LA23 2EA

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA23 2DJ 34 m
LA23 2BE 54 m
LA23 2BQ 67 m
LA23 2DN 74 m
LA23 2BZ 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA23 2EA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA23
Postcode sector
LA23 2
Latitude
54.372260
Longitude
-2.900724
British National Grid easting
341,583
British National Grid northing
497,790

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Parish or community
E04002661
Westminster constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale · E14001580
Output area
E00098111
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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Property

At this postcode

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9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Thornthwaite Flats, Windermere, LA23 2EA 13 July 2023 £205,000
6, Thornthwaite Flats, Windermere, LA23 2EA 11 February 2022 £169,050
2, Thornthwaite Flats, Windermere, LA23 2EA 30 June 2021 £182,000

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

    383 m
  2. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere

    Academy converter

    531 m
  3. Goodly Dale Primary School

    Community school

    855 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
564
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 291
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Public order 49
  • Other theft 42
  • Shoplifting 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

3 female, 0 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.0
LA23 2 residents
4,068

Age bands in LA23 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13%

496 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

387 residents

Age 25 to 44
22%

837 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.6%

1,203 residents

Age 65 and over
23.3%

888 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA23 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

  • WINDERMERE HEALTH CENTRE

    GOODLEY DALE, WINDERMERE, LA23 2EG

    ODS code A82046

    840 m

  • ST. MARY'S SURGERY

    AMBLESIDE ROAD, WINDERMERE, LA23 1BA

    ODS code A82070

    1.1 km

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

    0.5 miles
  • Windermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Bowness on Windermere

    0.9 miles
  • Windermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry Terminal

    FER · Bowness on Windermere

    0.9 miles
  • Bowness on Windermere Ferry Terminal

    FER · Bowness on Windermere

    1.1 miles
  • Bowness on Windermere Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Bowness on Windermere

    1.1 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
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £187,025 from 2 recorded sales in LA23 2EA. 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

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 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

564 published events cover 12 months, averaging 47 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 291 events.

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