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LA16

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
124
Current units
112
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
3

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
12

Postcode sectors in LA16

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

1 sectors
2,243 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Victoria Street, Askam-In-Furness, LA16 7BX 26 June 2026 £92,000
Selkirk, Ireleth Road, Askam-In-Furness, LA16 7FE 26 June 2026 £540,000
Langholme, Saves Lane, Askam-In-Furness, LA16 7EL 15 April 2026 £520,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
110
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 64
  • Criminal damage and arson 10
  • Public order 8
  • Other crime 7
  • Anti social behaviour 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

LA16 usual residents
3,248
Age-profile population
3,172

Age bands in LA16

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14.4%
458 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.2%
322 residents
Age 25 to 44
22%
697 residents
Age 45 to 64
30.5%
966 residents
Age 65 and over
23%
729 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 112 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, 109 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 97 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units 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

  • DUDDON VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A82651

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £210,000 from 326 recorded sales in LA16. 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.

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

Recorded crime

110 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 64 events.

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