Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at LA14 4DL? 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 and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 24% met the expected standard |
| Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 950 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow | Primary | 1.1 km | 48% met the expected standard |
| St Paul's CofE Junior School | Primary | 1.2 km | 44% met the expected standard |
| Victoria Academy | Primary | 1.6 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Chetwynde School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bernards Catholic High School, Barrow | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 34.6 · 1.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Furness Academy | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 42.4 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dowdales School | Secondary | 3.4 km | Attainment 8: 41.8 · 3.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Walney Academy | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 38.7 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moorfield Learning Centre | Independent | 3.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Vickers/Bae Systems Crown Green Bowls Club | 1.2 km | 12 |
| Tennis | Hawcoat Park Sports And Social Club | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Barrow Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Barrow Park Leisure Centre | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Rugby | Furness Rugby Club | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Rugby league | Barrow Island ARLFC | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Golf | Barrow Golf Club | 510 m | 2 |
| Basketball | Barrow Community Gym | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Football | Furness Building Society Stadium | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Furness Academy | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Urban Extreme Skate Park | 2.7 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Furness Catholic Amateur Boxing Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Exercise | FAB Health Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Squash | Dalton Leisure Centre | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | The Dojo | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | M.U.G.A. | 3.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. 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 (2.4 km), with 590k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Millom.
The nearest bus stop is Sikemeadow, 300 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 3, S3); 8 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
41% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is Ormsgill Nursery and Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 24% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Victoria Academy (0.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Chetwynde School, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 44.2 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Booker, 1.1 km away, with Ormsgill Convenience Store and Off-Licence closer still (500 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Norwood Medical Centre (2.4 km), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (2.0 km).
For a haircut, Paul French is 550 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Furness General Hospital, 1.9 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: 19 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Ormsgill Community Centre is the closest café or restaurant (600 m), and Holker Old Boys the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 184 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 18 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 24% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Barrow Park, 2.6 km away; for exercise, Barrow Community Gym (1.1 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Walney Sandy Gap, 3.5 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 92 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 107 km.
11 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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Most households own their home, 17% 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.