Is Heather Bank in Barrow-in-Furness a nice place to live?

Heather Bank is classified by the ONS as Older Workers and Retirement. Heather Bank is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Heather Bank is located in the Roosecote ward of the Barrow-in-Furness district in Cumbria.
Coordinates 54.122459, -3.187618
Grid Ref SD224702
Suburb Roose
Constituency Barrow and Furness
Postcodes LA13 0RT

House Prices

The average house price in Heather Bank is 100% higher than the rest of Barrow-in-Furness. The last sale we have on record is 15 Heather Bank, that sold for £222,500. The average house price in Barrow-in-Furness is £0 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Heather Bank

Date No. Type Price
23/08/2021 15 Detached £222,500

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Heather Bank, Cumbria

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cumbria Police in Heather Bank during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Heather Bank and compared that to the average for the Roosecote ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Heather Bank, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Roosecote ward

Social economic statistics for Heather Bank

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Heather Bank is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Heather Bank is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Heather Bank experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Heather Bank are in the top 20% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Heather Bank involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Heather Bank are in the top 20% least employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Heather Bank are in the top 40% of the most health & disability in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Heather Bank, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Heather Bank are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Heather Bank

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Heather Bank.

Unemployment in Heather Bank

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
2.56% of Heather Bank residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Heather Bank

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Heather Bank. The proportion of retirees on Heather Bank is 24.14% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
42.74% of Heather Bank residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Heather Bank

The proportion of home owners on Heather Bank is 28.76% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.24% of properties in Heather Bank are private rented and 0% are social rented.
90.76% of residents of Heather Bank own their home

Country of Birth of Heather Bank residents

The proportion if Heather Bank residents born in the UK is 14.65% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 2.7% of Heather Bank residents were born outside the UK.
97.3% of Heather Bank residents were born in the UK

Heather Bank Summary

With house prices in Heather Bank more than the average for Cumbria and very low levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very wealthy road. Heather Bank has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Heather Bank maybe difficult.

Heather Bank has very low levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe easier compared to the rest of the country.

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