LA21 8HU Westmorland and Furness
Live postcode, introduced January 1983. Ward: Coniston and Hawkshead. Region: North West.
Streets
- Old Furness Road, Coniston: 25 addresses
- Station Road, Coniston: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Old Furness Road, Bowmanstead: 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 C (30% of about 1,000 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 27 addresses are between 80 m and 94 m above sea level (85 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Windermere 403,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 7 within 800 m; nearest John Ruskin School Coniston | 300 m |
| Ferry terminal | Coniston Ferry Landing | 890 m |
| Car parks | Kirkstone Pass Carpark. 1489Ft High. | 870 m |
| EV charging points | Low Fold Car Park - Ambleside GeniePoint | 10.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 108.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 108.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacies | Collins & Butterworth LTD | 5.2 km |
| Hospital | Millom Hospital | 21.5 km |
| Police station | Allerdale Police | 10.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,230 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,570 m² | 420 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,730 m² | 2.1 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cairns on Foul Scrow, a scheduled monument, 1.2 km north-west. 11 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cairns on Foul Scrow | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-west |
| Yewdale lime kiln 380m south west of Low Yewdale | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km north-east |
| Two bloomeries, 340m and 570m NNE of Hoathwaite Landing on Coniston Water | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hagg Wood | Wood | 580 m south |
| Coniston Waterfall | Waterfall | 840 m north-west |
| Great Briery Coppice | Wood | 860 m north-east |
| The Bell | Hill | 1.3 km west |
| Coppermines Valley | Valley | 1.9 km north-west |
| Fir Island | Island | 3.3 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 1.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 36% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 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 | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 14% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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 Old Furness Road.