LA17 postcode area guide — Westmorland and Furness
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LA17 postcode district in Westmorland and Furness — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LA17
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
72.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
9.9%
Gigabit-capable
9.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.2%
Broadband availability in the LA17 postcode district (Westmorland and Furness) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 59 postcodes Ofcom measures in LA17, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 72.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 9.9%.
Around 1.2% of premises in LA17 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 LA17
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LA17 7AB | 0% | 0% |
| LA17 7AD | 100% | 100% |
| LA17 7TA | 100% | 0% |
| LA17 7TB | 100% | 0% |
| LA17 7TD | 100% | 0% |
| LA17 7TE | 100% | 0% |
| LA17 7TF | 100% | 0% |
| LA17 7TG | 100% | 0% |
| LA17 7TH | 100% | 0% |
| LA17 7TJ | 80% | 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 LA17
Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LA17 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 2 | 100.0% |
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 LA17
Based on 11 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LA17 is £260,000, up 10.6% on the previous year (£235,000).
Detached
£370,000
3 sales
Terraced
£235,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in LA17
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2026 | £139,000 | Semi-detached | Burlington Close | LA17 7UG |
| 17 Mar 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced | LA17 7TG | |
| 15 Jan 2026 | £520,000 | Detached | LA17 7XZ | |
| 27 Nov 2025 | £260,000 | Detached | LA17 7TQ | |
| 13 Nov 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced | Herschell Terrace | LA17 7TL |
| 23 Oct 2025 | £410,000 | Semi-detached | LA17 7TW | |
| 19 Aug 2025 | £370,000 | Detached | Askew Gate Brow | LA17 7TE |
| 19 Aug 2025 | £275,000 | Terraced | Marshside | LA17 7UT |
| 31 Jul 2025 | £235,000 | Terraced | Long Row | LA17 7UP |
| 28 Jul 2025 | £242,500 | Terraced | Long Row | LA17 7UP |
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 LA17
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington CofE School | Primary | 3–11 | 76 | LA17 7UH |
| Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 129 | LA20 6BJ |
| Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 76 | LA16 7EY |
| Thwaites School | Primary | 3–11 | 28 | LA18 5HP |
| Askam Village School | Primary | 3–11 | 187 | LA16 7DA |
| St James' Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 186 | LA18 4AS |
| Millom School | Secondary | 11–18 | 476 | LA18 5AB |
| Millom Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 50 | LA18 4LP |
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 LA17
8 rated food businesses operate in LA17. 8 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Ashlack Hall, Burlington School, Greyhound Inn, Longlands Holiday Park, Pam's Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LA17
From a sample of 66 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 LA17 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band D). 17% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
3%
Band B
2%
Band C
12%
Band D
32%
Band E
35%
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 LA17 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.