LA12 0BL Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ulverston. Region: North West.
Streets
- Neville Street, Ulverston: 25 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 B (35% of about 1,150 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
- ELLERS HOUSE, grade II
- WHITE HOUSE COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Fire Station, The Ellers: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (80 m)
- Hartley's Brewery, Ulverston: up to 20 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Morecambe Road Scrapyard, Ulverston: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (280 m)
- Millers Scrap Yard, Back Lane, Ulverston: up to 6 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- North of Watery Lane, Ulverston: up to 8 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- 11 Daltongate, Ulverston: up to 10 homes, permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Dragley Beck Depot, Ulverston: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 25 addresses are between 15 m and 20 m above sea level (16 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 92%, gigabit 92% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ulverston 290,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Dalton (Cumbria) 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Askam 71,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Neville Court Ulverston | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Mary's Church Ulverston | 190 m |
| Ferry terminal | Lake Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing Water Yeat | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brewery Street Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brewery Street - Ulverston GeniePoint | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 97 km (60 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ulverston Medical Practice | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Susan Spence And Associates LTD | 290 m |
| Hospital | Primary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital) | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Police station | Barrow Police Station | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Santander | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ford Park 3.2 ha | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,120 m² | 390 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lightburn Park 1.8 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,070 m² | 310 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m (0.3 miles) north. 137 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Newland blast furnace, blacking mill, associated buildings and water management systems | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer's Wood | Wood | 800 m (0.5 miles) north-west |
| New Basin | Lake or reservoir | 890 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Oubas Hill | Hill | 910 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Newland Bottom | Valley | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Hammerside Point | Wetland | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| Chapel Island | Island | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 20 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 25 |
23 of the postcode's 25 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 36% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 27% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Neville Street.