Neighbourhood · Westmorland and Furness · North West
Abbotsmead & Salthouse
Barrow-in-Furness 007 · 5 sub-areas · 7,374 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (76/100)Watch-out: Families (56/100)Liveability 98/100 · Best 5% nationally
Abbotsmead & Salthouse is a mid-density neighbourhood of Westmorland and Furness in the North West region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Liveability
98/100
Best 5% nationally
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
A snapshot of Abbotsmead & Salthouse
2 parks and 1 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £797 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Abbotsmead & Salthouse in Westmorland and Furness
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
- The median monthly rent across Abbotsmead & Salthouse is £797.
- How safe is Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
- Abbotsmead & Salthouse has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
- There are 18 schools within 2 km of Abbotsmead & Salthouse, of which 41% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1739 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
- The most common council tax band in Abbotsmead & Salthouse is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,707. Council tax is set by Westmorland and Furness council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Abbotsmead & Salthouse to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Abbotsmead & Salthouse to central London is approximately 201 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
- 100% of premises in Abbotsmead & Salthouse are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
- Abbotsmead & Salthouse sits in IMD decile 2 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
- 70% of households in Abbotsmead & Salthouse are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
- The average property price across Westmorland and Furness (the local authority covering Abbotsmead & Salthouse) is approximately £220,821, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Abbotsmead & Salthouse a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.48 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £33,988.)
- Which local areas are part of Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
- Abbotsmead & Salthouse contains 5 local areas: Barrow-in-Furness 007D, Barrow-in-Furness 007G, Barrow-in-Furness 007C, Barrow-in-Furness 007F, Barrow-in-Furness 007B.
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Frequently asked about Abbotsmead & Salthouse
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- What is the average rent in Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Abbotsmead & Salthouse is £797. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Abbotsmead & Salthouse a safe place to live?
- Abbotsmead & Salthouse has a safety score of 35/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
- 41% of schools within 2 km of Abbotsmead & Salthouse are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Abbotsmead & Salthouse?
- Public-transport commute time from Abbotsmead & Salthouse to central London is approximately 201 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Abbotsmead & Salthouse different from the rest of Westmorland and Furness?
- Abbotsmead & Salthouse contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Abbotsmead & Salthouse rank in Westmorland and Furness?
- Abbotsmead & Salthouse scores 98/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Westmorland and Furness, see the Cities table on the Westmorland and Furness page.
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