LA20 postcode area guide — Cumberland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LA20 postcode district in Cumberland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LA20
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
66.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
13.6%
Gigabit-capable
13.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
12.6%
Broadband availability in the LA20 postcode district (Cumberland) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 88 postcodes Ofcom measures in LA20, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 66.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 13.6%.
Around 12.6% of premises in LA20 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 LA20
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LA20 6AA | 100% | 0% |
| LA20 6AB | 0% | 0% |
| LA20 6AD | 80% | 80% |
| LA20 6AE | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| LA20 6AF | 100% | 0% |
| LA20 6AG | 84.6% | 0% |
| LA20 6AH | 0% | 0% |
| LA20 6AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LA20 6AL | 100% | 0% |
| LA20 6AQ | 66.7% | 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.
House prices in LA20
Based on 19 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LA20 is £270,000, down 15.6% on the previous year (£320,000).
Detached
£390,000
3 sales
Semi-detached
£300,000
5 sales
Terraced
£245,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in LA20
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2026 | £335,000 | Detached | LA20 6DZ | |
| 12 Mar 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | The Square | LA20 6JF |
| 19 Feb 2026 | £95,000 | Flat | New Street | LA20 6JD |
| 6 Feb 2026 | £305,000 | Other | LA20 6AX | |
| 22 Jan 2026 | £363,000 | Semi-detached | Broughton Park | LA20 6HB |
| 12 Jan 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | New Street | LA20 6JD |
| 18 Dec 2025 | £190,000 | Terraced | Copper Rigg | LA20 6AJ |
| 18 Dec 2025 | £301,000 | Semi-detached | High Kepplewray | LA20 6BL |
| 8 Dec 2025 | £457,500 | Terraced | LA20 6BX | |
| 7 Nov 2025 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Ulpha Bridge Houses | LA20 6DT |
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 LA20
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broughton CofE Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 129 | LA20 6BJ |
| Thwaites School | Primary | 3–11 | 28 | LA18 5HP |
| Burlington CofE School | Primary | 3–11 | 76 | LA17 7UH |
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 LA20
18 rated food businesses operate in LA20. 15 hold the top rating of 5, 0 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Blacksmiths Arms, Broughton CE Primary School, Broughton in Furness Meals on Wheels, Broughton Village Bakery, Crosby Snack Shed and Cake Cupboard.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LA20
From a sample of 75 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 LA20 postcodes, the most common rating is band E (average band E). 20% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
17%
Band D
16%
Band E
28%
Band F
21%
Band G
15%
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 LA20 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.