LA23 2EU

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 2EX 39 m
LA23 2EY 73 m
LA23 2DF 94 m
LA23 2EP 94 m
LA23 2EZ 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA23 2EU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA23
Postcode sector
LA23 2
Latitude
54.369201
Longitude
-2.908322
British National Grid easting
341,085
British National Grid northing
497,456

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
E00098092
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 002B · E01019396
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 002 · E02004016

Postcode source versions

Explore LA23

31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
37, Meadow Road, Windermere, LA23 2EU 17 May 2024 £270,000
29, Meadow Road, Windermere, LA23 2EU 31 March 2022 £252,000
11, Meadow Road, Windermere, LA23 2EU 30 September 2021 £380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere

    Academy converter

    343 m
  2. Goodly Dale Primary School

    Community school

    352 m
  3. St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    391 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
656
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 335
  • Criminal damage and arson 74
  • Public order 66
  • Other theft 46
  • Shoplifting 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
42

23 female, 19 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.5
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 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.

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+
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%

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

2

within 5 km

  • WINDERMERE HEALTH CENTRE

    GOODLEY DALE, WINDERMERE, LA23 2EG

    ODS code A82046

    381 m

  • ST. MARY'S SURGERY

    AMBLESIDE ROAD, WINDERMERE, LA23 1BA

    ODS code A82070

    1.3 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Windermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Bowness on Windermere

    0.6 miles
  • Windermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry Terminal

    FER · Bowness on Windermere

    0.6 miles
  • Windermere Rail Station

    RLY · Windermere

    0.7 miles
  • Bowness on Windermere Ferry Terminal

    FER · Bowness on Windermere

    0.8 miles
  • Bowness on Windermere Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Bowness on Windermere

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 002B, 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

26,941 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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
4
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 £261,000 from 4 recorded sales in LA23 2EU. 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere is the nearest published school at 343 m.

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

Recorded crime

656 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 335 events.

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