# LA9 6QZ: area report for a postcode in Westmorland and Furness

LA9 6QZ is a postcode in Westmorland and Furness.

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In: [Westmorland and Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/westmorland-and-furness) › [LA9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la9) › [LA9 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la9-6)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. South Lakeland 003A: 37 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7664,54.3550,LA96QZ
- **Burneside (Cumbria), 20 m**: About 1 minute on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7664,54.3550,LA96QZ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7664,54.3550,LA96QZ
- **No property in LA9 6QZ 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=-2.7664,54.3550,LA96QZ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, South Lakeland 003A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7664,54.3550,LA96QZ
- **£230,449 average price**: For the whole of Westmorland and Furness, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7664,54.3550,LA96QZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7664,54.3550,LA96QZ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7664,54.3550,LA96QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LA9 6QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7664,54.3550,LA96QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at LA9 6QZ**: Road 41 dB, rail 52 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7664,54.3550,LA96QZ
- **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=-2.7664,54.3550,LA96QZ
- **8.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7664,54.3550,LA96QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Oswald's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-oswalds-cofe-primary-school-e112314) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £425,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £235,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2024 | £397,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| July 2024 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| November 2024 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| November 2025 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| November 2024 | £282,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 440 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Burneside (Cumbria) (20 m, 1 minute on foot)

## 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 003A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.9** (2025). South Lakeland 003A has a deprivation score of 14.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,273rd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Lakeland 003A was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,875** (2021). South Lakeland 003A had 1,875 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,785th 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: 93.4%** (January 2026). In South Lakeland 003A, 93.4% 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.

## LA9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £259,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA9 was £259,250 in 2025. 825th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,582** (2021). LA9 had 31,582 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 833rd most 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 LA9 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: 94.8%** (January 2026). In LA9, 94.8% 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: 54.3550, -2.7664

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

## Your MP

- [Westmorland and Lonsdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/westmorland-and-lonsdale): Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat), 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=-2.7664,54.3550,LA96QZ

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