Ulverston

Ulverston is covered by postcode district LA12. It is in the Westmorland and Furness council area, England.

Typical price £235,000 Homes sold in Ulverston, last 12 months. ▼ 4.9% on the year before Gigabit broadband 358 of 425 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 52 of 428 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 135 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 7 5 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Ulverston, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Ulverston, by flood risk Of the 428 postcodes in Ulverston that ONS places, 14 have a home or business at high risk, 11 are at medium risk at worst, 26 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 376 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. 2 groups of postcodes at high or medium risk are outlined: 6 postcodes at high or medium risk; 6 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Ulverston. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LA12 0AA: not on the flood risk listLA12 0AB: not on the flood risk listLA12 0AD: not on the flood risk listLA12 0AF: not on the flood risk listLA12 0AG: not on the flood risk listLA12 0AH: not on the flood risk listLA12 0AJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 0AN: not on the flood risk listLA12 0AR: not on the flood risk listLA12 0AS: not on the flood risk listLA12 0AU: not on the flood risk listLA12 0AW: not on the flood risk listLA12 0AX: not on the flood risk listLA12 0AZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 0BD: not on the flood risk listLA12 0BE: not on the flood risk listLA12 0BG: not on the flood risk listLA12 0BH: not on the flood risk listLA12 0BJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 0BL: not on the flood risk listLA12 0BP: not on the flood risk listLA12 0BQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 0BT: not on the flood risk listLA12 0BU: not on the flood risk listLA12 0BX: not on the flood risk listLA12 0BY: not on the flood risk listLA12 0DB: not on the flood risk listLA12 0DG: not on the flood risk listLA12 0DH: not on the flood risk listLA12 0DP: not on the flood risk listLA12 0DQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 0DR: not on the flood risk listLA12 0DS: not on the flood risk listLA12 0DT: not on the flood risk listLA12 0DU: not on the flood risk listLA12 0DX: not on the flood risk listLA12 0DY: not on the flood risk listLA12 0DZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 0EA: not on the flood risk listLA12 0EB: not on the flood risk listLA12 0ED: not on the flood risk listLA12 0EE: not on the flood risk listLA12 0EF: not on the flood risk listLA12 0EG: not on the flood risk listLA12 0EH: not on the flood risk listLA12 0EJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 0EL: not on the flood risk listLA12 0EP: not on the flood risk listLA12 0EQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 0ES: not on the flood risk listLA12 0ET: not on the flood risk listLA12 0EU: not on the flood risk listLA12 0EX: not on the flood risk listLA12 0EY: not on the flood risk listLA12 0HA: not on the flood risk listLA12 0HB: not on the flood risk listLA12 0HD: not on the flood risk listLA12 0HG: not on the flood risk listLA12 0SF: not on the flood risk listLA12 0SG: not on the flood risk listLA12 0TP: not on the flood risk listLA12 0UU: not on the flood risk listLA12 2AT: not on the flood risk listLA12 7AB: not on the flood risk listLA12 7AD: not on the flood risk listLA12 7AE: not on the flood risk listLA12 7AF: not on the flood risk listLA12 7AG: not on the flood risk listLA12 7AH: not on the flood risk listLA12 7AJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7AN: not on the flood risk listLA12 7AP: not on the flood risk listLA12 7AQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7AU: not on the flood risk listLA12 7AY: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BA: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BB: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BD: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BE: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BG: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BH: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BL: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BN: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BP: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BS: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BT: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BU: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BX: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BY: not on the flood risk listLA12 7BZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DA: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DB: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DD: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DE: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DF: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DG: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DH: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DL: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DN: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DP: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DR: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DS: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DT: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DU: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DW: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DX: not on the flood risk listLA12 7DZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EA: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EB: not on the flood risk listLA12 7ED: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EF: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EH: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EL: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EN: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EP: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7ER: not on the flood risk listLA12 7ES: not on the flood risk listLA12 7ET: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EU: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EW: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EX: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EY: not on the flood risk listLA12 7EZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FA: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FE: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FF: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FG: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FH: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FL: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FN: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FR: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FT: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FU: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FW: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FX: not on the flood risk listLA12 7FZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7GY: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HA: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HB: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HD: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HE: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HF: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HG: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HH: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HL: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HP: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HR: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HS: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HU: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HY: not on the flood risk listLA12 7HZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JA: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JD: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JE: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JF: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JG: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JH: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JL: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JP: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JR: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JS: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JT: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JU: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JW: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JX: not on the flood risk listLA12 7JY: not on the flood risk listLA12 7LD: not on the flood risk listLA12 7LE: not on the flood risk listLA12 7LF: not on the flood risk listLA12 7LJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7LN: not on the flood risk listLA12 7LR: not on the flood risk listLA12 7LS: not on the flood risk listLA12 7LT: not on the flood risk listLA12 7LZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7NB: not on the flood risk listLA12 7ND: not on the flood risk listLA12 7NE: not on the flood risk listLA12 7NG: not on the flood risk listLA12 7NH: not on the flood risk listLA12 7NJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7NL: not on the flood risk listLA12 7NN: not on the flood risk listLA12 7NQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7RY: not on the flood risk listLA12 7SG: not on the flood risk listLA12 7TG: not on the flood risk listLA12 7TL: not on the flood risk listLA12 7TN: not on the flood risk listLA12 7TP: not on the flood risk listLA12 7TQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 7TR: not on the flood risk listLA12 7TS: not on the flood risk listLA12 7TT: not on the flood risk listLA12 7TU: not on the flood risk listLA12 7TW: not on the flood risk listLA12 7UA: not on the flood risk listLA12 7UB: not on the flood risk listLA12 7WG: not on the flood risk listLA12 7XA: not on the flood risk listLA12 7XB: not on the flood risk listLA12 7XD: not on the flood risk listLA12 7XE: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AB: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AD: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AE: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AF: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AG: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AH: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AL: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AN: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AP: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AS: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AT: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AW: not on the flood risk listLA12 9AZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9BB: not on the flood risk listLA12 9BE: not on the flood risk listLA12 9BF: not on the flood risk listLA12 9BG: not on the flood risk listLA12 9BN: not on the flood risk listLA12 9BP: not on the flood risk listLA12 9BS: not on the flood risk listLA12 9BT: not on the flood risk listLA12 9BY: not on the flood risk listLA12 9BZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9DE: not on the flood risk listLA12 9DF: not on the flood risk listLA12 9DG: not on the flood risk listLA12 9DH: not on the flood risk listLA12 9DS: not on the flood risk listLA12 9ES: not on the flood risk listLA12 9ET: not on the flood risk listLA12 9EU: not on the flood risk listLA12 9EX: not on the flood risk listLA12 9EY: not on the flood risk listLA12 9EZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9FA: not on the flood risk listLA12 9FE: not on the flood risk listLA12 9FG: not on the flood risk listLA12 9FJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9FN: not on the flood risk listLA12 9FU: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HA: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HB: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HD: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HE: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HF: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HG: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HH: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HL: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HN: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HR: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HS: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HT: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HU: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HW: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HX: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HY: not on the flood risk listLA12 9HZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JA: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JB: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JD: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JE: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JF: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JG: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JH: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JL: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JN: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JP: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JR: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JS: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JT: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JU: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JW: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JX: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JY: not on the flood risk listLA12 9JZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LA: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LB: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LD: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LE: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LF: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LG: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LH: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LL: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LN: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LP: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LR: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LS: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LT: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LU: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LW: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LX: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LY: not on the flood risk listLA12 9LZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NA: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NB: not on the flood risk listLA12 9ND: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NE: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NF: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NG: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NH: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NL: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NN: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NP: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NR: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NS: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NT: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NW: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NX: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NY: not on the flood risk listLA12 9NZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PA: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PB: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PD: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PE: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PF: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PG: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PH: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PJ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PL: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PN: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PP: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PR: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PS: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PT: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PU: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PW: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PX: not on the flood risk listLA12 9PY: not on the flood risk listLA12 9QA: not on the flood risk listLA12 9QE: not on the flood risk listLA12 9RZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9SQ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9SX: not on the flood risk listLA12 9SY: not on the flood risk listLA12 9SZ: not on the flood risk listLA12 9TA: not on the flood risk listLA12 9TB: not on the flood risk listLA12 9TD: not on the flood risk listLA12 9FF: very low flood risk onlyLA12 0AY: low flood risk at worstLA12 0BA: low flood risk at worstLA12 0BB: low flood risk at worstLA12 0DE: low flood risk at worstLA12 0DJ: low flood risk at worstLA12 0DL: low flood risk at worstLA12 0DN: low flood risk at worstLA12 0DW: low flood risk at worstLA12 0EN: low flood risk at worstLA12 7BW: low flood risk at worstLA12 7JZ: low flood risk at worstLA12 7LA: low flood risk at worstLA12 7LB: low flood risk at worstLA12 9BW: low flood risk at worstLA12 9DJ: low flood risk at worstLA12 9DP: low flood risk at worstLA12 9DQ: low flood risk at worstLA12 9DT: low flood risk at worstLA12 9DU: low flood risk at worstLA12 9DY: low flood risk at worstLA12 9DZ: low flood risk at worstLA12 9EB: low flood risk at worstLA12 9ED: low flood risk at worstLA12 9EE: low flood risk at worstLA12 9EF: low flood risk at worstLA12 9FB: low flood risk at worstLA12 0AQ: medium flood risk at worstLA12 7LY: medium flood risk at worstLA12 9AA: medium flood risk at worstLA12 9BL: medium flood risk at worstLA12 9BU: medium flood risk at worstLA12 9BX: medium flood risk at worstLA12 9DA: medium flood risk at worstLA12 9DB: medium flood risk at worstLA12 9DD: medium flood risk at worstLA12 9EG: medium flood risk at worstLA12 9EP: medium flood risk at worstLA12 7SE: high flood riskLA12 9AR: high flood riskLA12 9AU: high flood riskLA12 9AX: high flood riskLA12 9AY: high flood riskLA12 9BA: high flood riskLA12 9BD: high flood riskLA12 9DL: high flood riskLA12 9DR: high flood riskLA12 9DX: high flood riskLA12 9EA: high flood riskLA12 9EL: high flood riskLA12 9ER: high flood riskLA12 9EW: high flood risk Ulverston 6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to LA12 9AY, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk6 postcodes at high or medium risk6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to LA12 9BU, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk6 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Ulverston, by flood risk Of the 428 postcodes in Ulverston that ONS places, 14 have a home or business at high risk, 11 are at medium risk at worst, 26 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 376 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. 2 groups of postcodes at high or medium risk are outlined: 6 postcodes at high or medium risk; 6 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Ulverston. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Ulverston 6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to LA12 9AY, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk6 postcodes at high or medium risk
  • A home or business at high risk: 14
  • At medium risk at worst: 11
  • At low risk at worst: 26
  • At very low risk only: 1
  • Not on the at-risk list: 376
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 428 postcodes in Ulverston that ONS places, 14 have a home or business at high risk, 11 are at medium risk at worst, 26 are at low risk at worst, 1 are at very low risk only and 376 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.1916, longitude -3.0918. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

14 postcodes here have a home or business at high risk. These are the 12 with the most homes and businesses at that risk.

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

LA12 9AY12 at high riskLA12 9AX10 at high riskLA12 9AU8 at high riskLA12 9DX6 at high riskLA12 9BD5 at high riskLA12 9BA5 at high riskLA12 9ER4 at high riskLA12 7SE2 at high riskLA12 9EL2 at high riskLA12 9AR2 at high riskLA12 9DR2 at high riskLA12 9DL1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. LA12 9AY, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.
  • 6 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. LA12 9BU, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Ulverston?

Homes sold for a typical £235,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.9% on the 12 months before. At 358 of the 425 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 135 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 52 of its 428 postcodes. It has 5 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ulverston, 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Ulverston?

Homes in Ulverston sold for a typical £235,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 172 sales, down 4.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£235,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£247,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £405,000 30 sales
  • Semi-detached £240,000 61 sales
  • Terraced £210,000 69 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £161,750 12 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LA12 district, Ulverston's main postcode district: a typical £255,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Ulverston: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Ulverston?

15 of the 428 postcodes now in use in Ulverston came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 187 homes sold in Ulverston were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LA12 district, 5%.

The newest postcodes

LA12 2BAsince March 2025LA12 7FZsince September 2023LA12 9TBsince April 2023LA12 2ATsince September 2022LA12 2AUsince June 2022LA12 9FNsince May 2022

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn UlverstonAcross the LA12 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 172 (0%) 5 of 284 (2%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 187 (0%) 19 of 354 (5%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Ulverston?

Ofcom reports on 425 of the 428 postcodes in Ulverston. At 358 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit358 of 425
Postcodes where every home can get superfast407 of 425

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Ulverston at risk of flooding?

52 of the 428 postcodes in Ulverston have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 135 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 52 of 428 postcodes High: 61Medium: 74Low: 472Very low: 29

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Ulverston?

The open schools at the postcodes in Ulverston. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Ulverston?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Ulverston is Ulverston Rail Station, 400 m away in a straight line.

  • Ulverston Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Dalton Rail Station Railway station 7.0 kmDrive
  • Askam Rail Station Railway station 7.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Ulverston?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Ulverston. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Ulverston safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 823 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Ulverston over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 72 September 2025
  2. 79 October 2025
  3. 68 November 2025
  4. 75 December 2025
  5. 57 January 2026
  6. 46 February 2026
  7. 62 March 2026
  8. 82 April 2026
  9. 73 May 2026
  10. 71 June 2026
  11. 78 July 2026
  12. 60 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences437 reports
Criminal damage and arson84 reports
Public order79 reports
Anti-social behaviour55 reports
Other theft46 reports
Shoplifting40 reports
Drugs26 reports
Other crime18 reports

Also: possession of weapons 16, vehicle crime 10, burglary 6, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Ulverston?

Council
Westmorland and Furness
Parliamentary constituency
Barrow and Furness
Police force area
Cumbria
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Michelle Scrogham (Labour)

All 428 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Ulverston

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Ulverston postcodes

428 postcodes in use in Ulverston, by district:

LA12 postcode district,428 postcodes

That district is in the LA postcode area.

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Places near Ulverston

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Ulverston's £235,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Dalton-in-Furness7.0 km, £161,000Askam in Furness7.3 km, £267,500Grange-over-Sands11.4 km, £295,000Barrow-in-Furness11.8 km, £160,000Millom11.8 km, £110,000Arnside16.8 km, £390,000Silverdale17.5 km, £371,500Heysham20.6 km, £190,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Ulverston

What is it like to live in Ulverston?
Homes sold for a typical £235,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.9% on the 12 months before. At 358 of the 425 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 135 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 52 of its 428 postcodes. It has 5 primary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Ulverston, 400 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Ulverston?
Ulverston is covered by postcode district LA12, across 428 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Ulverston in?
Ulverston is in the Westmorland and Furness council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Ulverston?
Ulverston is in the Barrow and Furness parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Michelle Scrogham (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Ulverston?
Homes in Ulverston sold for a typical £235,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 172 sales, down 4.9% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Ulverston?
In Ulverston, primary schools at its postcodes include Sandside Lodge School, Sir John Barrow School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ulverston; secondary schools at its postcodes include Sandside Lodge School and Ulverston Victoria High School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Ulverston have a railway station?
Yes: Ulverston is 400 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Ulverston, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Ulverston?
Ofcom reports on 425 of the 428 postcodes in Ulverston. At 358 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Ulverston at risk of flooding?
52 of the 428 postcodes in Ulverston have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 135 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Ulverston?
15 of the 428 postcodes now in use in Ulverston came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 187 homes sold in Ulverston were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LA12 district, 5%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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