LA22 9AB

Windermere and Ambleside · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Postcode district
LA22
Postcode sector
LA22 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA22 9QH 25 m
LA22 9QQ 52 m
LA22 9QE 87 m
LA22 9QT 104 m
LA22 9QR 299 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA22 9AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA22
Postcode sector
LA22 9
Latitude
54.462875
Longitude
-3.028463
British National Grid easting
333,432
British National Grid northing
507,986

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Parish or community
E04002622
Westminster constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale · E14001580
Output area
E00097964
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 001C · E01019376
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 001 · E02004015

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Grasmere CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    778 m
  2. Langdale CofE School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
54
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 28
  • Other theft 7
  • Public order 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Burglary 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
LA22 9 residents
2,882

Age bands in LA22 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.6%

310 residents

Age 15 to 24
15%

400 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

652 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

749 residents

Age 65 and over
20.8%

555 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA22 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing

    FBT · Waterhead

    4.0 miles
  • Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing

    FER · Waterhead

    4.0 miles
  • Wrey Castle Ferry Terminal

    FER · Low Wray

    4.9 miles
  • Wrey Castle Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Low Wray

    4.9 miles
  • Brockhole Ferry Landing

    FER · Brockhole

    5.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 001C, 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

15,364 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Grasmere CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 778 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

54 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 28 events.

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