# LA23

Postcode district covering Windermere and Heathwaite, in Westmorland and Furness.

LA23 is a postcode district covering Windermere and Heathwaite, in Westmorland and Furness. Median sale price £353,650 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code LA23. 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 LA23 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=LA23) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 97% of people in LA23 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=LA23) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 122 homes were sold in LA23 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=LA23) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LA23.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=LA23) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LA23 had 8,324 usual residents at the census.

## How LA23 compares

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

| Measure | LA23 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £353,650 | 3rd most expensive | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2025 |
| Population | 8,324 | 10th least populated | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 97% | 11th most people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 82.7% | joint 9th lowest | 23 postcode districts, LA · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the LA postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in LA23

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Lakeland 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness/neighbourhood/e01019395) | 1,847 | 93.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 70.4% |
| [South Lakeland 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness/neighbourhood/e01019396) | 1,954 | 49.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.6% |
| [South Lakeland 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness/neighbourhood/e01019397) | 1,764 | 201.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 78.1% |
| [South Lakeland 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness/neighbourhood/e01034077) | 2,103 | 55.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in LA23

[Windermere South & Staveley](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness/windermere-south-and-staveley)

## Postcode sectors in LA23

[LA23 1 (174 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23-1), [LA23 2 (147 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23-2), [LA23 3 (169 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23-3), [LA23 9 (1 postcode)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23-9)

## Council

[Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness)

## Postcode districts next to LA23

[CA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca11), [LA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8), [LA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la11), [LA12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la12), [LA22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la22)

## Nearest rail stations

[Windermere (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.9034,54.3796)

## 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)

## 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.
About 97% of people in LA23 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LA23, 82.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LA23
- Postcode area: [LA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la)
- Constituency: [Westmorland and Lonsdale †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/westmorland-and-lonsdale)
- Council: [Westmorland and Furness †](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness)
- Area: 104 km²
- People, mid-2024: 7,998*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 32

* 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

[LA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8), [LA22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la22), [LA12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la12), [CA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca11), [LA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la11)

## Latest updates for LA23

- 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/LA23

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23#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 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23