LA7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Milnthorpe, Storth and Heversham, 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 LA7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LA7, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LA7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LA7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LA7 at a rate of 37.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across LA.
In August 2026 alone, 17 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LA7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (109), other crime (26) and burglary (16).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LA7 was 46.4 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 LA7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LA7 has no single figure. Of its 2 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LA7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Lakeland 011C | 1,492 | 36.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 67.1% |
| South Lakeland 011E | 2,225 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.0% |
MPs for LA7
- Lizzi CollingeLabourMP for Morecambe and Lunesdale85% of LA7’s postcodes
- Tim FarronLiberal DemocratMP for Westmorland and Lonsdale15% of LA7’s postcodes
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 LA71
Postcode sectors in LA71
Council1
Postcode districts next to LA74
Nearest rail stations2
More in the LA postcode area2
LA7 in brief
LA7 is a postcode district covering Milnthorpe, Storth and Heversham, in Westmorland and Furness.
About 5,277 people lived in LA7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £350,000 in 2025 across 53 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 37.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LA7 was £350,000 in 2025.
LA7 had 5,255 usual residents at the census.
In LA7, 87.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LA7, 1.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.