LA22 9PL

Windermere and Ambleside · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ambleside
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Postcode district
LA22
Postcode sector
LA22 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA22 9BE 154 m
LA22 9BG 216 m
LA22 9BA 301 m
LA22 9BQ 311 m
LA22 9BD 328 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA22 9PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA22
Postcode sector
LA22 9
Latitude
54.438452
Longitude
-2.970233
British National Grid easting
337,169
British National Grid northing
505,215

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

Explore LA22

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Field Garth, Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9PL 14 August 2020 £579,000
Rushbrook, Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9PL 8 March 2019 £465,000
The Coach House, Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9PL 8 March 2018 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Ambleside CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    840 m
  2. Windermere School

    Other independent school

    3.9 km
  3. Grasmere CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
175
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 78
  • Shoplifting 25
  • Public order 17
  • Criminal damage and arson 15
  • Other theft 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

3 female, 2 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.3
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA22 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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+
77.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
77.8%
Gigabit-capable
77.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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 Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • AMBLESIDE HEALTH CENTRE

    RYDAL ROAD, AMBLESIDE, LA22 9BP

    ODS code A82005

    454 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing

    FER · Waterhead

    1.3 miles
  • Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing

    FBT · Waterhead

    1.3 miles
  • Wrey Castle Ferry Terminal

    FER · Low Wray

    2.4 miles
  • Wrey Castle Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Low Wray

    2.4 miles
  • Brockhole Ferry Landing

    FER · Brockhole

    2.8 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
2
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

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ambleside CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 840 m.

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

Recorded crime

175 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 78 events.

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