UK Local Area - Central, Barrow-in-Furness - Neighbourhood Profile - Schools - House Prices - Council Tax

Quality of Life Indicator: Very Poor

Ward: Central Local Authority: Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow-in-Furness
Listed below is a selection of interesting and frequently requested indicators from the 2001 Census, based on data released on or before 13 February 2003. You can see other indicators and more detail for local areas in the Neighbourhood Statistics area of this website. Further data from the Census, including data for smaller geographical areas, will be released on a rolling basis.

Population

		Value
Total number of people		71980
	Males	35092
	Females	36888
	Aged 0 to 15	14993
	Aged 16 to 74	51228
	Aged 75 and over	5759

		Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/43
Change since 1991		-1300	326	30
Density

Number of people per hectare		9.2	143	21

People, Places and Families

Marital status (all people aged 16 and over)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/43
Single people (never married)	14965	189	30
Married or re-married people	30086	228	19
Separated or divorced	6480	82	14
Widowed	5456	69	9

Transport (all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/43
Households without car/van	10224	50	8
Household with 1 car or van	14974	12	1
Household with 2 or more cars/vans	5327	347	39

Composition (all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/43
One person households	9111	129	21
Married couple households	11471	229	22
Cohabiting couple households	2765	78	6
Lone parent households:
with dependent children	2015	116	24
with non-dependent children only	921	129	29
All other households	4243	291	25

Ethnicity and Religion

Ethnic Group (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/43
White	71413	19	4
Largest minority ethnic group(s)	Chinese (101) - -

Place of birth (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/43
Born in UK	70343	34	8
Born elsewhere in EU (inc Rep Ireland)	566	353	40
Born outside EU	1071	329	34

Religion (all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/43
Christian	58322	50	19
Buddhist	72	337	36
Hindu	46	318	37
Jewish	25	324	31
Muslim	182	254	30
Sikh	6	365	39
Other	93	356	32
No religion	7769	322	19
Religion not stated	5465	166	13

Health

(all people)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/43
Limiting long-term illness	17872	15	2
General health 'not good'	9537	18	4
People providing unpaid care	8667	16	2
Providing unpaid care 50 or more hrs/wk	2144	24	5

Work

Status (all people aged 16-74)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/43
Employed	28084	339	39
Unemployed	2168	50	7
Long-term unemployed	767	42	7
Student (economically active)	913	330	41
Retired	7911	110	14
Student (economically inactive)	1388	295	40
Looking after home/family	3562	93	6
Permanently sick or disabled	5536	10	3
Other inactive	1666	94	16

Travel to work (all people aged 16-74 in employment)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/43
Travel to work by car	16848	317	41
Travel to work by public transport	2517	161	19

Qualifications (all people aged 16-74)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/43
Qualifications at degree level or higher	6648	312	35
No qualifications	16813	94	19

Housing

(all households)	Value	Eng & Wal Rank/376 (proportion)	Regional Rank/43
Number of households with residents	30525	322	39
Number of people per hectare	9.2	143	21
Average household size	2.34	219	26
Vacant household spaces	1777	17	6
Owner-occupied	23337	96	10
Without central heating	8067	3	2
Without own bath/shower & toilet	78	240	25
Overcrowding indicator	1287	212	25

Deprivation Index

In the latest Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) this area was ranked 2,611 out of 32,482 in England, where 1 was the most deprived and 32,482 the least.

This is broken down further by income; employment; education, skills; health; barriers to housing and services; the living environment; and crime (England).

Indices of Deprivation: Ranks for Barrow-in-Furness 008B

Index of Multiple Deprivation: 2,611

2,611

Income Deprivation: 5,550

5,550

Employment: 2,232

2,232

Health: 875

875

Education: 5,049

5,049

Barriers to Services: 30,521

30,521

Living Environment: 644

644

Crime: 6,128

6,128

Full details of the factors used for Index of Deprivation are available from the Communities and Local Government website and specifically in this document.

House Prices & Council Tax

Average house prices in Central over the past 6 months:

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Council Tax in Barrow-in-Furness - 2006 to 2007

Band A	£917	Band B	£1,070
Band C	£1,222	Band D	£1,375
Band E	£1,681	Band F	£1,987
Band G	£2,292	Band H	£2,751

Nearest Stations

Nearest Railway Stations...

Barrow-in-Furness [TPE]	0.79 km (0.49 mi)
Roose [Northern]	1.63 km (1.01 mi)
Dalton (Cumbria) [Northern]	5.40 km (3.35 mi)

School Results

In 2007, Cumbria Local Education Authority had 45.70% of students achieving at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C - including English and Maths.

Results for nearest schools to Central

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School Results for Cumbria

2007 Primary School (Key Stage 2)

2007 Secondary School (GCSE and equivalent)

2007 School and College (Post-16)

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