LA11 7LS Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Grange and Cartmel. Region: North West.
Streets
- Moor Lane, Flookburgh: 48 addresses
- Airfield Approach Business Park, Flookburgh: 7 addresses
- Holy Well Lane, Westmorland and Furness: 2 addresses
- Willow Lane, Westmorland and Furness: 2 addresses
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: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 8 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 5 homes the Environment Agency counts, 2 are in areas at high risk, 1 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 59 addresses are between 5 m and 6 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 85%, gigabit 85% 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 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Kents Bank 31,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Grange-Over-Sands 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ducky's Park Farm Flookburgh | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Mary's Church Ulverston | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fell Foot Country Park Ferry Landing | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 92 km (57 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cartmel Surgery | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Flookburgh Pharmacy | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Queen Victoria Hospital | 12.7 km (7.9 miles) |
| Police station | Morecambe Police Station | 12.6 km (7.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Grange Over Sands Cashzone | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 260 m² | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,250 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,050 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor House and Adjoining Outbuilding, a listed building (Grade II*), 910 m (0.6 miles) north. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manor House and Adjoining Outbuilding | Listed building, Grade II* | 910 m (0.6 miles) north |
| World War II fighter pens and other airfield remains and defences of the former airfield of RAF Cark | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Peter Hill, Cark | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Wraysholme Tower | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Holker Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Low Marsh | Wetland | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Nun's Hill | Hill | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Peter Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Pedder Wood | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Channel of the River Eea | Tidal water | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) west |
| Barker Scar | Cliff or slope | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.6 | 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 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 59 |
14 of the postcode's 59 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 75% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 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) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 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 Moor Lane.