# LA23 2DU: area report for a postcode in Westmorland and Furness

LA23 2DU 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 LA23 2DU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) › [LA23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23) › [LA23 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23-2)

## Around this postcode

- **12 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 71% on July. South Lakeland 002F: 55 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8990,54.3727,LA232DU
- **Windermere, 820 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8990,54.3727,LA232DU
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8990,54.3727,LA232DU
- **2 of 4 properties in LA23 2DU at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.8990,54.3727,LA232DU
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Lakeland 002F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8990,54.3727,LA232DU
- **£231,161 average price**: For the whole of Westmorland and Furness, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8990,54.3727,LA232DU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8990,54.3727,LA232DU
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8990,54.3727,LA232DU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LA23 2DU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.8990,54.3727,LA232DU
- **Low road and rail noise at LA23 2DU**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8990,54.3727,LA232DU
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.8990,54.3727,LA232DU
- **3.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.8990,54.3727,LA232DU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martin-and-st-mary-church-of-england-primary-school-e139422) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-windermere-e148698) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Goodly Dale Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/goodly-dale-primary-school-e112191) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £355,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| December 2024 | £510,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £690,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2023 | £205,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £461,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2025 | £260,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2025 | £565,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Windermere (820 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WINDERMERE HEALTH CENTRE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: WINDERMER COMMUNITY PHARMACY LTD (730 m); BOOTS (800 m); WINDERMERE HEALTH CENTRE PHARMACY LTD (960 m)
- Dental practices: ZEBRA DENTAL (690 m); DENTAL SURGERY (740 m); VICTORIA TERRACE (DENTAL SURGERY) (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Windermere (690 m, The Co-operative Group); Sainsburys Windermere Main Road Local (730 m, Sainsburys); Booths Windermere (860 m, Booths)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £231,161** (August 2026). Westmorland and Furness’s average house price was £231,161 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 21 October 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 002F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.6** (2025). South Lakeland 002F has a deprivation score of 14.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,929th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Lakeland 002F was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 14,790th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,103** (2021). South Lakeland 002F had 2,103 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,884th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In South Lakeland 002F, 99.7% 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.

## LA23 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £353,650** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA23 was £353,650 in 2025. 779th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 8,324** (2021). LA23 had 8,324 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 631st 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in LA23 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: 82.7%** (January 2026). In LA23, 82.7% 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: 54.3727, -2.8990

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), August 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=-2.8990,54.3727,LA232DU

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