# LA19

Postcode district covering Bootle, Hycemoor and Waberthwaite, in Cumberland.

LA19 is a postcode district covering Bootle, Hycemoor and Waberthwaite, in Cumberland. Median sale price £148,750 in 2025. Recorded crime 22.0 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code LA19. 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 LA19 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £148,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA19 was £148,750 in 2025. 104th 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/la19#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 964** (2021). LA19 had 964 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 190th 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/la19#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in LA19 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/la19#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 12.4%** (January 2026). In LA19, 12.4% 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/la19#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=LA19) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in LA19 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=LA19) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 12 homes were sold in LA19 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=LA19) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Police recorded 2 crimes and anti-social behaviour incidents in LA19 in August 2026.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=LA19) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LA19 had 964 usual residents at the census.

## How LA19 compares

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

| Measure | LA19 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £148,750 | 3rd cheapest | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2025 |
| Population | 964 | least populated | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 12.4% | lowest | 23 postcode districts, LA · Jan 2026 |

## Is LA19 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LA19 at a rate of 22.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across the LA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 2 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LA19.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (10), vehicle crime (5) and burglary (2).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LA19 was 25.3 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 LA19, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LA19 has no single figure. Of its 1 neighbourhood with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in LA19

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Copeland 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland/neighbourhood/e01019259) | 1,237 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 11.0% |

## 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.

## Postcode sectors in LA19

[LA19 5 (71 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la19-5)

## Council

[Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)

## Postcode districts next to LA19

[CA18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca18), [LA18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la18), [LA20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la20)

## Nearest rail stations

[Bootle (Cumbria) (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.3939,54.2913), [Ravenglass for Eskdale (5.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.4088,54.3557)

## 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)

## LA19 in brief

LA19 is a postcode district covering Bootle, Hycemoor and Waberthwaite, in Cumberland.
About 910 people lived in LA19 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £148,750 in 2025 across 12 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 22.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LA19 was £148,750 in 2025.
LA19 had 964 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in LA19 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LA19, 12.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LA19
- Postcode area: [LA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la)
- Constituency: [Barrow and Furness †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/barrow-and-furness)
- Council: [Cumberland †](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)
- Area: 52.77 km²
- People, mid-2024: 910*
- Neighbourhoods: 1
- Output areas: 4

* 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

[LA18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la18), [CA18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca18), [LA20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la20)

## Latest updates for LA19

- 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/LA19

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la19, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la19#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la19