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Coordinates & Location for LA20 6DH
Barrow-in-Furness
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LA20 6DH
Coordinates
54.3015, -3.1423
Grid reference
SD257901
Easting
325,762
Northing
490,140
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C6R8V25+H3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Barrow-in-Furness
ITL Region
Westmorland and Furness
National Park
Lake District
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17942
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17942 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.98.5%
+ other · 1.5%
Religion
Christian55.4%
No religion37.7%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6425.7%
65–7416.9%
35–4914.8%
75–849.3%
25–348.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.4%
Any member 66+16.9%
All members 66+16.7%
Other13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%
+ 7 other households · 23.7%
Administrative Information
Westmorland and Furness
Local Authority
Council AreaBarrow and Furness E14001076
Constituency
E14001076Cumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
High Furness
Constituency code
E14001076
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Kirkby Ireleth
International Territorial Level
Westmorland and Furness
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandLancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Cumbria Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01K
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
South Lakeland 008B E01019345
E01019345MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Lakeland 008 E02004022
E02004022LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Lakeland 008B E01019345
E01019345MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Lakeland 008 E02004022
E02004022Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:59 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 11 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:59 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 11 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LA20 6DH introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 17942
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01019345 and MSOA E02004022 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LA20 6DH is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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