Beck Head Mill Side, Westmorland and Furness
3 addresses across 2 postcodes (LA11), about 620 m (0.4 miles) long. USRN 35903773.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2019 the median was £495,000 across 1 sale.
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Westmorland and Furness costs £2,508 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 96% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Arnside, about 5.8 km (3.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 18 to 24 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Park View Surgery, about 5.9 km (3.6 miles) away.
- People: About 530 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | £495,000 | £495,000 | £495,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £456,755 | £456,755 | £456,755 |
| 2012 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2023 | BECK HEAD FARM LA11 6SH | Other | £1,160,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 25 Jun 2021 | ROCKWOOD LA11 6SH | Other | £675,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Dec 2019 | RAVEN HILL LA11 6SH | Detached | £495,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2017 | YEW TREE COTTAGE LA11 6SH | Detached | £456,755 | |
| 4 Jul 2012 | DYER DENE LA11 6SH | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 17 Jan 2003 | RAVEN HILL LA11 6SH | Detached | £240,000 |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 street: most are in band E (22% of about 1,120 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 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: of the 9 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA11 6SH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| LA11 6SG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 3 addresses are between 18 m and 24 m above sea level (22 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA11 6SG | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
| LA11 6SH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Arnside 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Grange-Over-Sands 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Silverdale 48,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mill Side | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Fell Foot Country Park Ferry Landing | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 89 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Park View Surgery | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Arnside Pharmacy | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | The Haverflatts Lane Dental Pracice | 5.9 km (3.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Westmorland General Hospital | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Police station | Kendal Police Station | 11 km (6.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Buckhouse Wood | Wood | 350 m east |
| Turner Hill | Hill | 460 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Sidybank Wood | Wood | 620 m (0.4 miles) east |
| The Marsh | Wetland | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Helton Tarn | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) west |
| Birkswood Point | Cliff or slope | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 3 |
1 of the street's 3 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Westmorland and Furness: see them on the Westmorland and Furness page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Barwick Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cumbria).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 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 | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
All the streets in LA11 and across Westmorland and Furness.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.