LA12 8EU

Coniston and Hawkshead · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ulverston
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Postcode district
LA12
Postcode sector
LA12 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA12 8ET 99 m
LA12 7SZ 536 m
LA12 7PW 576 m
LA12 8ES 1.1 km
LA12 7TA 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA12 8EU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA12
Postcode sector
LA12 8
Latitude
54.254175
Longitude
-3.120239
British National Grid easting
327,114
British National Grid northing
484,856

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Parish or community
E04002589
Westminster constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale · E14001580
Output area
E00168547
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 008C · E01019350
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 008 · E02004022

Postcode source versions

Explore LA12

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gawthwaite Farmhouse, Gawthwaite, Ulverston, LA12 8EU 18 March 2026 £630,000
Carr Bank Cottage, Gawthwaite, Ulverston, LA12 8EU 10 March 2017 £235,000
Rock Cottage, Gawthwaite, Ulverston, LA12 8EU 24 January 2014 £232,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Burlington CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.4 km
  2. Penny Bridge CofE School

    Academy converter

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

21 female, 21 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.3
LA12 8 residents
2,237

Age bands in LA12 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10%

245 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.8%

168 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.1%

419 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.8%

804 residents

Age 65 and over
33.3%

817 residents

This postcode contained 1.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA12 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
85%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
85%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
85%
Gigabit-capable
85%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
85%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Kirkby-in-Furness Rail Station

    RLY · Kirkby in Furness

    3.1 miles
  • Lake Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing

    FBT · Water Yeat

    3.4 miles
  • Lake Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing

    FER · Water Yeat

    3.4 miles
  • Water Park (Coniston) Ferry Landing

    FER · Water Yeat

    3.7 miles
  • Water Park (Coniston) Ferry Landing

    FBT · Water Yeat

    3.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 008C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,849 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
3
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
3
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £630,000 from 1 recorded sale in LA12 8EU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Westmorland and Furness is £230,066 in June 2026, up 11.1% year on year.

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Burlington CofE School is the nearest published school at 2.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.