LA23
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Windermere and Heathwaite, 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 LA23 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LA23, 82.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LA23 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LA23 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LA23 at a rate of 99.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across LA.
In August 2026 alone, 85 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LA23.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (403), other crime (146) and criminal damage and arson (92).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LA23 was 107.0 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 LA23, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LA23 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LA23
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Lakeland 001D | 1,847 | 93.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 70.4% |
| South Lakeland 002B | 1,954 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.6% |
| South Lakeland 002C | 1,764 | 201.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.1% |
| South Lakeland 002F | 2,103 | 55.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
Your MP
- Tim FarronLiberal DemocratMP for Westmorland and Lonsdale
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in LA231
Postcode sectors in LA234
Council1
Postcode districts next to LA235
Nearest rail stations1
More in the LA postcode area2
LA23 in brief
LA23 is a postcode district covering Windermere and Heathwaite, in Westmorland and Furness.
About 7,998 people lived in LA23 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £353,650 in 2025 across 122 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 99.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LA23 was £353,650 in 2025.
LA23 had 8,324 usual residents at the census.
In LA23, 82.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LA23, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.