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LA23 1PS

Windermere and Ambleside · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Windermere and Ambleside
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Postcode district
LA23
Postcode sector
LA23 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA23 1PR 1.4 km
LA23 1PP 1.9 km
LA23 1PW 2.0 km
LA23 1PN 2.2 km
LA23 1QD 2.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA23 1PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA23
Postcode sector
LA23 1
Latitude
54.443317
Longitude
-2.895529
British National Grid easting
342,021
British National Grid northing
505,692

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Electoral ward
Windermere and Ambleside · E05014249
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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
1
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Ambleside CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.8 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

3 female, 0 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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 0.1% 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+
0%
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%

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 straight-line

  • AMBLESIDE HEALTH CENTRE

    RYDAL ROAD, AMBLESIDE, LA22 9BP

    ODS code A82005

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing

    FER · Waterhead

    3.2 miles

  • Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing

    FBT · Waterhead

    3.2 miles

  • Brockhole Ferry Landing

    FER · Brockhole

    3.6 miles

  • Brockhole Ferry Landing

    FBT · Brockhole

    3.6 miles

  • Wrey Castle Ferry Terminal

    FER · Low Wray

    3.9 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

Schools

1 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Ambleside CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 3.0 miles.

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