LA17
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Kirkby-in-Furness, Grizebeck and Wall End, in Westmorland and Furness.
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 LA17 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LA17, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LA17 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LA17 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LA17 at a rate of 21.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across LA.
In August 2026 alone, 1 case of crime and anti-social behaviour was recorded in LA17.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (20), other crime (3) and burglary (2).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LA17 was 27.0 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 LA17, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LA17 has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LA17
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Lakeland 008B | 1,226 | 21.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.2% |
Your MP
- Michelle ScroghamLabourMP for Barrow and Furness
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in LA171
Council1
Postcode districts next to LA174
Nearest rail stations3
More in the LA postcode area2
LA17 in brief
LA17 is a postcode district covering Kirkby-in-Furness, Grizebeck and Wall End, in Westmorland and Furness.
About 1,186 people lived in LA17 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £250,000 in 2025 across 22 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 21.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LA17 was £250,000 in 2025.
LA17 had 1,226 usual residents at the census.
In LA17, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LA17, 0.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.