LA22 9HZ

Windermere and Ambleside · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA22 9LN 293 m
LA22 9LL 383 m
LA22 9PN 506 m
LA22 9LW 692 m
LA22 9LP 741 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA22 9HZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA22
Postcode sector
LA22 9
Latitude
54.439144
Longitude
-2.982522
British National Grid easting
336,373
British National Grid northing
505,303

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
E00097960
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
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Ambleside CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km
  2. Grasmere CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.2 km
  3. Langdale CofE School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
158
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 69
  • Shoplifting 25
  • Public order 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Drugs 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • AMBLESIDE HEALTH CENTRE

    RYDAL ROAD, AMBLESIDE, LA22 9BP

    ODS code A82005

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing

    FBT · Waterhead

    1.6 miles
  • Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing

    FER · Waterhead

    1.6 miles
  • Wrey Castle Ferry Terminal

    FER · Low Wray

    2.6 miles
  • Wrey Castle Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Low Wray

    2.6 miles
  • Brockhole Ferry Landing

    FER · Brockhole

    3.0 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ambleside CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

158 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 69 events.

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