Most deprived 10⁠–⁠20%

IMD England

North West

Region

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.

5351

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 5351 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 & Wales

See sold prices in LA18

Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,899

White Brit.96.0%

Other White1.6%

+ other · 2.4%

Religion

Total residents: 1,899

Christian57.0%

No religion34.4%

Not answered7.8%

+ other · 0.9%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,899

50–6421.8%

35–4916.1%

25–3413.2%

65–7411.5%

75–847.5%

+ 6 other age groups · 29.9%

Households

Total households: 917

One person: other26.5%

One person: aged 66+16.1%

Lone parent family: With dependent children9.9%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.4%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.0%

+ 9 other households · 31.1%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

Millom Rail Station
Rail
98 m straight lineabout 1 min
Green Road Rail Station
Rail
4.2 km straight lineabout 52 min
Silecroft Rail Station
Rail
4.5 km straight lineabout 56 min

Coordinates & Location for LA18 4HX

England

Country

Cumberland

Local Authority

Millom

Ward

Whitehaven

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

LA18 4HX

Coordinates

54.2099, -3.2711

Grid reference

SD171801

Easting

317,195

Northing

480,101

Region

North West

Plus Code

9C6R6P5H+XG

User Type

Small user postcode

Grid Quality

Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)

Built Up Area

Millom

Travel to Work

Whitehaven

ITL Region

Cumberland

National Park

Non-National Park

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Administrative Information

Cumberland

Local Authority

Council Area

Barrow and Furness E14001076

Constituency

E14001076

Cumbria

Police Force

England

Ward

Millom

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 England

Lancashire 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 008G E01019299

E01019299

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Copeland 008 E02004007

E02004007

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Copeland 008G E01019299

E01019299

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Copeland 008 E02004007

E02004007

Larger 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

Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1

Sun & Time Information

7:46 AM

Sunrise

6:09 PM

Sunset

10 hours 23 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

7:46 AM

Sunset (today)

6:09 PM

Daylight duration

10 hours 23 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

July 1995

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~31 years

Active Duration

1995 -> Present

July 1995 — Introduced

Postcode LA18 4HX 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.

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01019299 and MSOA E02004007 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 5351

Present — Active

Postcode LA18 4HX is currently active and in use.

First introduced

July 1995

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~31 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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