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Orsmgill & Hindpool

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About

Ormsgill and Hindpool are two adjoining wards in Barrow-in-Furness within the Westmorland and Furness authority. The area combines residential streets with pockets of industry; many terraces were built during the 19th-century shipbuilding expansion and remain in regular use. Ormsgill contains an established industrial estate where engineering and light manufacturing firms operate, supplying local maritime and energy sectors. Hindpool covers the edge of Barrow town centre and houses a mix of retail and civic services that serve neighbouring neighbourhoods.

Community life centres on local schools, shops and social clubs, with short journeys to workplaces across the town. Street patterns and property types reflect the town’s rapid growth in the Victorian era, visible in long runs of terraced housing and grid layouts. Public transport links connect the wards to other parts of Barrow, and the local economy continues to be shaped by firms and facilities that grew up alongside the docks and engineering works.

Area overview

On average Orsmgill & Hindpool has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 105 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 37.3% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Orsmgill & Hindpool is £32,777 per year. There are 6 schools in Orsmgill & Hindpool: 4 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Orsmgill & Hindpool is home to around 6,755 people, with a population density of about 1,174.6 per km2.

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
105
Deprivation level
9/10
Income level
1/10
Social housing
37.3%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Orsmgill & Hindpool Population
6,755
Population density
1,174.6 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
50.48(+35%)
Public order
17.32(+71%)
Shoplifting
17.17(+197%)
Anti-social behaviour
12.44(-31%)
Criminal damage and arson
11.7(+30%)
North West average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
6,455
95.57%
Other White
77
1.14%
Other Asian
59
0.87%
Indian
28
0.41%
Other
28
0.41%
Total population: 6,754

Economics

Education (age 16+)

No qualifications
1,318
24.47%
Level 3 (A level)
998
18.53%
Level 4+ (Degree)
934
17.34%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
822
15.26%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
645
11.97%
Total 16+ residents: 5,387

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
870
26.51%
Social rents from council
821
25.02%
Owns with a mortgage
802
24.44%
Private landlord or letting agency
470
14.32%
Other social rented
221
6.73%
Total households: 3,282

Property prices in Orsmgill & Hindpool

Based on 82 recent sales, the median property price is £130,000 in Orsmgill & Hindpool area, with individual transactions ranging from £49,500 up to £335,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Orsmgill & Hindpool in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Orsmgill & Hindpool over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Semi-Detached21£165,000
Detached3£165,000
Flats3£67,000
Terraced55£105,000

10 years median price trend in Orsmgill & Hindpool

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Orsmgill & Hindpool.

All postcodes in Orsmgill & Hindpool

LA144TH

High Cliff

LA144AW

Grosvenor Street

LA144QS

Park Road

LA142UA

Forge Close

LA144EB

Cocken Crescent

LA145SE

Wordsworth Street

LA145RJ

Goldsmith Street

LA142PQ

Hindpool Road

LA145TS

Bath Street

LA145TW

Hartington Street

LA145DH

Gainsborough Place

LA144AR

Mill Bank

LA145RT

Holker Street

LA145UN

Walney Road

LA145UZ

Ashburner Way

LA145EA

Elm Road

LA141XZ

Hindpool Road

LA145TN

Exmouth Street

LA144DZ

Sikemeadow

LA144AB

Ormsgill Lane

LA144RB

Bouthwood Road

LA145SG

Elizabethan Way

LA144RN

Helmsley Drive

LA145JH

Hertford Street

LA145JF

Harrogate Street

LA141SJ

Slater Street

LA142NB

Hindpool Road

LA145DX

Sycamore Grove

LA145RQ

Holker Street

LA144BA

Greenhill Close

LA145DP

Schneider Road

LA142UD

Andrews Way

LA141SG

Grange Crescent

LA142PJ

Ashburner Way

LA144QY

Bank Lane

LA145ER

Alder Road

LA144DW

Bank Lane

LA145RS

Blake Street

LA145BT

Chiltern Crescent

LA144QT

Park Road

LA141UT

Calcutta Street

LA144RQ

Chester Place

LA145DQ

Reynolds Place

LA144DJ

Bank Lane

LA144AN

Bradford Street

LA144QR

Bouthwood Road

LA145BH

Ainslie Street

LA144TJ

Lodge Green

LA144DD

Angle Meadow Lane

LA144DL

Bank Lane

LA142GN

Cornmill Crossing

LA142UE

Andrews Way

LA145QZ

Cheltenham Street

LA145BP

Quantock Green

LA145UH

Holker Street

LA145EF

Lime Street

LA144DY

Sikemeadow

LA141UY

Cumberland Court

LA142NE

Abbey Road

LA145BG

Ainslie Street

LA145TP

Chatsworth Street

LA145DZ

Elm Road

LA145EQ

Elm Mews

LA145SD

Wordsworth Street

LA145UY

Walney Road

LA145DA

Titchfield Street

LA141XY

Mcclintock Street

LA145RH

Raleigh Street

LA145EJ

Willow Road

LA144ED

Cocken Crescent

LA144RL

Baysdale Close

LA141XT

Duke Street

LA145TR

Bath Street

LA144TN

Haws View Industrial Estate

LA144RG

High White Close

LA141YD

Clive Street

LA145TU

Melbourne Street

LA141UU

Steel Street

LA144DP

Meetings View

LA145DN

Schneider Road

LA145UE

Blake Street

LA142NG

Bessemer Way

LA144BT

Middle Field

LA144BZ

Low Cliff

LA145RZ

Hardwick Street

LA141XL

Abbey Road

LA145WB

Elizabethan Way

LA144TG

Middle Cliff

LA145UT

Devonshire Road

LA141UZ

Anson Street

LA144EE

Middle Field

LA144BQ

Bank Lane

LA145DS

Laburnum Crescent

LA144EQ

Bank Lane

LA144DA

Schneider Road

LA144TB

Angle Meadow Lane

LA145UW

Wilkie Road

LA145FA

Schneider Road

LA144RD

Bouthwood Road

LA142PG

Ironworks Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.