Among the least deprived
IMD England
28
Crime · May '26
£279,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for LA7 7JW
Postcode
LA7 7JW
Coordinates
54.2125, -2.8040
Grid reference
SD476799
Easting
347,664
Northing
479,942
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C6V657W+2C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Storth and Sandside
Travel to Work
Kendal
ITL Region
Westmorland and Furness
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.
27272
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27272 out of 32,844 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)
Property sales · LA7 7JW
HM Land Registry · Westmorland and Furness
Average price
£294,700
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £279,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '23 – Apr '26Apr '26: 1 sales · avg £277,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£395k£319k£242k
Aug '23Sep '23Oct '23Dec '25Apr '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near LA7 7JW
Crime trends · near LA7 7JW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23144
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY +129%
ASB
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +300%
Criminal damage
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.0%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian58.0%
No religion34.6%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6425.1%
65–7418.9%
75–8413.6%
35–4912.7%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.3%
Households
All members 66+22.3%
Any member 66+18.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.9%
Other9.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.8%
+ 7 other households · 24.9%
Administrative Information
Westmorland and Furness
Local Authority
Council AreaMorecambe and Lunesdale E14001372
Constituency
E14001372Cumbria
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Kent Estuary
Constituency code
E14001372
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Beetham
International Territorial Level
Westmorland and Furness
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandLancashire 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
South Lakeland 011C E01019343
E01019343MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
South Lakeland 011 E02004025
E02004025LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
South Lakeland 011C E01019343
E01019343MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
South Lakeland 011 E02004025
E02004025Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
3:51 AM
Sunrise
8:41 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:51 AM
Sunset (today)
8:41 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 LA7 7JW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 27272
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01019343 and MSOA E02004025 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LA7 7JW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LA7 7JW
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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