LA14 postcode area guide — Westmorland and Furness
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LA14 postcode district in Westmorland and Furness — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LA14
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
54.1%
Gigabit-capable
54.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the LA14 postcode district (Westmorland and Furness) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 1,162 postcodes Ofcom measures in LA14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 54.1%.
Around 0.1% of premises in LA14 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 LA14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LA14 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| LA14 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| LA14 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| LA14 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| LA14 1AH | 100% | 95.8% |
| LA14 1AJ | 100% | 73.5% |
| LA14 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| LA14 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| LA14 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| LA14 1AR | 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 LA14
Police recorded 363 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LA14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 153 | 42.1% |
| Shoplifting | 49 | 13.5% |
| Public order | 36 | 9.9% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 34 | 9.4% |
| Burglary | 18 | 5.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 | 4.1% |
| Drugs | 15 | 4.1% |
| Other theft | 15 | 4.1% |
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 LA14
Based on 540 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LA14 is £130,000, up 8.3% on the previous year (£120,000).
Detached
£290,000
32 sales
Semi-detached
£195,000
119 sales
Terraced
£114,000
357 sales
Flat / maisonette
£69,500
13 sales
Latest recorded sales in LA14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £132,500 | Terraced | Chatsworth Street | LA14 5TP |
| 19 May 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Ruskin Terrace | LA14 2AH |
| 15 May 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Devonshire Road | LA14 5NE |
| 15 May 2026 | £125,000 | Terraced | Dover Street | LA14 3LE |
| 15 May 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Oxford Street | LA14 5WD |
| 15 May 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced | Lincoln Street | LA14 5HS |
| 14 May 2026 | £83,000 | Terraced | Penrith Street | LA14 2BP |
| 12 May 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced | Granville Street | LA14 5RY |
| 11 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Highfield Road | LA14 5NZ |
| 11 May 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Hawcoat Lane | LA14 4HS |
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 LA14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walney School | Secondary | 11–16 | 468 | LA14 3JT |
| Dane Ghyll Community Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 267 | LA14 4PG |
| Victoria Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 228 | LA14 5QN |
| St George's CofE School | Primary | 2–11 | 226 | LA14 2JN |
| St Columba's School | Primary | 3–11 | 212 | LA14 3AD |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, Barrow | Primary | 2–11 | 210 | LA14 4AA |
| Victoria Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 209 | LA14 5NE |
| South Walney Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 209 | LA14 3BG |
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 LA14
342 rated food businesses operate in LA14. 242 hold the top rating of 5, 31 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abbey Road Baptist Church, Abbeyfield Society, Ainslie Street News, Albion Hotel, Aldi Stores Limited.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LA14
From a sample of 183 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 LA14 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 15% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
15%
Band D
52%
Band E
16%
Band F
14%
Band G
3%
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 LA14 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.