LA12 7EB Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1993. Ward: Ulverston. Region: North West.
Streets
- Mill Street, Ulverston: 9 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 A (27% of about 1,130 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ulverston (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 24.
- 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
- 11, KING STREET, grade II
- 13 AND 15, KING STREET, grade II
- 17, KING STREET, grade II
- 19, KING STREET, grade II
- 2 AND 4, KING STREET, grade II
- 20, KING STREET, grade II
- 21, KING STREET, grade II
- 22 AND 24, SOUTERGATE, grade II
- 23, KING STREET, grade II
- 25, KING STREET, grade II
- 26 AND 26A, SOUTERGATE, grade II
- 27 AND 29, KING STREET, grade II
- 31, KING STREET, grade II
- 39, THE GILL, grade II
- 7, KING STREET, grade II
- 9, KING STREET, grade II
- CHURCH WALK HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALL AND RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBER 28 INCLUDING WALL AND RAILINGS, grade II
- NUMBER 30 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- QUEENS HOTEL, grade II
- ROSE AND CROWN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE MILL PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- ULVERSTON HERITAGE CENTRE (REAR WAREHOUSE ONLY), grade II
- VICTORIA CONCERT HALL (NOW PREMISES OF EMANUEL CHRISTIAN CENTRE AND SHOP), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 11 Daltongate, Ulverston: up to 10 homes, permissioned (140 m)
- Millers Scrap Yard, Back Lane, Ulverston: up to 6 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Hartley's Brewery, Ulverston: up to 20 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Former Fire Station, The Ellers: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Morecambe Road Scrapyard, Ulverston: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- North of Watery Lane, Ulverston: up to 8 homes, permissioned (810 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 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 9 addresses are between 24 m and 27 m above sea level (25 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 88%, gigabit 88% 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 | 620 m |
| Askam 71,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Kirkby-In-Furness 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 14 within 800 m; nearest Rose and Crown Ulverston | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Kiosk Ulverston | 390 m |
| Ferry terminal | Lake Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing Water Yeat | 11.5 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Stockbridge Lane car park | 140 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Brewery Street - Ulverston GeniePoint | 260 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 97.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ulverston Medical Practice | 230 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 160 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 7 Fountain Street (Dental Practice) | 150 m |
| Hospital | Primary Care Assessment Service (Furness General Hospital) | 9.9 km |
| Police station | Barrow Police Station | 12.5 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Market Street Cashzone | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Ford Park 3.2 ha | 540 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Pound Playground 820 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Lightburn Park 1.8 ha | 680 m |
| Allotments | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,960 m² | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m north-east. 136 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north-east |
| Newland blast furnace, blacking mill, associated buildings and water management systems | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyer's Wood | Wood | 400 m west |
| Hoad Hill | Hill | 1.1 km north-east |
| New Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km east |
| Newland Bottom | Valley | 2.0 km north-east |
| Hammerside Point | Wetland | 3.0 km east |
| Channel of the River Leven | Tidal water | 4.2 km 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 8 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 9 |
8 of the postcode's 9 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 | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 39% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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 Mill Street.