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LA16 7DA

Dalton North · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Dalton North
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Barrow and Furness
Postcode district
LA16
Postcode sector
LA16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA16 7FN 88 m
LA16 7BL 99 m
LA16 7FF 106 m
LA16 7AE 114 m
LA16 7HX 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA16 7DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA16
Postcode sector
LA16 7
Latitude
54.184678
Longitude
-3.206088
British National Grid easting
321,389
British National Grid northing
477,216

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Electoral ward
Dalton North · E05014222
Parish or community
E04002442
Westminster constituency
Barrow and Furness · E14001076
Output area
E00096764
Lower layer super output area
Barrow-in-Furness 001A · E01019144
Middle layer super output area
Barrow-in-Furness 001 · E02003977

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
10
Secondary
1

  1. Askam Village School

    Foundation school

    1 m

  2. Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

  3. Dowdales School

    Community school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
107
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

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA16 7 residents
3,248

Age bands in LA16 7

Wider postcode sector
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

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

3

within 5 km

  • DUDDON VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A82651

    333 m

  • DALTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A82039

    3.6 km

  • WATERLOO HOUSE SURGERY

    MILLOM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LAPSTONE ROAD, MILLOM, LA18 4BY

    ODS code A82033

    4.9 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

  • Askam Rail Station

    RLY · Askam-in-Furness

    0.3 miles

  • Dalton Rail Station

    RLY · Dalton-in-Furness

    2.4 miles

  • Millom Rail Station

    RLY · Millom

    3.2 miles

  • Kirkby-in-Furness Rail Station

    RLY · Kirkby in Furness

    3.4 miles

  • Ulverston Rail Station

    RLY · Ulverston

    4.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Barrow-in-Furness 001A, 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

15,351 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Askam Village School is the nearest published school at 1 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

107 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.917 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.