# LA6 2LJ: area report for a postcode in Westmorland and Furness

LA6 2LJ 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 LA6 2LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) › [LA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la6) › [LA6 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la6-2)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. South Lakeland 009B: 42 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.5705,54.2364,LA62LJ
- **Oxenholme Lake District, 12 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.5705,54.2364,LA62LJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.5705,54.2364,LA62LJ
- **No property in LA6 2LJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.5705,54.2364,LA62LJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, South Lakeland 009B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.5705,54.2364,LA62LJ
- **£231,161 average price**: For the whole of Westmorland and Furness, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.5705,54.2364,LA62LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.5705,54.2364,LA62LJ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.5705,54.2364,LA62LJ
- **96.4% can get gigabit broadband at LA6 2LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.5705,54.2364,LA62LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at LA6 2LJ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.5705,54.2364,LA62LJ
- **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=-2.5705,54.2364,LA62LJ
- **2.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.5705,54.2364,LA62LJ

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £730,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £308,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| August 2025 | £1,200,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| April 2024 | £1,040,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| October 2023 | £528,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| November 2024 | £810,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 430 m |

## Within 1 km

## 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 009B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.5** (2025). South Lakeland 009B has a deprivation score of 7.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,634th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £590,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Lakeland 009B was £590,000 in 2025. Joint 2,824th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,449** (2021). South Lakeland 009B had 1,449 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,525th least 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: 97.2%** (January 2026). In South Lakeland 009B, 97.2% 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.

## LA6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £308,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA6 was £308,000 in 2025. Joint 1,039th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,651** (2021). LA6 had 12,651 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 883rd 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in LA6 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 LA6, 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: 54.2364, -2.5705

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

## Your MP

- [Morecambe and Lunesdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/morecambe-and-lunesdale): Lizzi Collinge (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.

## 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=-2.5705,54.2364,LA62LJ

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