# LA18 4HQ: area report for a postcode in Cumberland

LA18 4HQ is a postcode in Cumberland.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Cumberland. Open the map at LA18 4HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) › [LA18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la18) › [LA18 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la18-4)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Copeland 008B: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.2939,54.2003,LA184HQ
- **Millom, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.2939,54.2003,LA184HQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.2939,54.2003,LA184HQ
- **No property in LA18 4HQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.2939,54.2003,LA184HQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Copeland 008B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.2939,54.2003,LA184HQ
- **£170,966 average price**: For the whole of Cumberland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.2939,54.2003,LA184HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.9 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.2939,54.2003,LA184HQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.2939,54.2003,LA184HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LA18 4HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.2939,54.2003,LA184HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at LA18 4HQ**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.2939,54.2003,LA184HQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-3.2939,54.2003,LA184HQ
- **3.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.2939,54.2003,LA184HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Haverigg Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haverigg-primary-school-e112157) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Black Combe Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/black-combe-junior-school-e112160) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Parkview Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/parkview-nursery-school-e112089) | Nursery | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | – |
| [Millom Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/millom-infant-school-e112159) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met, special measures | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £122,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2024 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| August 2026 | £369,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| March 2025 | £215,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| January 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 330 m |
| July 2025 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| July 2025 | £90,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 400 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £170,966** (July 2026). Cumberland’s average house price was £170,966 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,461** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cumberland earned a median of £42,461 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.0×** (2025). A home in Cumberland costs 4.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 8th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.8** (2025). Cumberland has a deprivation score of 23.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 95th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Copeland 008B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.9** (2025). Copeland 008B has a deprivation score of 17.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,400th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £157,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Copeland 008B was £157,500 in 2025. Joint 2,906th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,550** (2021). Copeland 008B had 1,550 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,784th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.6%** (January 2026). In Copeland 008B, 86.6% 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.

## LA18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £137,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA18 was £137,250 in 2025. Joint 64th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 8,404** (2021). LA18 had 8,404 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 635th 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.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 87%** (2022). About 87% of people in LA18 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.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.9%** (January 2026). In LA18, 87.9% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)
- Centre: 54.2003, -3.2939

Council: [Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Barrow and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barrow-and-furness): Michelle Scrogham (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-3.2939,54.2003,LA184HQ

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