Rooms to Rent in Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow is where the work is: BAE Systems' submarine yard, Furness General Hospital, the port and the offshore wind bases. It is also a town where a good room is hard to find at short notice. Ours are furnished properly, priced with every bill included, and you can walk through them on video before you ask for a viewing.

Barrow-in-Furness

Fully refurbished flat

Modern kitchen, bright open living room, double rooms with desk and TV, and an en-suite shower room.

What you get for £135 a week

A furnished double room — double bed, wardrobe, desk and chair, TV. En-suite rooms where the video shows one.
Every bill included — gas, electricity, water, council tax and fast Wi-Fi. One number, no splitting with housemates.
A modern kitchen and living room, washing machine, and on-street parking.
A working household. Your housemates are people with early starts and shift patterns, not students.
A private landlord who answers the phone. No agency fees, no ticket queue.

Where in Barrow

Compare the journey from the particular room to your confirmed workplace entrance, using the hours you will actually travel. Include station or bus-stop walks, parking and the final walk into the workplace. We don't publish addresses online — we send the exact location with the video tour when we arrange a viewing.

Use Northern's journey planner for dated train times and connections. For hospital journeys, the FGH travel page identifies Stagecoach route 6 and links to journey planners. Check the individual hospital stop and return service for your working days, rather than treating Barrow station as the hospital destination.

Transport source routes reviewed 15 October 2026. Check current services and disruption information for your travel date; no fixed room-to-work time is promised.

Who it suits

People who have just taken a job or contract in Barrow and need somewhere clean, quiet and sorted from day one: BAE Systems staff, graduates and contractors, Furness General Hospital staff, Ørsted and Centrica crews, college and university staff, and local professionals between houses.

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Barrow asking rents: September 2026

On 2 September 2026 our SpareRoom count found 127 priced room adverts in Barrow. The median asking rent across all priced adverts was £135 a week; 120 of the 127 adverts stated bills were included. Rents are not adjusted for bills; en-suite rooms had a median of £140 and standard rooms £125. 96 adverts carried SpareRoom’s agent label; 48 mentioned contractors, BAE, NHS or “professional”. These labels and mentions describe the adverts, not the wider market. Our quarterly Furness Room Rent Index has the full numbers, including Dalton and Ulverston.

Also see

Room viewing checklist — questions to take with you, with a printable copy.
Contractor quote comparison and worksheet — compare charged nights, bills and upfront payments.
Rooms to rent in Dalton-in-Furness — compare the town and your actual work journey.
Rooms to rent in Ulverston — the market town; check trains for your travel date.
Moving to Barrow-in-Furness for work — areas, commutes, costs and what the town is like.
How renting with us works — tenancy, deposit, notice, what's included.

Common questions

How much is a room to rent in Barrow-in-Furness?

On 2 September 2026 the Barrow median was £135 a week (£585 a month) across all 127 priced SpareRoom adverts. Bills varied; 120 adverts said bills were included. En-suite and standard advert medians were £140 and £125. Our rooms start at £135 a week, everything included. The full picture is in the Furness Room Rent Index.

Are your Barrow rooms furnished and are bills included?

Yes to both. Double bed, wardrobe, desk and chair, TV. Gas, electricity, water, council tax and Wi-Fi are all in the weekly price.

Is it a private landlord or an agency?

Private. We own and manage the homes ourselves, so there are no agency fees and no middleman when something needs fixing.

Do I need a deposit?

Yes — a deposit of up to five weeks' rent, protected in a government-approved scheme as the law requires. You get it back at the end, less any damage beyond normal wear.

How close is the house to the BAE shipyard?

Check the complete journey from the particular room to the workplace entrance your employer specifies, at your shift start and finish times. Walking, cycling and driving times depend on that route. We give the exact address and a video tour when we arrange a viewing.

Can I rent a room in Barrow with no deposit?

We do take a protected deposit, because it keeps the houses in the condition the video tours show. If cash flow at the start of a contract is the issue, talk to us — we'd rather find a way than lose a good tenant.