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LA12 9AF

Ulverston · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Ulverston
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Barrow and Furness
Postcode district
LA12
Postcode sector
LA12 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA12 9AB 31 m
LA12 9AG 40 m
LA12 9BG 45 m
LA12 9AE 62 m
LA12 9AL 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA12 9AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA12
Postcode sector
LA12 9
Latitude
54.194874
Longitude
-3.086798
British National Grid easting
329,191
British National Grid northing
478,224

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Electoral ward
Ulverston · E05014246
Parish or community
E04002655
Westminster constituency
Barrow and Furness · E14001076
Output area
E00098041
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 012B · E01019389
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 012 · E02004026

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Sir John Barrow School

    Community school

    273 m

  2. Church Walk CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    501 m

  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston

    Academy converter

    817 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
767
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 411
  • Criminal damage and arson 81
  • Public order 71
  • Other theft 45
  • Shoplifting 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.1
LA12 9 residents
7,167

Age bands in LA12 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

1,044 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

676 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

1,549 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,114 residents

Age 65 and over
27.7%

2,062 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA12 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ULVERSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE

    STANLEY STREET, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BT

    ODS code A82068

    848 m

  • ULVERSTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ULVERSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, STANLEY STREET, ULVERSTON, LA12 7BT

    ODS code A82003

    848 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ulverston Rail Station

    RLY · Ulverston

    0.5 miles

  • Dalton Rail Station

    RLY · Dalton-in-Furness

    4.7 miles

  • Cark Rail Station

    RLY · Cark

    4.7 miles

  • Askam Rail Station

    RLY · Askam-in-Furness

    4.8 miles

  • Kirkby-in-Furness Rail Station

    RLY · Kirkby in Furness

    4.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 012B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,652 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Sir John Barrow School is the nearest published school at 273 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

767 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 411 events.

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