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Region
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Coordinates & Location for LA18 4HE
Postcode
LA18 4HE
Coordinates
54.1982, -3.2942
Grid reference
SD156788
Easting
315,669
Northing
478,817
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C6R5PX4+78
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Haverigg
Travel to Work
Whitehaven
ITL Region
Cumberland
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
16413
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16413 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.1%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Christian60.6%
No religion29.3%
Not answered6.8%
Buddhist1.1%
Muslim1.1%
+ 1 other religions · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6425.6%
65–7418.9%
35–4916.9%
25–349.6%
75–848.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.1%
Households
All members 66+18.5%
Any member 66+17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.6%
Other13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.7%
+ 7 other households · 26.2%
Administrative Information
Cumberland
Local Authority
Council AreaBarrow and Furness E14001076
Constituency
E14001076Cumbria
Police Force
England
Ward
Millom Without
Constituency code
E14001076
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Millom
International Territorial Level
Cumberland
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandLancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Cumbria Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01K
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Copeland 008B E01019283
E01019283MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Copeland 008 E02004007
E02004007LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Copeland 008B E01019283
E01019283MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Copeland 008 E02004007
E02004007Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
6:00 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
12 hours 11 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:00 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 11 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LA18 4HE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 16413
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01019283 and MSOA E02004007 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LA18 4HE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LA18 4HE
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
50%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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