LA23 1LA

Windermere and Ambleside · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Windermere
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Postcode district
LA23
Postcode sector
LA23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA23 1NS 315 m
LA23 1NT 383 m
LA23 1HT 478 m
LA23 1NU 636 m
LA23 1HS 663 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA23 1LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA23
Postcode sector
LA23 1
Latitude
54.402047
Longitude
-2.918276
British National Grid easting
340,486
British National Grid northing
501,119

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
E00097955
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 001B · E01019375
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 001 · E02004015

Postcode source versions

Explore LA23

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Broadoaks Country House, Bridge Lane, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1LA 27 November 2023 £2,400,000
Acre Lodge, Bridge Lane, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1LA 18 April 2023 £2,350,000
Wetherlam, Bridge Lane, Troutbeck, Windermere, LA23 1LA 17 February 2017 £907,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. The Lakes School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Windermere School

    Other independent school

    1.9 km
  3. St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
57
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 29
  • Other theft 7
  • Drugs 4
  • Other crime 4
  • Burglary 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

6 female, 8 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.8
LA23 1 residents
2,191

Age bands in LA23 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.9%

242 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

206 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.6%

433 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.1%

764 residents

Age 65 and over
33%

811 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA23 1 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+
92.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
92.9%
Gigabit-capable
92.9%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
21.4%

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

3

within 5 km

  • ST. MARY'S SURGERY

    AMBLESIDE ROAD, WINDERMERE, LA23 1BA

    ODS code A82070

    2.4 km

  • WINDERMERE HEALTH CENTRE

    GOODLEY DALE, WINDERMERE, LA23 2EG

    ODS code A82046

    3.5 km

  • AMBLESIDE HEALTH CENTRE

    RYDAL ROAD, AMBLESIDE, LA22 9BP

    ODS code A82005

    4.8 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Brockhole Ferry Landing

    FBT · Brockhole

    1.1 miles
  • Brockhole Ferry Landing

    FER · Brockhole

    1.1 miles
  • Windermere Rail Station

    RLY · Windermere

    1.7 miles
  • Wrey Castle Ferry Terminal

    FER · Low Wray

    1.8 miles
  • Wrey Castle Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Low Wray

    1.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 001B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,645 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £2,375,000 from 2 recorded sales in LA23 1LA. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Lakes School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

57 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 29 events.

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