PORTLAND WALK, LA14 1DB House Prices & Local Information

LA14 1DB is an up-and-coming urban area on Portland Walk, 0.2km from Barrow-in-Furness in Barrow-in-Furness. Administratively it sits within Old Barrow and Hindpool ward and the Barrow and Furness constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a dynamic young family area with frequent movers and a mix of backgrounds. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a manufacturing, energy and utilities zone — manufacturing, energy and utilities. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 39) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 53% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime rates are high (221 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for LA14 1DB are sourced from Output Area E00096741 (shared with 93 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.