# LA8 0HN: area report for a postcode in Westmorland and Furness

LA8 0HN 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 LA8 0HN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) › [LA8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8) › [LA8 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8-0)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. South Lakeland 010B: 38 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7026,54.2672,LA80HN
- **Oxenholme Lake District, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7026,54.2672,LA80HN
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7026,54.2672,LA80HN
- **No property in LA8 0HN 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=-2.7026,54.2672,LA80HN
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, South Lakeland 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7026,54.2672,LA80HN
- **£230,449 average price**: For the whole of Westmorland and Furness, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7026,54.2672,LA80HN
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7026,54.2672,LA80HN
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7026,54.2672,LA80HN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LA8 0HN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7026,54.2672,LA80HN
- **Low road and rail noise at LA8 0HN**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7026,54.2672,LA80HN
- **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=-2.7026,54.2672,LA80HN
- **3.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7026,54.2672,LA80HN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Patrick's CofE School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-cofe-school-e112318) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £246,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| October 2024 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| September 2025 | £275,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 490 m |
| October 2024 | £260,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 500 m |
| July 2025 | £330,555 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 550 m |
| October 2025 | £368,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 570 m |
| March 2026 | £497,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 580 m |
| October 2023 | £312,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 600 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £230,449** (July 2026). Westmorland and Furness’s average house price was £230,449 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 7.7% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 16 September 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 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.3** (2025). South Lakeland 010B has a deprivation score of 12.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,444th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £295,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Lakeland 010B was £295,000 in 2025. Joint 15,719th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,191** (2021). South Lakeland 010B had 2,191 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,930th 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: 94.6%** (January 2026). In South Lakeland 010B, 94.6% 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.

## LA8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £345,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA8 was £345,000 in 2025. Joint 827th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 9,244** (2021). LA8 had 9,244 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 679th 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: 95%** (2022). About 95% of people in LA8 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: 85.9%** (January 2026). In LA8, 85.9% 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: 54.2672, -2.7026

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), July 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=-2.7026,54.2672,LA80HN

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