LA6 2SQ

Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Postcode district
LA6
Postcode sector
LA6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA6 2RX 67 m
LA6 2RY 80 m
LA6 2SB 102 m
LA6 2FU 131 m
LA6 2FX 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA6 2SQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2014
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA6
Postcode sector
LA6 2
Latitude
54.210814
Longitude
-2.577938
British National Grid easting
362,405
British National Grid northing
479,606

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Parish or community
E04002594
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00097941
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 009B · E01019373
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 009 · E02004023

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
2
Secondary
2
  1. Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    216 m
  2. Underley Garden School

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km
  3. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
77
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Public order 8
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Burglary 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA6 2 residents
4,524

Age bands in LA6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

633 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

357 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.4%

679 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.3%

1,375 residents

Age 65 and over
30.8%

1,356 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • LUNESDALE SURGERY

    KIRKBY LONSDALE, CARNFORTH, LA6 2HQ

    ODS code A82030

    2.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Cowan Bridge

    2.1 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Cowan Bridge

    2.1 miles
  • Tree Cross

    BCT · Leck

    2.1 miles
  • Loyne Park

    BCT · Whittington

    2.4 miles
  • Loyne Park

    BCT · Whittington

    2.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 009B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,040 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 2 secondary schools. Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 216 m.

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

Recorded crime

77 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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