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LA15 8AR

Dalton South · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Dalton South
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Barrow and Furness
Postcode district
LA15
Postcode sector
LA15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA15 8AS 40 m
LA15 8AP 41 m
LA15 8AE 74 m
LA15 8BY 79 m
LA15 8AA 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA15 8AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA15
Postcode sector
LA15 8
Latitude
54.156413
Longitude
-3.184193
British National Grid easting
322,765
British National Grid northing
474,047

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Electoral ward
Dalton South · E05014223
Parish or community
E04002443
Westminster constituency
Barrow and Furness · E14001076
Output area
E00096792
Lower layer super output area
Barrow-in-Furness 002B · E01019149
Middle layer super output area
Barrow-in-Furness 002 · E02003978

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
21
Secondary
3

  1. Dowdales School

    Community school

    308 m

  2. Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School

    Community school

    445 m

  3. George Romney Junior School

    Community school

    494 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
541
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 242
  • Criminal damage and arson 83
  • Public order 60
  • Anti social behaviour 37
  • Other theft 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA15 8 residents
7,655

Age bands in LA15 8

Wider postcode sector
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

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

4

within 5 km

  • DALTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A82039

    291 m

  • DUDDON VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ASKAM SURGERY, 2 PARKLANDS DRIVE, ASKAM-IN-FURNESS, LA16 7JP

    ODS code A82651

    3.5 km

  • NORWOOD MEDICAL CENTRE

    99 ABBEY ROAD, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, LA14 5ES

    ODS code A82008

    4.9 km

  • BRIDGEGATE MEDICAL CENTRE

    WINCHESTER STREET, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, LA13 9SH

    ODS code A82009

    5.0 km

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

  • Dalton Rail Station

    RLY · Dalton-in-Furness

    0.3 miles

  • Askam Rail Station

    RLY · Askam-in-Furness

    2.4 miles

  • Roose Rail Station

    RLY · Roose

    2.9 miles

  • Barrow-in-Furness Rail Station

    RLY · Barrow-in-Furness

    3.1 miles

  • Ulverston Rail Station

    RLY · Ulverston

    4.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barrow-in-Furness 002B, 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

19,414 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
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

26 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. Dowdales School is the nearest published school at 308 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

541 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 242 events.

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