LA18 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LA18 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LA18
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
1.7%
Gigabit-capable
1.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.7%
Broadband availability in the LA18 postcode district (Cumberland) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 299 postcodes Ofcom measures in LA18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 1.7%.
Around 0.7% of premises in LA18 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 LA18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LA18 4AA | 100% | 0% |
| LA18 4AB | 100% | 0% |
| LA18 4AD | 100% | 0% |
| LA18 4AE | 100% | 0% |
| LA18 4AF | 100% | 0% |
| LA18 4AG | 100% | 0% |
| LA18 4AH | 100% | 0% |
| LA18 4AJ | 100% | 0% |
| LA18 4AL | 100% | 0% |
| LA18 4AN | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Cumberland
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Cumberland district (149,442 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
82.2%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.4%
5G outdoors — all networks
41.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
86.3%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in LA18
Police recorded 35 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LA18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 19 | 54.3% |
| Drugs | 4 | 11.4% |
| Other crime | 4 | 11.4% |
| Public order | 3 | 8.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 5.7% |
| Shoplifting | 2 | 5.7% |
| Burglary | 1 | 2.9% |
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 LA18
Based on 104 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LA18 is £113,500, down 5.4% on the previous year (£120,000).
Detached
£275,000
12 sales
Semi-detached
£140,000
15 sales
Terraced
£95,000
74 sales
Latest recorded sales in LA18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £75,000 | Terraced | Lord Street | LA18 4BN |
| 14 May 2026 | £40,000 | Terraced | Lonsdale Road | LA18 4AR |
| 8 May 2026 | £172,000 | Terraced | St Lukes Road | LA18 4HB |
| 7 May 2026 | £113,500 | Terraced | Horn Hill | LA18 5DP |
| 6 May 2026 | £195,000 | Detached | Church Walk | LA18 5BZ |
| 6 May 2026 | £75,000 | Terraced | Newton Street | LA18 4DR |
| 5 May 2026 | £81,500 | Semi-detached | Huddleston Road | LA18 5AH |
| 1 May 2026 | £39,000 | Terraced | Newton Street | LA18 4DR |
| 1 May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced | Market Street | LA18 4AL |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £83,500 | Terraced | Albert Street | LA18 4AD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Cumberland demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Cumberland district (273,254 residents, 125,424 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.6% |
| 15–29 | 20.4% |
| 30–44 | 17.2% |
| 45–64 | 22.6% |
| 65+ | 23.1% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.5% |
| Private rented | 14.1% |
| Social rented | 13.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LA18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millom School | Secondary | 11–18 | 476 | LA18 5AB |
| St James' Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 186 | LA18 4AS |
| Haverigg Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 177 | LA18 4HA |
| Black Combe Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 89 | LA18 5DT |
| Parkview Nursery School | Nursery | 3–4 | 57 | LA18 4LE |
| Millom Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 50 | LA18 4LP |
| Thwaites School | Primary | 3–11 | 28 | LA18 5HP |
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 LA18
83 rated food businesses operate in LA18. 72 hold the top rating of 5, 3 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: A & J Phillips & Sons, Bake House, Bargain Booze, Baystone Bank Farm Cafe, Bear on the Square.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LA18
From a sample of 105 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 LA18 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 19% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
18%
Band D
58%
Band E
15%
Band F
5%
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 Cumberland
Landlines around LA18 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.