Living in Barrow in Furness

In Barrow in Furness, unemployment is 1.5% (2023).

Barrow in Furness numbered 55,255 residents at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2420 sources

Population55,255people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary (region)3,213EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.ons.gov.uk

Average rent953.2EUR/month31 Aug 2026District figureOfficial source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price

Unemployment rate1.5%country median 3.4% — 56% belowOfficial source · www.ons.gov.uk

Recorded crime5,284incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)

PM2.5, annual mean4.74µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · uk-air.defra.gov.uk

Lower unemployment than any other United Kingdom city that publishes it and less recorded crime than 95% of United Kingdom cities that publish it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Barrow in Furness?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Barrow in Furness. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€24

Mobile plan, 10 GB€13

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	24.02 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	BT Full Fibre 150¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.87 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Three 100GB one-month data pack¹¹Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	953.2 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price⁷Official · county

Is Barrow in Furness a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker51%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–62%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–73%

Student39%strong on education, weak on work · range 29–49%

Family61%strong on family, weak on cost · range 50–72%

Retirement52%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 38–66%

Work and income

The employment rate of 55.1% was recorded at the end of 2021. Barrow in Furness's working population was 25,090 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Barrow in Furness?

The unemployment rate is 1.5 % (January 2023). Source: www.ons.gov.uk¹⁸

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Barrow in Furness is 1.5%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Barrow in Furness 1.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	55.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,213 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.ons.gov.uk¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	1.5 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2023	www.ons.gov.uk¹⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Barrow in Furness?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,664of €2,654 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,654
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price · 2026-08-31	− €953
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30	− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30	− €13
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,664

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Barrow in Furness. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

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Family and education

Barrow in Furness had a bachelor's-or-higher share of 24.3% at the end of 2021.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	24 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official
Schools	32 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)²Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Barrow in Furness's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Safety

How safe is Barrow in Furness?

Police recorded about 5,284 incidents per 100,000 (2025-26). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁰

Recorded crime across major citiesBarrow in Furness highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267

Bristol13,099

Liverpool12,409

Leeds11,462

Birmingham11,416

Leicester11,001

Sheffield9,693

Cardiff9,379

Belfast9,156

Coventry8,836

Glasgow757

Edinburgh549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,284 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3)¹⁰Official · county

Mobility and administration

Barrow in Furness's nearest airport was LPL, 90 km away and offered 48 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	48 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁸Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	90 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	LPL	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁹Official

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 5°C in January to 16°C in July. Barrow in Furness's monthly precipitation totalled 91.2 mm in January and 79.3 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Barrow in Furness?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.74 µg/m³ · uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹²

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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12°6°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.54.7WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United KingdomAnnual PM2.5 in Barrow in Furness is 4.7 µg/m³. Of 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Barrow in Furness 4.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.74 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	uk-air.defra.gov.uk¹²Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by month	Jan 7.1 · Feb 7.5 · Mar 9.3 · Apr 12.1 · May 15 · Jun 17.2 · Jul 18.9 · Aug 18.8 · Sep 17 · Oct 13.8 · Nov 10.3 · Dec 7.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 3 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 3.9 · Apr 5.8 · May 8.4 · Jun 11.2 · Jul 13.1 · Aug 13.2 · Sep 11.3 · Oct 8.7 · Nov 5.9 · Dec 3.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 5 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 6.6 · Apr 8.9 · May 11.7 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 16 · Aug 16 · Sep 14.2 · Oct 11.2 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 5.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 91.2 · Feb 75.6 · Mar 73.2 · Apr 54.2 · May 57.4 · Jun 68.2 · Jul 79.3 · Aug 89.9 · Sep 94.2 · Oct 117.8 · Nov 112.6 · Dec 113.3 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United Kingdom: Swansea ±1.0 °C. Elsewhere: Cork (Ireland) ±0.6 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Limerick (Ireland) ±0.7 °C, Bremerhaven (Germany) ±1.7 °C, Neustadt in Holstein (Germany) ±1.8 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The population's median age was 43 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Barrow in Furness?

The published population was 55,255 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics⁴

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	55,255 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁴Official

International community in Barrow in Furness

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Usual residents living in the individual ONS Built-up Area on Census Day 21 March 2021 · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Europe: United Kingdom	52,975	95.9%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	1,510	2.7%
Europe: EU countries	770	1.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁶

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	24.3 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics³Official
Workers aged 16 and over	25,090 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics³Official
Median age	43 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics³Official
Universities	0 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Barrow in Furness

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Cities near Barrow in Furness

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

Other cities in United Kingdom to compare with Barrow in Furness, nearest in population first.

All United Kingdom cities

Brentwood55,340 residents Canterbury55,090 residents Dunfermline54,990 residents Weymouth55,535 residents Hamilton54,480 residents Wellingborough54,425 residents

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Barrow in Furness in rankings

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Barrow in Furness?

The published population was 55,255 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Barrow in Furness?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.7 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: uk-air.defra.gov.uk.

How safe is Barrow in Furness?

What is the unemployment rate in Barrow in Furness?

The unemployment rate is 1.5 % (January 2023). Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

What is the typical salary around Barrow in Furness?

The median gross salary is 3,213 EUR/month. Source: www.ons.gov.uk.

Is Barrow in Furness a good place to live?

Barrow in Furness may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Barrow in Furness?

Morecambe is near Barrow in Furness. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe: United Kingdom live in Barrow in Furness?

The official country of birth distribution records 52,975 people (95.9%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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BT Full Fibre 150 bt.com · checked 2026-09-15
Department for Education (GIAS) get-information-schools.service.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-03
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Office for National Statistics ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-08-04
Office for Students officeforstudents.org.uk · checked 2026-08-03
ONS Census 2021 BUA row and ONS/OS BUA 2022 geometry for Abbots Langley and Kings Langley ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-07-06
ONS Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1, Rental price ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Police force area tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C4 or P3) ons.gov.uk · checked 2026-09-24

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Three 100GB one-month data pack three.co.uk · checked 2026-09-15
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