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LA12 postcode area · Westmorland and Furness

The LA12 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Westmorland and Furness. Area Scores range from 52 to 81 across them. Every full LA12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the LA12 district, Swarthmoor & Low Furness is the strongest performer at 82 out of 100 (#1,239 of 6,856 nationally); Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell is the weakest at 52. 2 of the 6 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £185,000 in Askam & Dalton North to £347,500 in Hawkshead & Cartmel Fell — a 1.9× gap within the LA12 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,570a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime46per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)51
Owner-occupied77%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LA12 district

£265,000median home sold over the past year · +17.8% over 5 years · -3.1% over the year · 327 sales
Detached£425,000
Semi-detached£255,000
Terraced£193,000
Flat£187,000
Westmorland and Furness£235,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Swarthmoor & Low FurnessWestmorland and Furness 1,23982 £285,000
Grange-over-Sands & Cartmel PeninsulaWestmorland and Furness 1,42479 £256,250
Coniston, Broughton & KirkbyWestmorland and Furness 2,93957 £262,500
UlverstonWestmorland and Furness 3,04956 £220,000
Askam & Dalton NorthWestmorland and Furness 3,15154 £185,000
Hawkshead & Cartmel FellWestmorland and Furness 3,26852 £347,500

People living in LA12 Census 2021

Residents40,964
Median age (est.)51
Density65per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 19%45–64 31%65+ 29%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 8%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 32%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Skilled trades 16% · Managers & directors 14%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Skilled trades16%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional12%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 36% · Buddhist 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LA12.

LA17 LA20 LA11 LA16 LA15 LA21 LA22 LA13

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.