# LA10

Postcode district covering Sedbergh, Dent and Marthwaite, in Westmorland and Furness.

LA10 is a postcode district covering Sedbergh, Dent and Marthwaite, in Westmorland and Furness. Median sale price £284,995 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code LA10. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LA10 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £284,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA10 was £284,995 in 2025. 1,026th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la10#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 4,069** (2021). LA10 had 4,069 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 403rd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la10#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in LA10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la10#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 63.3%** (January 2026). In LA10, 63.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la10#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=LA10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in LA10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=LA10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 51 homes were sold in LA10 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=LA10) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LA10.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=LA10) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LA10 had 4,069 usual residents at the census.

## How LA10 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LA10 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £284,995 | 8th most expensive | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2025 |
| Population | 4,069 | 6th least populated | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 63.3% | 5th lowest | 23 postcode districts, LA · Jan 2026 |

## Is LA10 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LA10 at a rate of 39.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across the LA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 20 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LA10.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (64), other crime (44) and burglary (17).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LA10 was 34.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in LA10, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LA10 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in LA10

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Lakeland 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness/neighbourhood/e01019384) | 2,394 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.6% |
| [South Lakeland 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness/neighbourhood/e01019385) | 1,386 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 17.5% |

## Your MP

- [Morecambe and Lunesdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/morecambe-and-lunesdale): Lizzi Collinge (Labour), MP since July 2024. 93% of the people here.
- [Westmorland and Lonsdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/westmorland-and-lonsdale): Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 5.0% of the people here.
- [Richmond and Northallerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/richmond-and-northallerton): Rishi Sunak (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.8% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in LA10

[Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness/sedbergh-and-kirkby-lonsdale)

## Postcode sectors in LA10

[LA10 5 (221 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la10-5)

## Council

[Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness)

## Postcode districts next to LA10

[CA10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca10), [CA17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca17), [DL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl8), [LA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la6), [LA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8)

## Nearest rail stations

[Dent (5.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.3636,54.2824)

## More in the LA postcode area

[All LA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LA10 in brief

LA10 is a postcode district covering Sedbergh, Dent and Marthwaite, in Westmorland and Furness.
About 4,120 people lived in LA10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £284,995 in 2025 across 51 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 39.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LA10 was £284,995 in 2025.
LA10 had 4,069 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in LA10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LA10, 63.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LA10
- Postcode area: [LA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la)
- Constituency: [Morecambe and Lunesdale †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/morecambe-and-lunesdale)
- Council: [Westmorland and Furness †](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness)
- Area: 274 km²
- People, mid-2024: 4,120*
- Neighbourhoods: 2
- Output areas: 14

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la6), [LA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8), [DL8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl8), [CA17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca17), [CA10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca10)

## Latest updates for LA10

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LA10

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la10, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la10#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la10