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Thinking of living at LA14 2QN? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow Island Community Primary School | Primary | 150 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| St George's CofE School | Primary | 900 m | 50% met the expected standard |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Barrow | Primary | 1.2 km | 43% met the expected standard |
| Greengate Junior School | Primary | 1.2 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| South Walney Junior School | Primary | 1.3 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Furness Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 42.4 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Walney Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 34.6 · 1.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Chetwynde School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moorfield Learning Centre | Independent | 1.8 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near LA14 2QN, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Barrow Island Crown Green Bowls Club | 280 m | 11 |
| Tennis | West Mount Bowling And Tennis Club | 2.7 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Everlast Gyms (Barrow) | 950 m | 3 |
| Rugby | Craven Park | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Vickerstown Cricket Club | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Rugby league | Walney Central Rugby Club | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Golf | Furness Golf Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | M.U.G.A. | 720 m | 1 |
| Boxing | Furness Catholic Amateur Boxing Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Exercise | FAB Health Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | The Dojo | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Furness Academy | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Urban Extreme Skate Park | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Football | Furness Building Society Stadium | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Shooting range | Furness Marksmen Shooting Range | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Barrow Community Gym | 3.1 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, a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 590k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Millom.
The nearest bus stop is St Johns Church, 50 m away, with a bus about every 8 minutes on weekdays (route 1); 46 departures an hour from the 8 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 13 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Barrow Island Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (150 m); 54% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Furness Academy, 1.9 km away; Attainment 8: 42.4 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, under 50 m away; Roberts Newsagents (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Abbey Road Surgery (800 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Kerry's Cuts is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Furness General Hospital, 4.4 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 9 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Barrow Sea Cadets is the closest café or restaurant (750 m), and The Navy Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (8 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 90 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 30% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Barrow Island, South Vickerstown).
There are 24 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 5% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 64% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is The Old Bakery Gardens, 1.5 km away; for exercise, Everlast Gyms (950 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Walney Sandy Gap, 1.4 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
14 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 89 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 105 km.
Most households own their home, 25% rent privately.
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.