LA10 5SP Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale. Region: North West.
Streets
- Derry Cottages, Millthrop: 40 addresses
- Riggs Cottages, Millthrop: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Derry Cottages, Millthrop: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Westmorland and Furness in 2026-27: Band D £2,508 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,672 | £1,951 | £2,229 | £2,508 | £3,065 | £3,623 | £4,180 | £5,016 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (29% of about 1,280 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Sedburgh (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BROWSIDE COTTAGE, grade II
- SPEDDING HOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN TO SOUTH, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 32 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 3 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 43 addresses are between 111 m and 122 m above sea level (116 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dent 9,600 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Garsdale 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Oxenholme Lake District 675,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km (8.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Millthrop Bridge | 130 m |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 74.1 km (46 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 75.3 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Sedbergh Medical Practice | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Allied Pharmacy Sedbergh | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Main Street Dental Surgery | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Westmorland General Hospital | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
| Police station | Kendal Police Station | 14.9 km (9.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Queen's Garden 9,770 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 850 m² | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Sedbergh Community Allotments 2,960 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Archer's Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 350 m west. 44 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 5 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Archer's Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m west |
| Chapel at Sedbergh School | Listed building, Grade II* | 690 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| The Old Grammar School (Now the School Library) | Listed building, Grade II* | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| War Memorial Cloister at Sedbergh School | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Castlehaw Tower, motte and bailey castle and Royal Observer Corps monitoring post | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Queen's Garden | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chain Dub | Lake or reservoir | 400 m (0.2 miles) north |
| Akay Dub | Lake or reservoir | 420 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Bruce Loch | Lake or reservoir | 700 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Gap Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Moser Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Brake Wheel | Cliff or slope | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 21 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 43 |
34 of the postcode's 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Westmorland and Furness: see them on the Westmorland and Furness page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 71% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 44% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Derry Cottages.