LA8
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Staveley and Levens, 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 LA8 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In LA8, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How LA8 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is LA8 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LA8 at a rate of 39.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across LA.
In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LA8.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (145), other crime (112) and drug offences (37).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LA8 was 37.6 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 LA8, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LA8 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in LA8
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Lakeland 002A | 2,199 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 74.8% |
| South Lakeland 005D | 2,317 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.2% |
| South Lakeland 010B | 2,191 | 38.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.6% |
| South Lakeland 010C | 1,893 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.4% |
MPs for LA8
- Tim FarronLiberal DemocratMP for Westmorland and Lonsdale83% of LA8’s postcodes
- Lizzi CollingeLabourMP for Morecambe and Lunesdale17% of LA8’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 LA81
Postcode sectors in LA83
Council1
Postcode districts next to LA88
Nearest rail stations2
More in the LA postcode area2
LA8 in brief
LA8 is a postcode district covering Staveley and Levens, in Westmorland and Furness.
About 9,413 people lived in LA8 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £345,000 in 2025 across 118 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 39.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LA8 was £345,000 in 2025.
LA8 had 9,244 usual residents at the census.
In LA8, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In LA8, 0.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.