599 m
Orian at Our Lady of the Rosary Roman Catholic School School/college/university 5
Very Good
December 11, 2020
615 m
The Bakehouse Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 14, 2019
615 m
The Masons Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 11, 2017
656 m

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LA15 8UD - Data from Apr 2022

Our Lady's Primary School Bus Stop/Station 255 m
Our Lady's Primary School Bus Stop/Station 270 m
St Marys Church Bus Stop/Station 353 m
St Margaret's Church Bus Stop/Station 386 m
Black Bull Bus Stop/Station 502 m
Station Entrance Rail 805 m
Station Entrance Rail 811 m
Station Entrance Rail 833 m
Roa Island Ferry Landing Ferry 9.75 km
Jetty Ferry 9.78 km
Roa Island Ferry Landing Ferry 9.78 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LA15 8UD - Data from Dec 2021

Gill Dub Inland Water 302 m
Standing Tarn Inland Water 749 m
Thomas Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.31 km
Long Bank Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.37 km
Hagg Hills Hill Or Mountain Ranges 1.47 km
Housethwaite Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.67 km
Hagg Spring Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
High Haume Hill Or Mountain 1.78 km
Spring Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.8 km
Chapel Hills Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.83 km
Henning Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.04 km
Cragg Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.07 km
Mill Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.14 km
Redman Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.16 km
Fell Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.4 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LA15 8UD - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 39.3 Mbps 36.3 Mbps 64.1 Mbps
Upload 7.7 Mbps 6.8 Mbps 12.16 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 2.1
30-300 Mbps 100% 42.6 8.5
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

30 meters consuming 336,001 kWh - mean 11,200 kWh : median 10,610 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

29 meters consuming 103,077 kWh - mean 3,554 kWh : median 3,338 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LA15 8UD - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Cumbria
Latitude 54.16110600
Longitude -3.17308700
OS Easting 323499
OS Northing 0474558
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
9724
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Cumbria

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Barrow and Furness
County Electorial Division Dalton South ED
Electoral Ward Dalton South
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Challenged terraced workers
Subgroup: Deprived blue-collar terraces
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Built-Up Area Dalton-in-Furness BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33007815
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Barrow-in-Furness 002
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Barrow-in-Furness 002C
Output Area / Small Area 8B1