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Thinking of living at LA14 2DA? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greengate Junior School | Primary | 100 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| St George's CofE School | Primary | 350 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow | Primary | 350 m | 43% met the expected standard |
| Ramsden Infant School | Primary | 450 m | – |
| Parkside Academy | Primary | 500 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Furness Academy | Secondary | 750 m | Attainment 8: 42.4 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 34.6 · 1.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chetwynde School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moorfield Learning Centre | Independent | 750 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near LA14 2DA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Salthouse Crown Green Bowls Club | 520 m | 11 |
| Tennis | West Mount Bowling And Tennis Club | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Barrow Park Leisure Centre | 590 m | 3 |
| Rugby | Craven Park | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Furness Cricket Club | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Rugby league | Barrow Island ARLFC | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Golf | Furness Golf Club | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Boxing | Furness Catholic Amateur Boxing Club | 700 m | 1 |
| Martial arts | The Dojo | 700 m | 1 |
| Athletics | Furness Academy | 740 m | 1 |
| Multi-sport | M.U.G.A. | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Exercise | FAB Health Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Shooting range | Furness Marksmen Shooting Range | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Football | Furness Building Society Stadium | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Urban Extreme Skate Park | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Barrow Community Gym | 2.1 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Barrow-in-Furness, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 590k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Millom.
The nearest bus stop is Greengate Junior School, 150 m away, with a bus about every 25 minutes on weekdays (routes 4, E); 18 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 15 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
54% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Greengate Junior School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 60% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Victoria Academy (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is Furness Academy, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 42.4 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is B & M Bargains, 500 m away, with The Bakery closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Abbey Road Surgery (500 m), with Murray'S Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Furness Salon is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Furness General Hospital, 2.8 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 60% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 69% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 36 restaurants and cafés and 22 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Barrow & District Disability Association is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Waterloo the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (34 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 317 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 43 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 19% flats and 3% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 83% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is The Old Bakery Gardens, 550 m away; for exercise, Park Leisure Centre (600 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Walney Sandy Gap, 2.8 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
58 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 90 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 105 km.
Many neighbours rent: 38% of households rent privately and 17% socially.
It's young: 21% of residents are aged 15–29.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.