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LA23 3DT

In Westmorland and Furness · area guide: flood risk, crime & house prices
Flood risk
None identified
Rivers & sea · surface water none identified
Crime
338
Incidents · Neighbourhood · 12 months
Median price
£240,000
Sold prices · LA23 3DT only · 12 months
Area overview

The median sold price for the postcode LA23 3DT is around £240,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 338 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around LA23 3DT (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.

Based on official dataUpdated 2026-08

Flood risk

Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.

Rivers & sea
None identified
Surface water
None identified
Flood risk is shown at area level and is indicative only. Always check the Environment Agency's official record and a surveyor before buying.
EA release · 2026-06Full flood detail →

House prices

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.

Jul 21Aug 26

Range £139,950 – £1,887,500

Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.

Median sale price
£240,000
LA23 3DT only · 12 months
Sales
3
LA23 3DT only · 12 months

By property type

Median sold price by type across LA23 3, last 24 months.

  • Flat£242,500(32 sales)
  • Detached£750,000(29 sales)
  • Terraced£410,000(18 sales)
  • Semi-detached£415,000(8 sales)

Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.

LA23 3DT median £240,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £231,500 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).

Land Registry release · 2026-08

Recorded crime

Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.

Incidents
338
Neighbourhood · 12 months
Most common type
Violence and sexual offences

How it compares

  • Crime: 4.1× the typical Westmorland and Furness neighbourhood
  • Crime: 3.1× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood

Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Westmorland and Furness and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.

Police.uk release · 2026-08

Broadband coverage

Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 0% of premises in LA23 3DT, compared with 76.9% across Westmorland and Furness and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 76.9% of premises across Westmorland and Furness (England: 77.9%).

Gigabit-capable
0%
Superfast 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Below the USO
0%

Ofcom lists no gigabit-capable network at this postcode, although 76.9% of premises across Westmorland and Furness have one. Ofcom data can lag recent upgrades, and neighbouring postcodes can differ.

Coverage compared: % of premises, July 2025
Type of broadbandThis postcodeWestmorland and FurnessEnglandUK
Full fibrefibre all the way to the premisesn/a76.9%77.9%77.5%
Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available0%76.9%86.7%85.9%
Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available100%95.2%97.7%97.5%
Below the USOno decent connection available0%0.51%0.1%0.14%
This is coverage — what networks can reach premises — not the speed any one home gets. Postcode figures cover every premises in the postcode. Ofcom does not publish full fibre per postcode, so that figure is for the whole council area. "Below the USO" means a premises cannot get a decent connection (10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload) from a fixed line or fixed wireless network.

Deprivation

This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 41% of neighbourhoods in England.

Compared with Westmorland and Furness: more deprived than 41% of its 142 neighbourhoods.

Selected measures

Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.

  • Income8of 10
  • Employment8of 10
  • Crime3of 10
  • Living environment1of 10
A relative ranking of small areas (LSOAs, roughly 1,500 residents each) on income, employment, health, education, crime, housing and environment. It describes the area as a whole, not any household or home. The ranking covers England only; Welsh postcodes use the separate Welsh index.
Neighbourhood E01019397 · published October 2025Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Council tax

Bands B, D and G are the most common here (16% of homes each). Average Band D in Westmorland and Furness is £2,507.99 for 2026/27.

That is 5% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.

Homes by band in this neighbourhood

Share of the 1,250 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.

  • Band A10%
  • Band B16%
  • Band C15%
  • Band D16%
  • Band E10%
  • Band F13%
  • Band G16%
  • Band H4%
Bands are for the neighbourhood (LSOA, roughly 1,500 residents), not one street or home. The Valuation Office Agency rounds counts to the nearest 10. Charges are council-wide averages including parish and adult social care precepts; a home’s bill depends on its band, its parish and any discounts.

Nearest schools

The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.

Nearest primary schools

  1. Community school · ages 3–11 · 77 pupils
    Ofsted, October 2024: no overall grade given
    • Quality of education Good
    • Behaviour and attitudes Good
    • Personal development Good
    • Leadership and management Good
    Ofsted reports for Goodly Dale Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  2. Academy converter · ages 3–11 · Roman Catholic · 40 pupils
  3. Voluntary aided school · ages 2–11 · Church of England · 336 pupils

Nearest secondary schools

  1. The Lakes School1.8 miles (2.9 km)
    Community school · ages 11–18 · 445 pupils
    Ofsted, November 2019: Good
    Later ungraded inspection, January 2025: Standards maintained
    Ofsted reports for The Lakes School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  2. John Ruskin School6.3 miles (10.1 km)
    Community school · ages 11–16 · 247 pupils
    Ofsted, October 2019: Good
    Later ungraded inspection, March 2025: Improved significantly
    Ofsted reports for John Ruskin School (opens in a new tab) ↗
  3. The Queen Katherine School7.6 miles (12.3 km)
    Academy converter · ages 11–19 · 910 pupils
    Ofsted report card, May 2026
    • Inclusion Strong standard
    • Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
    • Achievement Expected standard
    • Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
    • Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
    • Post-16 provision Strong standard
    • Leadership and governance Strong standard
    • Safeguarding Met
    Ofsted reports for The Queen Katherine School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, not walking or driving routes. Living near a school does not mean you are in its catchment area, so check admissions with the council. Ofsted stopped giving a single overall grade in September 2024, and inspections from November 2025 give a report card with a grade for each area. We show what Ofsted published for each school's latest inspection.
School list 12 October 2026 · Ofsted data to 31 August 2026Sources: DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted management information. Open Government Licence.

Public transport

The nearest station to LA23 3DT is Windermere Rail Station, 1.1 miles (1.8 km) away in a straight line. There are 13 bus stops within 500 m.

Nearest station
1.1 miles (1.8 km)
Bus stops within 500 m
13

Nearest stations

  1. Windermere Rail Station
    National Rail · Windermere
    1.1 miles (1.8 km)
  2. Staveley Rail Station
    National Rail · Staveley
    4.1 miles (6.6 km)
  3. Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station
    National Rail · Burneside
    6.2 miles (10.0 km)
Distances are straight lines from the middle of the postcode, so the walk will be longer. This shows where stations and stops are, not how often services run. Bus stops are active on-street stops.

How this area has changed

PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.

October 2026saved snapshot
Saved median moved from £165,500 to £240,000 · Crime: 338 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
August 2026saved snapshot
Saved median moved from £170,000 to £165,500 · Crime: 351 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
July 2026saved snapshot
Postcode median recorded at £170,000 · Crime: 342 incidents in the 12 months to this snapshot
June 2026reconstructed
Sector median £420,000 · Crime: 351 incidents in the 12 months to June 2026
May 2026reconstructed
Sector median £420,000 · Crime: 342 incidents in the 12 months to May 2026
April 2026reconstructed
Sector median £432,500 · Crime: 345 incidents in the 12 months to April 2026
Show the full history (18 more months)
March 2026reconstructed
Sector median £432,500 · Crime: 352 incidents in the 12 months to March 2026
February 2026reconstructed
Sector median £470,000 · Crime: 366 incidents in the 12 months to February 2026
January 2026reconstructed
Sector median £435,000 · Crime: 379 incidents in the 12 months to January 2026
December 2025reconstructed
Sector median £425,000 · Crime: 366 incidents in the 12 months to December 2025
November 2025reconstructed
Sector median £425,000 · Crime: 378 incidents in the 12 months to November 2025
October 2025reconstructed
Sector median £447,500 · Crime: 379 incidents in the 12 months to October 2025
September 2025reconstructed
Sector median £452,500 · Crime: 378 incidents in the 12 months to September 2025
August 2025reconstructed
Sector median £452,500 · Crime: 364 incidents in the 12 months to August 2025
July 2025reconstructed
Sector median £460,000 · Crime: 355 incidents in the 12 months to July 2025
June 2025reconstructed
Sector median £445,000 · Crime: 348 incidents in the 12 months to June 2025
May 2025reconstructed
Sector median £445,000 · Crime: 336 incidents in the 12 months to May 2025
April 2025reconstructed
Sector median £442,500 · Crime: 334 incidents in the 12 months to April 2025
March 2025reconstructed
Sector median £442,500 · Crime: 317 incidents in the 12 months to March 2025
February 2025reconstructed
Sector median £425,000 · Crime: 305 incidents in the 12 months to February 2025
January 2025reconstructed
Sector median £420,000 · Crime: 279 incidents in the 12 months to January 2025
December 2024reconstructed
Sector median £420,000 · Crime: 276 incidents in the 12 months to December 2024
November 2024reconstructed
Sector median £425,000 · Crime: 268 incidents in the 12 months to November 2024
October 2024reconstructed
Sector median £400,000 · Crime: 265 incidents in the 12 months to October 2024

Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.

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