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Walney Island North
What it's like at LA14 3XY: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
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 School, 150 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (routes 5, C); 14 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Vickerstown School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 15% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Walney Academy, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 38.7 · 3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 950 m away, with Douglas Street Stores closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Burnett Edgar Medical Ctr (650 m), with Cohens Chemist the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Clomaná is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Furness General Hospital, 4.1 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Bridge Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and Barrow Nautical Club the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 8% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Hindpool Urban Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Park Vale Leisure Centre (400 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Walney Sandy Gap, 1.2 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 2.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 91 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 106 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
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.
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.
Barrow and Furness constituency: Michelle Scrogham MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 5,324 (12.6%), turnout 56%. Vote shares: Labour 44%, Conservative 31%, Reform UK 17%, Liberal Democrat 4%.
4 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near LA14 3XY →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Nearest: Windermere, Lakeside YMCA · about 34 min
Nearest: Hill Top Farm · about 34 min
Nearest: Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway · about 34 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 2.1% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 96.1% | 74.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 12.0% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.5% | 9.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.