Rooms to Rent in Dalton-in-Furness, bills included

Dalton is the quiet option. It has its own railway station, a proper high street and open country on three sides, and your work journey needs checking for the particular room and destination. If you’re considering Dalton for a work stay, tell us your preferred move-in date and work location on the interest list.

Video tour of a characterful Dalton shared house

Dalton-in-Furness

Characterful shared house

Period features throughout — original fireplaces, individually styled double rooms, and a sunny kitchen.

Video tour of a renovated Dalton shared house

Dalton-in-Furness

Renovated shared house

Recently renovated throughout — contemporary kitchen, sleek bathrooms, en-suite rooms, and a landscaped garden.

What you get for £135 a week

A furnished double room with bed, wardrobe, desk and chair and a TV; en-suite rooms in the renovated house.
Every bill included — gas, electricity, water, council tax and Wi-Fi.
A kitchen you'd cook in, a living room, a washing machine, a garden at the renovated house, and on-street parking.
Housemates who work. Shipyard, hospital, offshore — early starts and quiet evenings.

Getting to work from Dalton

BAE Systems, Barrow shipyard. Check Dalton to Barrow trains and onward travel to your actual workplace entrance. Include both station walks and the trip home after your shift.
Furness General Hospital. Use the hospital stop in the bus planner and confirm that the individual journey calls there. If driving, check traffic, staff parking and the walk to your department.
Barrow town centre or Ulverston. Compare dated train times with the bus stops you would use. Check evenings, Sundays and the return journey separately.
Port, Walney or another work site. Confirm the exact site and entrance with your employer before choosing a route. A town or station destination is only part of the journey.

Compare the journey from the particular room at your shift start and finish times. Town-wide driving estimates do not establish your door-to-door trip; include traffic, parking, connections and walking.

Living in Dalton without a car

Dalton has its own railway station. It is unstaffed and has a ticket machine; Northern's Dalton station page lists its facilities. Use Northern's journey planner for your travel date, including the trip home after a late shift. Allow time to get from your room to the station and from Barrow station to your workplace.

For hospital work, the NHS travel page for Furness General Hospital confirms that Stagecoach route 6 serves the hospital. Check the Stagecoach journey planner using the hospital as your stop and your actual working hours. Ask your employer which entrance you need before choosing a journey.

Transport sources reviewed 15 October 2026. Check current operator services and updates for your travel date; no fixed room-to-work time is promised.

Why people choose Dalton over Barrow

Space and quiet, mostly. You get a small-town high street (butcher, bakery, pubs, a Co-op and a Tesco), Dalton Castle and the market square, and walking straight into the fields from the edge of town. For hospital or shipyard shifts, compare the actual route and working hours before choosing a room. The trade-off is fewer big shops and a smaller night out; check the trip to Barrow if those matter to you. Our Dalton or Barrow? guide lays it out properly.

Planning your move. Tell us where you’ll be working and when you’d like to move. We’ll contact you if a room suits your requirements. Join the interest list →

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.
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Furness Room Rent Index — Q3 2026 asking rents in Dalton, Barrow and Ulverston, counted 2 September 2026 from priced SpareRoom adverts; one portal on one day, with bills varying

Common questions

Are there rooms to rent in Dalton-in-Furness?

On 2 September 2026 our SpareRoom count found 5 priced adverts in Dalton, compared with 127 in Barrow. This is a small one-day sample from one portal, not a count of every room in town. We let furnished rooms in Dalton. Tell us your work location and preferred move-in date on the interest list; we’ll contact you if a room suits.

How far is Dalton from the BAE shipyard?

Check Dalton to Barrow trains for your working days, then the onward journey to the BAE entrance your employer specifies. Include travel from the particular room to Dalton station, any connection or walk after Barrow station, and your shift-end return journey. Many of our Dalton tenants work at BAE.

How far is Dalton from Furness General Hospital?

Check the route from the particular room to your department or workplace entrance. For buses, use Furness General Hospital as the stop and confirm the individual journey calls there at your working hours. For driving, include traffic, parking and the final walk; the town name alone does not establish a journey time.

How much are rooms in Dalton?

Ours start at £135 a week with every bill included. The 5 priced Dalton adverts counted on 2 September 2026 asked £100–£132 a week, with a median of £127. 3 carried the live-in-landlord label. Advertiser labels do not verify legal arrangements, and a small portal sample does not describe the whole market.

Is Dalton a nice place to live?

It's a small market town: a castle, a good high street, walks straight out of the door, and quieter streets than Barrow. Our Dalton or Barrow? guide gives the honest comparison.

Rooms to rent in Dalton-in-Furness