Browse UK - UK Postcode Area LA

Postcode LA covers (in order of area type): Lancaster (City)Ambleside (Town)Barrow-in-Furness (Town)Millom (Town)Ulverston (Town)Dalton-in-Furness (Town)Broughton in Furness (Town)Grange-over-Sands (Town)Carnforth (Town)Heysham (Town)Morecambe (Town)Kendal (Town)Bowness-on-Windermere (Town)Windermere (Town)High Bentham (Town)Kirkby Lonsdale (Town)Sedbergh (Town)

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crime score for the LA area 81 out of 100 (higher is better)

house price score for the LA area 41 out of 100 (higher is more expensive)

jobs within 10 miles score for the LA area 23 out of 100 (higher is better)

motorway junctions for the LA area 11 located within a 10 mile radius

train stations for the LA area 48 located within a 10 mile radius

public green area score for the LA area 25 out of 100 (higher is better - areas within three miles)

primary schools score for the LA area 51 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

secondary schools score for the LA area 45 out of 100 (higher is better - schools within one mile)

college a-level score for the LA area 47 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

vocational college score for the LA area 49 out of 100 (higher is better - colleges within one mile)

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Top 10 Types of Resident

  1. Constrained city dwellers/Challenged diversity/Hampered aspiration7.03%
  2. Rural residents/Farming communities/Agricultural communities6.49%
  3. Urbanites/Ageing urban living/Communal retirement5.98%
  4. Urbanites/Urban professionals and families/White professionals5.94%
  5. Suburbanites/Semi-detached suburbia/Semi-detached ageing4.85%
  6. Rural residents/Rural tenants/Ageing rural flat tenants4.66%
  7. Rural residents/Ageing rural dwellers/Rural employment and retirees4.66%
  8. Hard-pressed living/Challenged terraced workers/Deprived blue-collar terraces4.5%
  9. Rural residents/Rural tenants/Rural white-collar workers4.43%
  10. Cosmopolitans/Students around campus/Students and professionals4.42%

Top 10 Recorded Crime Types

  1. Anti-social behaviour (11,713 recorded, uk average is 17,454)36.55%
  2. Violence and sexual offences (6,971 recorded, uk average is 14,006)21.75%
  3. Criminal damage and arson (3,808 recorded, uk average is 5,914)11.88%
  4. Other theft (2,193 recorded, uk average is 5,103)6.84%
  5. Shoplifting (1,847 recorded, uk average is 3,751)5.76%
  6. Burglary (1,839 recorded, uk average is 4,242)5.74%
  7. Vehicle crime (1,272 recorded, uk average is 4,421)3.97%
  8. Public order (761 recorded, uk average is 3,288)2.37%
  9. Drugs (505 recorded, uk average is 1,295)1.58%
  10. Bicycle theft (377 recorded, uk average is 960)1.18%

Top 10 Most Expensive Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. LA22 (Ambleside, Lakes, Cumbria, North West)£305,000
  2. LA22 (How, Lakes, Cumbria, North West)£305,000
  3. LA22 (Waterhead, Lakes, Cumbria, North West)£305,000
  4. LA22 (Town End, Lakes, Cumbria, North West)£305,000
  5. LA8 (Cotes, Kendal, Cumbria, North West)£280,111
  6. LA21 (Oak Bank, Coniston, Cumbria, North West)£275,000
  7. LA20 (Broughton in Furness, Broughton West, Cumbria, North West)£246,000
  8. LA10 (Sedbergh, Sedbergh, Cumbria, North West)£240,000
  9. LA23 (Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, Cumbria, North West)£239,125
  10. LA23 (Droomer, Windermere, Cumbria, North West)£239,125

Top 10 Cheapest Areas (Median Pricing)

  1. LA14 (Hindpool, Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, North West)£88,567
  2. LA14 (Vickerstown, Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, North West)£88,567
  3. LA14 (Barrow Island, Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, North West)£88,567
  4. LA14 (Barrow-in-Furness, Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, North West)£88,567
  5. LA14 (Ormsgill, Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, North West)£88,567
  6. LA14 (Tummer Hill, Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, North West)£88,567
  7. LA14 (North Walney, Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, North West)£88,567
  8. LA14 (North Scale, Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, North West)£88,567
  9. LA14 (Hawcoat, Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, North West)£88,567
  10. LA18 (Millom, Millom, Cumbria, North West)£95,332

Top 10 Safest Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. LA19 / Nan Hill (Bootle, Cumbria, North West)
  2. LA17 / Tenter Wood (Kirkby Ireleth, Cumbria, North West)
  3. LA20 / Scar Lathing (Broughton West, Cumbria, North West)
  4. LA21 / White Gill Moss (Coniston, Cumbria, North West)
  5. LA16 / Askam Wood (Ireleth, Cumbria, North West)
  6. LA10 / Little Snaizwold Fell (Sedbergh, Cumbria, North West)
  7. LA8 / Bannisdale (Kendal, Cumbria, North West)
  8. LA7 / Dallam School (Milnthorpe, Cumbria, North West)
  9. LA22 / Dockey Tarn (Lakes, Cumbria, North West)
  10. LA11 / Mire Close Wood (Grange over Sands, Cumbria, North West)

Top 10 Unsafe Areas (All Crimes Committed)

  1. LA1 / Lancaster Royal Grammar School (Lancaster, Lancashire, North West)
  2. LA14 / North End Haws (Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, North West)
  3. LA4 / Torrisholme Community Primary School (Lancaster, Lancashire, North West)
  4. LA3 / Heysham Power Station (Lancaster, Lancashire, North West)
  5. LA9 / Young Spring Wood (Kendal, Cumbria, North West)
  6. LA13 / Snab Sands (Dalton in Furness, Cumbria, North West)
  7. LA5 / Ings Point (Warton, Lancashire, North West)
  8. LA2 / Gutterflat Wood (Caton, Lancashire, North West)
  9. LA12 / Mearness Point (Ulverston, Cumbria, North West)
  10. LA23 / Low Fell Plantation (Windermere, Cumbria, North West)

Top Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. Heversham St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolLeasgill, Heversham, Milnthorpe, LA7 7FG100 out of 100
  2. Cockerham Parochial Church of England Primary SchoolMain Street, Cockerham, Lancaster, LA2 0EF100 out of 100
  3. Levens CofE SchoolChurch Road Levens, Levens, Kendal, LA8 8PU99 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. John Ruskin SchoolLake Road, Coniston, LA21 8EW91 out of 100
  2. Dallam SchoolMilnthorpe, Milnthorpe, LA7 7DD88 out of 100
  3. Queen Elizabeth SchoolKirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2HJ86 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. Furness CollegeChannelside, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2PJ93 out of 100
  2. Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademyAshton Road, Lancaster, LA1 4RS92 out of 100
  3. Queen Elizabeth SchoolKirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2HJ83 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. Furness CollegeChannelside, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 2PJ94 out of 100
  2. Ripley St Thomas Church of England AcademyAshton Road, Lancaster, LA1 4RS91 out of 100
  3. Queen Elizabeth SchoolKirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2HJ85 out of 100

Lowest Schools/Colleges By UK Performance Score

Primary Schools
  1. West End Primary SchoolChatsworth Road, Morecambe, LA3 1BW1 out of 100
  2. Ridge Community Primary SchoolKeswick Road, Lancaster, LA1 3LE2 out of 100
  3. Ormsgill Nursery and Primary SchoolMill Bank, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 4AR3 out of 100
Secondary Schools
  1. Wennington Hall SchoolLodge Lane, Wennington, Lancaster, LA2 8NS5 out of 100
  2. Morecambe Road SchoolMorecambe Road, Morecambe, LA3 3AB8 out of 100
  3. Walney SchoolSandy Gap Lane, Walney, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 3JT18 out of 100
A-Level Colleges
  1. Focus School - Hornby CampusMelling Road, Hornby, Lancaster, LA2 8LH2 out of 100
  2. Chetwynde SchoolRating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 0NY8 out of 100
  3. Lancaster and Morecambe CollegeMorecambe Road, Lancaster, LA1 2TY13 out of 100
Vocational Colleges
  1. Focus School - Hornby CampusMelling Road, Hornby, Lancaster, LA2 8LH1 out of 100
  2. Jamea Al KautharAshton Road, Lancaster, LA1 5AJ3 out of 100
  3. Chetwynde SchoolRating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 0NY8 out of 100
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