LA12 postcode area guide — Westmorland and Furness
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LA12 postcode district in Westmorland and Furness — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LA12
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
84.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
17.9%
Gigabit-capable
17.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.7%
Broadband availability in the LA12 postcode district (Westmorland and Furness) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 953 postcodes Ofcom measures in LA12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 84.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 17.9%.
Around 1.7% of premises in LA12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in LA12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LA12 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| LA12 0AB | 100% | 0% |
| LA12 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| LA12 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| LA12 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| LA12 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| LA12 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| LA12 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| LA12 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| LA12 0AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Westmorland and Furness
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Westmorland And Furness district (129,574 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
80.6%
4G outdoors — all networks
95.7%
5G outdoors — all networks
48.4%
Voice indoors — all networks
84.5%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in LA12
Police recorded 56 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LA12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 27 | 48.2% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 8.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 5 | 8.9% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 8.9% |
| Public order | 4 | 7.1% |
| Drugs | 3 | 5.4% |
| Other theft | 2 | 3.6% |
| Weapons possession | 2 | 3.6% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in LA12
Based on 284 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LA12 is £260,000, down 1.9% on the previous year (£265,000).
Detached
£419,000
61 sales
Semi-detached
£260,000
82 sales
Terraced
£195,000
109 sales
Flat / maisonette
£163,000
16 sales
Latest recorded sales in LA12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached | Old Hall Road | LA12 7DQ |
| 19 May 2026 | £810,000 | Detached | Belmont | LA12 7HD |
| 15 May 2026 | £430,000 | Detached | Ash Court | LA12 0UQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £292,500 | Terraced | Princes Street | LA12 7NB |
| 8 May 2026 | £213,742 | Semi-detached | Tebay Lane | LA12 7SG |
| 7 May 2026 | £401,000 | Terraced | Town Bank Road | LA12 7DR |
| 1 May 2026 | £550,000 | Detached | The Crest | LA12 0EH |
| 1 May 2026 | £400,000 | Other | Priory Road | LA12 9HU |
| 1 May 2026 | £710,000 | Other | LA12 0NU | |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £757,500 | Detached | Stockbridge Lane | LA12 7FR |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Westmorland and Furness demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Westmorland and Furness district (226,591 residents, 103,529 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.2% |
| 15–29 | 19.2% |
| 30–44 | 16.6% |
| 45–64 | 23.3% |
| 65+ | 25.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71.6% |
| Private rented | 17.1% |
| Social rented | 5.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LA12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulverston Victoria High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,319 | LA12 0EB |
| Sir John Barrow School | Primary | 3–11 | 235 | LA12 0BD |
| Pennington CofE School | Primary | 4–11 | 211 | LA12 0RR |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston | Primary | 2–11 | 155 | LA12 0EA |
| Croftlands Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 152 | LA12 9JU |
| Low Furness CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 127 | LA12 0TA |
| Penny Bridge CofE School | Primary | 4–11 | 123 | LA12 7RQ |
| Croftlands Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 119 | LA12 9JU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in LA12
190 rated food businesses operate in LA12. 142 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1872 Cafe, Aaron Rossi's Coldbar, Abbeyfield Society, Abbot Park Tearoom, Activity & Social Group.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LA12
From a sample of 93 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 LA12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 31% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
19%
Band C
11%
Band D
41%
Band E
17%
Band F
11%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Westmorland and Furness
Landlines around LA12 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.