# LA8

Postcode district covering Staveley and Levens, in Westmorland and Furness.

LA8 is a postcode district covering Staveley and Levens, in Westmorland and Furness. Median sale price £345,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 39.8 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code LA8. 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 LA8 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=LA8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 95% of people in LA8 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=LA8) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 118 homes were sold in LA8 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=LA8) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LA8.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=LA8) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LA8 had 9,244 usual residents at the census.

## How LA8 compares

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

| Measure | LA8 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £345,000 | 5th most expensive | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2025 |
| Population | 9,244 | 12th most populated | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 95% | 11th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.9% | 11th lowest | 23 postcode districts, LA · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the LA postcode area.
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

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

## Neighbourhoods in LA8

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [South Lakeland 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness/neighbourhood/e01019387) | 2,199 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 74.8% |
| [South Lakeland 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness/neighbourhood/e01019394) | 2,317 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.2% |
| [South Lakeland 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness/neighbourhood/e01019352) | 2,191 | 38.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 94.6% |
| [South Lakeland 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness/neighbourhood/e01019377) | 1,893 | 32.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.4% |

## Your MP

- [Westmorland and Lonsdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/westmorland-and-lonsdale): Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 83% of the people here.
- [Morecambe and Lunesdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/morecambe-and-lunesdale): Lizzi Collinge (Labour), MP since July 2024. 17% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in LA8

[Burton-in-Kendal, Levens & Natland](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness/burton-in-kendal-levens-and-natland)

## Postcode sectors in LA8

[LA8 0 (147 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8-0), [LA8 8 (175 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8-8), [LA8 9 (178 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8-9)

## Council

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

## Postcode districts next to LA8

[CA10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca10), [CA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca11), [LA6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la6), [LA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la7), [LA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la9), [LA10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la10), [LA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la11), [LA23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23)

## Nearest rail stations

[Staveley (Cumbria) (4.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.8189,54.3755), [Burneside (Cumbria) (6.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.7667,54.3550)

## 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)

## 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.
About 95% of people in LA8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LA8, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LA8
- 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: 351 km²
- People, mid-2024: 9,413*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 31

* 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

[LA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la9), [CA10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ca10), [LA23](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la23), [LA7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la7), [LA10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la10), [LA11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la11)

## Latest updates for LA8

- 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/LA8

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la8#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/la8