LA11 7JS Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Grange and Cartmel. Region: North West.
Streets
- Market Street, Flookburgh: 34 addresses
- Allithwaite Road, Flookburgh: 1 address
- Manorside, Flookburgh: 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 C (32% of about 920 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- MANOR HOUSE AND ADJOINING OUTBUILDING, grade II*
- 43, MARKET STREET, grade II
- CROWN INN, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 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 27 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 4 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 36 addresses are between 7 m and 12 m above sea level (10 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 89%, gigabit 89% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cark and Cartmel 94,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Kents Bank 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Grange-Over-Sands 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hope & Anchor Flookburgh | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Mary's Church Ulverston | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fell Foot Country Park Ferry Landing | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 92.3 km (57 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cartmel Surgery | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Flookburgh Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Victoria Hospital | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) |
| Police station | Morecambe Police Station | 13.4 km (8.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Grange Over Sands Cashzone | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,250 m² | 370 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,050 m² | 310 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor House and Adjoining Outbuilding, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m west. 29 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manor House and Adjoining Outbuilding | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m west |
| Church of St John Baptist | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m north-west |
| Peter Hill, Cark | Scheduled monument | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Cark Hall North Cottage South Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Wraysholme Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Cark | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Holker Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Hill | Hill | 610 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Pedder Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Sand Gate Marsh | Wetland | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Capes Head | Headland | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
| Old Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north |
| Barker Scar | Cliff or slope | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 10 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 14 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 34 |
25 of the postcode's 36 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 45% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 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 Market Street.