LA22 postcode area guide — Westmorland and Furness

Where is LA22?

Broadband & internet speeds in LA22

Mixed coverage

Broadband availability in the LA22 postcode district (Westmorland and Furness) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 393 postcodes Ofcom measures in LA22, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 79.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 26.1%.

Around 5.1% of premises in LA22 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 LA22

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Mobile signal around Westmorland and Furness

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Westmorland And Furness district (129,574 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in LA22

Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LA22 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 LA22

Based on 59 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LA22 is £440,000, up 0.6% on the previous year (£437,500).

Latest recorded sales in LA22

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around LA22

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 LA22

249 rated food businesses operate in LA22. 208 hold the top rating of 5, 20 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 3 Cambridge Villas, Ambleside CE Primary School, Ambleside Manor, Ambleside Parish Centre, Ambleside Park Hotel.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in LA22

From a sample of 73 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 LA22 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 19% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 LA22 typically use:

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What's it like living in LA22?

Postcodes in LA22

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.