LA12 7PG Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: High Furness. Region: North West.
Streets
- Croft Garth, Broughton Beck: 21 addresses
- The Row, Lowick Green: 1 address
- B5281, Westmorland and Furness: 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 (20% of about 890 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, 2 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: 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 23 addresses are between 86 m and 95 m above sea level (89 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 84%, gigabit 84% 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 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Kirkby-In-Furness 23,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Foxfield 15,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Kiosk Ulverston | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Lake Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing Water Yeat | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 101 km (63 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ulverston Medical Practice | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cohens Chemist | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Ulverston Dental Clinic | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Millom Hospital | 11.3 km (7 miles) |
| Police station | Barrow Police Station | 15.1 km (9.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Certas Energy - Canal Head Services Cashzone | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3 km (1.9 miles).
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sickle Smithy Wood | Wood | 380 m south-east |
| Bencragg Hill | Hill | 740 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Newland Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Knottallow Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Arrad Marsh | Wetland | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south-east |
| Mearness Point | Headland | 3.8 km (2.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.2 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 23 |
21 of the postcode's 23 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 48% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 Croft Garth.