LA23 postcode area guide — Westmorland and Furness
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LA23 postcode district in Westmorland and Furness — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LA23
Good coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
9.8%
Gigabit-capable
9.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the LA23 postcode district (Westmorland and Furness) is Good — superfast broadband reaches most premises. Across the 489 postcodes Ofcom measures in LA23, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 9.8%.
Around 0.4% of premises in LA23 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 LA23
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LA23 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| LA23 1AB | 100% | 0% |
| LA23 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| LA23 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| LA23 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| LA23 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| LA23 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| LA23 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| LA23 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| LA23 1AN | 100% | 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 LA23
Police recorded 60 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LA23 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 34 | 56.7% |
| Public order | 7 | 11.7% |
| Other theft | 6 | 10.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 | 5.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 5.0% |
| Drugs | 3 | 5.0% |
| Shoplifting | 3 | 5.0% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 1.7% |
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 LA23
Based on 111 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LA23 is £350,000, down 7.9% on the previous year (£380,000).
Detached
£690,000
24 sales
Semi-detached
£335,000
16 sales
Terraced
£365,000
33 sales
Flat / maisonette
£202,000
27 sales
Latest recorded sales in LA23
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2026 | £599,950 | Detached | Windermere Park | LA23 2ND |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £690,000 | Detached | St Marys Park | LA23 1AY |
| 21 Apr 2026 | £750,000 | Detached | Black Beck Wood | LA23 3LS |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £209,000 | Flat | Bannerigg | LA23 1EP |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £480,000 | Detached | Thornbarrow Road | LA23 2DQ |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £700,000 | Detached | Ferney Green | LA23 3ES |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £550,000 | Terraced | Belsfield Court | LA23 3EY |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £475,000 | Detached | Thornbarrow Road | LA23 2DQ |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £890,000 | Detached | Orchard Mount | LA23 1PJ |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £260,000 | Flat | Quarry Rigg | LA23 3DT |
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 LA23
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Lakes School | Secondary | 11–18 | 445 | LA23 1HW |
| St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 336 | LA23 2DD |
| Windermere School | Not applicable | 3–20 | 226 | LA23 1NW |
| Goodly Dale Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 77 | LA23 2JX |
| St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere | Primary | 3–11 | 40 | LA23 2DD |
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 LA23
267 rated food businesses operate in LA23. 216 hold the top rating of 5, 21 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 1 Park Road Guest House, Adam Place Guest House, Applegarth Villa, Applethwaite Green, Aramark @ ACC Windermere.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LA23
From a sample of 72 Energy Performance Certificates across 7 LA23 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 21% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
21%
Band D
39%
Band E
29%
Band F
10%
Band G
1%
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 LA23 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.