LA16 postcode area guide — Westmorland and Furness
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LA16 postcode district in Westmorland and Furness — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LA16
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
98.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
83.8%
Gigabit-capable
83.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the LA16 postcode district (Westmorland and Furness) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 112 postcodes Ofcom measures in LA16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.8%.
Around 0% of premises in LA16 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 LA16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LA16 7AA | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| LA16 7AD | 100% | 95.5% |
| LA16 7AE | 100% | 100% |
| LA16 7AF | 100% | 100% |
| LA16 7AG | 100% | 100% |
| LA16 7AH | 100% | 100% |
| LA16 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LA16 7AL | 100% | 75% |
| LA16 7AN | 100% | 100% |
| LA16 7AP | 100% | 0% |
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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 LA16
Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LA16 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 50.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 50.0% |
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 LA16
Based on 54 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LA16 is £230,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£231,000).
Detached
£390,000
18 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
14 sales
Terraced
£115,000
20 sales
Latest recorded sales in LA16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | £520,000 | Detached | Saves Lane | LA16 7EL |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £500,000 | Detached | Teal Close | LA16 7JF |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached | Blea Beck | LA16 7DG |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £585,000 | Detached | Saves Lane | LA16 7DY |
| 18 Mar 2026 | £275,500 | Semi-detached | Saves Lane | LA16 7DZ |
| 5 Mar 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Abbey Heights | LA16 7HT |
| 5 Mar 2026 | £347,500 | Detached | Saves Lane | LA16 7DZ |
| 19 Feb 2026 | £405,000 | Detached | Avocet Crescent | LA16 7HP |
| 6 Feb 2026 | £103,800 | Terraced | Beach Street | LA16 7BH |
| 2 Feb 2026 | £115,000 | Terraced | Victoria Street | LA16 7BX |
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 LA16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askam Village School | Primary | 3–11 | 187 | LA16 7DA |
| Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 76 | LA16 7EY |
| Dowdales School | Secondary | 11–16 | 877 | LA15 8AH |
| George Romney Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 75 | LA15 8SE |
| Lindal and Marton Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 78 | LA12 0NB |
| Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School | Primary | 2–7 | 81 | LA15 8RX |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness | Primary | 2–11 | 101 | LA15 8LB |
| Dalton St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 211 | LA15 8QR |
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 LA16
20 rated food businesses operate in LA16. 19 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Angels Store, Askam Rugby League Club, Askam Village School, Co-op, Duddon Sports and Social Club.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LA16
From a sample of 113 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 LA16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 22% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
11%
Band C
12%
Band D
50%
Band E
19%
Band F
6%
Band G
4%
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 LA16 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.