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LA15

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
285
Current units
267
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
4

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
18

Postcode sectors in LA15

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

1 sectors
5,275 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
41, Wellington Street, Dalton-In-Furness, LA15 8AN 24 July 2026 £80,000
14, Marton Close, Dalton-In-Furness, LA15 8XL 24 July 2026 £247,500
88, Flat, Market Street, Dalton-In-Furness, LA15 8DJ 24 July 2026 £150,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
512
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 231
  • Criminal damage and arson 79
  • Public order 57
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Other theft 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

LA15 usual residents
7,655
Age-profile population
7,556

Age bands in LA15

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14.7%
1,108 residents
Age 15 to 24
11.6%
880 residents
Age 25 to 44
23.2%
1,750 residents
Age 45 to 64
28.9%
2,187 residents
Age 65 and over
21.6%
1,631 residents

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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 261 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 249 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 242 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 1 postcode unit had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • DALTON SURGERY

    92 MARKET STREET, DALTON-IN-FURNESS, LA15 8AB

    ODS code A82039

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £150,000 from 865 recorded sales in LA15. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

512 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 231 events.

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