LA12 0TH Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Low Furness. Region: North West.
Streets
- Hooks Lane, Westmorland and Furness: 8 addresses
- Long Lane, Stainton with Adgarley: 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 (32% of about 750 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
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 9 addresses are between 49 m and 83 m above sea level (60 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Dalton (Cumbria) 78,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km |
| Ulverston 290,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km | |
| Askam 71,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Kiosk Ulverston | 4.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Roa Island Ferry Landing | 10.0 km |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 4.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 93.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Dalton Surgery | 2.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Dalton Pharmacy | 2.9 km |
| NHS dentists | Market Street Dental Practice | 2.8 km |
| Hospital | Primary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital) | 5.4 km |
| Police station | Barrow Police Station | 8.0 km |
| Cash machines | Open All Hours | 2.5 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,690 m² | 1.3 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 2,010 m² | 1.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.7 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,380 m² | 2.6 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Romano-British farmstead on Little Urswick Crags, a scheduled monument, 400 m south-east.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Romano-British farmstead on Little Urswick Crags | Scheduled monument | 400 m south-east |
| Romano-British farmstead east of Little Urswick Crags | Scheduled monument | 500 m south-east |
| Palisaded hilltop enclosure, a slight univallate hillfort, and a dewpond at Skelmore Heads, 280m east of Woodside Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fell Wood | Wood | 50 m south-east |
| Bower Wood | Wood | 330 m south-east |
| Urswick Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km east |
| Appleby Hill | Hill | 3.0 km east |
| Bean Well Bank | Cliff or slope | 4.0 km south-east |
| Sea Wood Scar | Wetland | 4.2 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 9 | 9 |
None of the postcode's 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 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 of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 13% | 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 Hooks Lane.