Is Gallowbarrow in South Lakeland a nice place to live?

Gallowbarrow is classified by the ONS as Ageing Industrious Workers. Gallowbarrow is in the lowest 10% of postcodes for crime (see map). That road has a much lower level of deprivation compared to other in the rest of the country.

Geography

Gallowbarrow is located in the Kendal West ward of the South Lakeland district in Cumbria.
Coordinates 54.311841, -2.740467
Grid Ref SD519909
Suburb Kendal
Constituency Westmorland and Lonsdale
Postcodes LA9 7RU

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Gallowbarrow in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Gallowbarrow, Cumbria

There were no street crime incidents recorded by Cumbria Police in Gallowbarrow 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 Gallowbarrow and compared that to the average for the Kendal West ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Gallowbarrow, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kendal West ward

Social economic statistics for Gallowbarrow

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 Gallowbarrow is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Gallowbarrow 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 Gallowbarrow experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Gallowbarrow are in the top 40% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Gallowbarrow involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Gallowbarrow are in the top 40% 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 Gallowbarrow are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Gallowbarrow, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Gallowbarrow are in the top 30% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Gallowbarrow

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

Unemployment in Gallowbarrow

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.
1.63% of Gallowbarrow residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Gallowbarrow

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Gallowbarrow. The proportion of retirees on Gallowbarrow is 15.28% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
33.88% of Gallowbarrow residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Gallowbarrow

The proportion of home owners on Gallowbarrow is 4.67% higher than the national average of 62%. 9.44% of properties in Gallowbarrow are private rented and 23.33% are social rented.
66.67% of residents of Gallowbarrow own their home

Country of Birth of Gallowbarrow residents

The proportion if Gallowbarrow residents born in the UK is 11.45% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 5.9% of Gallowbarrow residents were born outside the UK.
94.1% of Gallowbarrow residents were born in the UK

Gallowbarrow Summary

Gallowbarrow has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Gallowbarrow maybe difficult.

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