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LA8 8AF

Levens and Crooklands · Westmorland and Furness · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Levens and Crooklands
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale
Postcode district
LA8
Postcode sector
LA8 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA8 8AQ 502 m
LA8 8AG 722 m
LA8 8AE 836 m
LA8 8AD 975 m
LA8 8AA 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA8 8AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA8
Postcode sector
LA8 8
Latitude
54.291576
Longitude
-2.773166
British National Grid easting
349,771
British National Grid northing
488,714

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Westmorland and Furness · E06000064
Electoral ward
Levens and Crooklands · E05014238
Parish or community
E04002611
Westminster constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale · E14001580
Output area
E00097999
Lower layer super output area
South Lakeland 010D · E01019383
Middle layer super output area
South Lakeland 010 · E02004024

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Appletree School

    Other independent special school

    2.2 km

  2. St Mark's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.5 km

  3. Levens CofE School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 5
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Drugs 3
  • Burglary 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
LA8 8 residents
2,747

Age bands in LA8 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.4%

360 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.2%

210 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.3%

475 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.9%

926 residents

Age 65 and over
32.2%

935 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA8 8 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+
0%
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
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • THE JAMES COCHRANE PRACT.

    BURTON ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 7HR

    ODS code A82026

    3.3 km

  • CAPTAIN FRENCH SURGERY

    THE GILLINGGATE CENTRE, GILLINGGATE, KENDAL, LA9 4JE

    ODS code A82025

    3.9 km

  • STATION HOUSE SURGERY

    STATION ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 6SA

    ODS code A82027

    5.0 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

  • Oxenholme Lake District Rail Station

    RLY · Oxenholme

    2.3 miles

  • Kendal Rail Station

    RLY · Kendal

    3.1 miles

  • Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station

    RLY · Burneside

    4.4 miles

  • Staveley Rail Station

    RLY · Staveley

    6.1 miles

  • Arnside Rail Station

    RLY · Arnside

    6.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Lakeland 010D, 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

28,254 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 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.

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.

Schools

Published establishments

14 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Appletree School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 5 events.

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