LA16 7DD

Dalton North · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA16 7HF 101 m
LA16 7HE 240 m
LA16 7DF 667 m
LA15 8JZ 705 m
LA16 7BZ 945 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA16 7DD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA16
Postcode sector
LA16 7
Latitude
54.175627
Longitude
-3.197995
British National Grid easting
321,900
British National Grid northing
476,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Parish or community
E04002442
Westminster constituency
Barrow and Furness · E14001076
Output area
E00096763
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
13
Primary
11
Secondary
1
  1. Askam Village School

    Foundation school

    1.1 km
  2. Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km
  3. Dowdales School

    Community school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
98
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 61
  • Public order 9
  • Criminal damage and arson 8
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Other crime 5

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

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • DUDDON VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A82651

    1.2 km

  • DALTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A82039

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Askam Rail Station

    RLY · Askam-in-Furness

    1.0 miles
  • Dalton Rail Station

    RLY · Dalton-in-Furness

    1.7 miles
  • Millom Rail Station

    RLY · Millom

    3.8 miles
  • Kirkby-in-Furness Rail Station

    RLY · Kirkby in Furness

    4.0 miles
  • Barrow-in-Furness Rail Station

    RLY · Barrow-in-Furness

    4.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 1 secondary schools. Askam Village School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

98 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 61 events.

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