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LA23 1PY

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 1BL 25 m
LA23 1DU 47 m
LA23 1BH 69 m
LA23 1DT 70 m
LA23 1DZ 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA23 1PY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA23
Postcode sector
LA23 1
Latitude
54.377390
Longitude
-2.905732
British National Grid easting
341,265
British National Grid northing
498,365

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
E04002661
Westminster constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale · E14001580
Output area
E00098108
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 002F · E01034077
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 002 · E02004016

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    540 m

  2. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere

    Academy converter

    607 m

  3. Goodly Dale Primary School

    Community school

    937 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
435
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 214
  • Criminal damage and arson 56
  • Public order 36
  • Other theft 33
  • Shoplifting 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • ST. MARY'S SURGERY

    AMBLESIDE ROAD, WINDERMERE, LA23 1BA

    ODS code A82070

    427 m

  • WINDERMERE HEALTH CENTRE

    GOODLEY DALE, WINDERMERE, LA23 2EG

    ODS code A82046

    880 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Windermere Rail Station

    RLY · Windermere

    0.2 miles

  • Windermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry Terminal

    FER · Bowness on Windermere

    0.8 miles

  • Windermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Bowness on Windermere

    0.8 miles

  • Bowness on Windermere Ferry Terminal

    FER · Bowness on Windermere

    1.2 miles

  • Bowness on Windermere Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Bowness on Windermere

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 002F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,756 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 540 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

435 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 214 events.

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