LA23 3HN

Bowness and Lyth · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Postcode district
LA23
Postcode sector
LA23 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA23 3FB 111 m
LA23 3EP 121 m
LA23 3EW 127 m
LA23 3FJ 145 m
LA23 3FS 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA23 3HN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA23
Postcode sector
LA23 3
Latitude
54.359632
Longitude
-2.918652
British National Grid easting
340,400
British National Grid northing
496,400

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
E00098098
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 002C · E01019397
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 002 · E02004016

Postcode source versions

Explore LA23

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Goodly Dale Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. St Cuthberts Catholic Primary School, Windermere

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
406
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 212
  • Public order 46
  • Other theft 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Drugs 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA23 3 residents
2,047

Age bands in LA23 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.1%

229 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

172 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

529 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

597 residents

Age 65 and over
25.9%

534 residents

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • WINDERMERE HEALTH CENTRE

    GOODLEY DALE, WINDERMERE, LA23 2EG

    ODS code A82046

    1.3 km

  • ST. MARY'S SURGERY

    AMBLESIDE ROAD, WINDERMERE, LA23 1BA

    ODS code A82070

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Bowness on Windermere Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Bowness on Windermere

    0.3 miles
  • Bowness on Windermere Ferry Terminal

    FER · Bowness on Windermere

    0.3 miles
  • Bowness Ferry Nab

    FER · Bowness on Windermere

    0.6 miles
  • Bowness Ferry Nab

    FBT · Bowness on Windermere

    0.7 miles
  • Windermere Steam Boat Museum Ferry Terminal

    FBT · Bowness on Windermere

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 002C, 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

19,842 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Goodly Dale Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

406 published events cover 12 months, averaging 33.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 212 events.

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