Barrow upon Humber
Village · 2,567 residents
60Good
Good · better than 4 in 10 villages
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Affordability scores 83, well above the typical 60
- Less recorded crime than is typical: 54 per 1,000 people a year against 100
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- Flood risk: 16% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
- Food & drink scores 30, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Barrow upon Humber
Map outline: Official built-up area
Is Barrow upon Humber a good place to live?
Barrow upon Humber scores 60/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as good — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for affordability (83) and safety (75).
It scores lowest on food & drink (30).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Barrow upon Humber in Yorkshire and The Humber, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Barrow upon Humber
Detached and semi-detached houses dominate here, mostly older freehold stock rather than new-build estates, and the streets have the settled, unhurried look of a place where people tend to stay put rather than pass through — the median age is a decade above the national average, and this is not a village geared toward first-time buyers or fast turnover.
The practical picture is straightforward. Barrow Haven Rail Station gives you a line out without needing a car for everything, and John Harrison C of E Primary School, rated Good, covers the youngest end of schooling within the village itself — though with only one school counted locally, families with older children will be looking beyond the village boundary as a matter of course. Housing is where this place quietly stands out nationally: a median price around £180,000 sits well under both the regional and national norms, and North Lincolnshire's own average is actually higher still, so buying here is comparatively gentle on the wallet even against its own county. Detached homes trade locally for roughly £265,000 against a national detached average of £420,000 — a meaningful gap that tells you house-for-house, you're paying less for the same shape of home than most of the country.
Green space is modest rather than generous — a handful of small sites rather than sprawling parkland — but full-fibre broadband reaches over nine in ten homes, which matters more than it used to for anyone working from the village rather than commuting out of it. The crime figures need a level head: the 12-month count is low in absolute terms for a village of this size, but the rate compared with North Lincolnshire as a whole runs notably higher, and violence and sexual offences account for around four in ten recorded incidents. That's the one grade that doesn't match the rest of the pattern — safety sits a shade below the otherwise strong showing on affordability, health, and transport, and it's worth sitting with rather than skimming past. The trend, at least, is flat rather than worsening, so this looks like a steady baseline rather than a place sliding in the wrong direction.