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LA18

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
344
Current units
300
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
2

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
44

Postcode sectors in LA18

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

3 sectors
4,675 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
95, Albert Street, Millom, LA18 4AD 17 July 2026 £108,000
126, Holborn Hill, Millom, LA18 5BW 15 July 2026 £50,000
158, Albert Street, Millom, LA18 4AB 8 July 2026 £117,500

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
374
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 201
  • Criminal damage and arson 46
  • Public order 35
  • Drugs 20
  • Other crime 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

LA18 usual residents
8,301
Age-profile population
8,394

Age bands in LA18

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
14.8%
1,246 residents
Age 15 to 24
8.9%
748 residents
Age 25 to 44
21.1%
1,774 residents
Age 45 to 64
30%
2,515 residents
Age 65 and over
25.1%
2,111 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 298 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, 264 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 228 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 7 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

  • WATERLOO HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A82033

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £110,000 from 744 recorded sales in LA18. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Cumberland is £172,036 in June 2026, up 6.9% year on year.

Schools

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

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

Recorded crime

374 published events cover 12 months, averaging 31 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 201 events.

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