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LA22

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
488
Current units
391
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
2

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
97

Postcode sectors in LA22

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2 sectors

Property

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3,922 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cobblestones, Old Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DH 14 July 2026 £830,000
The Ferry House, 1, Far Sawrey, Ambleside, LA22 0LZ 6 July 2026 £425,000
Fellside, Edinboro, Ambleside, LA22 9EN 6 July 2026 £432,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
426
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 194
  • Public order 43
  • Other theft 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Shoplifting 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

LA22 usual residents
4,890
Age-profile population
4,835

Age bands in LA22

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
9.7%
468 residents
Age 15 to 24
12%
580 residents
Age 25 to 44
22.1%
1,067 residents
Age 45 to 64
30%
1,452 residents
Age 65 and over
26.2%
1,268 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 388 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 281 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 129 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 24 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

  • AMBLESIDE HEALTH CENTRE

    RYDAL ROAD, AMBLESIDE, LA22 9BP

    ODS code A82005

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £461,250 from 504 recorded sales in LA22. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

426 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 194 events.

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