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Postcode district

Postcode district covering Barrow-in-Furness, South Newbarns and Roose Gate, in Westmorland and Furness.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LA13 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In LA13, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£225,000
561st cheapest of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
18,901
1,223rd least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How LA13 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price23 postcode districts, LA · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in LA23 areas from £137,250 to £473,750. The middle area is £264,500. LA13 is £225,000.
£225,0008th cheapest
Population23 postcode districts, LA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in LA23 areas from 964 to 55,853. The middle area is 9,244. LA13 is 18,901.
18,9018th most populated
Gigabit broadband coverage23 postcode districts, LA · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in LA23 areas from 12.4% to 98.5%. The middle area is 86.1%. LA13 is 92.9%.
92.9%joint 5th highest
Claimant rate23 postcode districts, LA · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in LA23 areas from 0.8% to 4.9%. The middle area is 1.6%. LA13 is 2.1%.
2.1%8th highest

Is LA13 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LA13 at a rate of 67.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across LA.

In August 2026 alone, 101 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LA13.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (669), other crime (270) and criminal damage and arson (135).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LA13 was 69.6 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in LA13, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LA13 has no single figure. Of its 13 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in LA13

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Barrow-in-Furness 003E1,54712.2 per 1,0001098.4%
Barrow-in-Furness 003F1,25178.7 per 1,000986.9%
Barrow-in-Furness 005B1,31396.3 per 1,000597.2%
Barrow-in-Furness 006A2,14163.2 per 1,000598.1%
Barrow-in-Furness 006B1,80714.3 per 1,0001088.2%
Barrow-in-Furness 006C1,44692.7 per 1,000398.5%
Barrow-in-Furness 006D1,52747.8 per 1,000782.5%
Barrow-in-Furness 006E1,18011.8 per 1,000972.7%
Barrow-in-Furness 007B1,363127.1 per 1,000284.5%
Barrow-in-Furness 007C1,266107.0 per 1,000299.9%
Barrow-in-Furness 007D1,13449.4 per 1,0002100.0%
Barrow-in-Furness 007F1,47583.6 per 1,000399.4%
Barrow-in-Furness 007G2,021119.8 per 1,0001100.0%

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LA13 in brief

LA13 is a postcode district covering Barrow-in-Furness, South Newbarns and Roose Gate, in Westmorland and Furness.

About 19,011 people lived in LA13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £225,000 in 2025 across 286 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 67.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in LA13 was £225,000 in 2025.

LA13 had 18,901 usual residents at the census.

In LA13, 92.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In LA13, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.