LA21 postcode area guide — Westmorland and Furness
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LA21 postcode district in Westmorland and Furness — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LA21
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
77%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
10.6%
Gigabit-capable
10.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
7%
Broadband availability in the LA21 postcode district (Westmorland and Furness) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 93 postcodes Ofcom measures in LA21, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 77% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 10.6%.
Around 7% of premises in LA21 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 LA21
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LA21 8AA | 85% | 85% |
| LA21 8AB | 100% | 100% |
| LA21 8AD | 0% | 0% |
| LA21 8AE | 27.3% | 27.3% |
| LA21 8AF | 50% | 50% |
| LA21 8AG | 50% | 50% |
| LA21 8AH | 100% | 100% |
| LA21 8AJ | 100% | 40% |
| LA21 8AL | 100% | 0% |
| LA21 8AN | 0% | 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 LA21
Police recorded 8 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LA21 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 4 | 50.0% |
| Public order | 2 | 25.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 12.5% |
| Other theft | 1 | 12.5% |
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 LA21
Based on 16 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LA21 is £340,000, down 15.0% on the previous year (£400,000).
Detached
£370,000
6 sales
Semi-detached
£250,000
4 sales
Terraced
£240,000
6 sales
Latest recorded sales in LA21
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2026 | £340,000 | Detached | Walna Scar View | LA21 8BF |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Terraced | Bank Terrace | LA21 8HF |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced | LA21 8HQ | |
| 12 Feb 2026 | £300,000 | Detached | Walna Scar View | LA21 8BF |
| 30 Jan 2026 | £647,500 | Semi-detached | LA21 8AA | |
| 21 Jan 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | Beck Yeat | LA21 8HT |
| 12 Dec 2025 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | LA21 8BA | |
| 28 Nov 2025 | £1,020,000 | Detached | LA21 8HQ | |
| 24 Oct 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | The Garth | LA21 8EQ |
| 9 Oct 2025 | £234,000 | Terraced | Low House Cottages | LA21 8ER |
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 LA21
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ruskin School | Secondary | 11–16 | 247 | LA21 8EW |
| Coniston CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 67 | LA21 8AL |
| Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 30 | LA22 0NT |
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 LA21
44 rated food businesses operate in LA21. 35 hold the top rating of 5, 6 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Bank Ground Farm, Black Bull Hotel, Bluebird Lodge, Co-op Coniston, Coffee To Go.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LA21
From a sample of 81 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 LA21 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 17% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band C
16%
Band D
28%
Band E
25%
Band F
19%
Band G
11%
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
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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.