# LA21 8HQ: area report for a postcode in Westmorland and Furness

LA21 8HQ is a postcode in Westmorland and Furness.

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 Westmorland and Furness. Open the map at LA21 8HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) › [LA21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la21) › [LA21 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la21-8)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. South Lakeland 008C: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-3.0791,54.3691,LA218HQ
- **Windermere, 11 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-3.0791,54.3691,LA218HQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-3.0791,54.3691,LA218HQ
- **1 of 31 properties in LA21 8HQ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-3.0791,54.3691,LA218HQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Lakeland 008C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-3.0791,54.3691,LA218HQ
- **£230,449 average price**: For the whole of Westmorland and Furness, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-3.0791,54.3691,LA218HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-3.0791,54.3691,LA218HQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-3.0791,54.3691,LA218HQ
- **No gigabit broadband at LA21 8HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-3.0791,54.3691,LA218HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at LA21 8HQ**: Road 43 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-3.0791,54.3691,LA218HQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-3.0791,54.3691,LA218HQ
- **2.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-3.0791,54.3691,LA218HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [John Ruskin School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-ruskin-school-e112384) | Secondary | 360 m (4 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Coniston CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coniston-cofe-primary-school-e112279) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 27% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £1,020,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2025 | £510,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2023 | £402,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £395,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £234,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 280 m |
| July 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| December 2023 | £378,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| August 2025 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Spar - Coniston (200 m, Spar); Coniston Co-operative Village Store (210 m, Coniston Co-operative Society)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £230,449** (July 2026). Westmorland and Furness’s average house price was £230,449 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £41,859** (2025). Full-time workers living in Westmorland and Furness earned a median of £41,859 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 103rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.5×** (2025). A home in Westmorland and Furness costs 5.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 59th 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: 17.8** (2025). Westmorland and Furness has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 135th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Lakeland 008C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.4** (2025). South Lakeland 008C has a deprivation score of 16.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,887th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £420,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Lakeland 008C was £420,000 in 2025. Joint 7,681st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,546** (2021). South Lakeland 008C had 1,546 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,997th 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: 26.2%** (January 2026). In South Lakeland 008C, 26.2% 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.

## LA21 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £432,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA21 was £432,500 in 2025. 488th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,149** (2021). LA21 had 1,149 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 207th 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: 78%** (2022). About 78% of people in LA21 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: 28.9%** (January 2026). In LA21, 28.9% 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: [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness)
- Centre: 54.3691, -3.0791

Council: [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Westmorland and Lonsdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/westmorland-and-lonsdale): Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat), 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=-3.0791,54.3691,LA218HQ

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