LA16 7AY postcode in Askam in Furness, Westmorland and Furness

LA16 7AY is a postcode in Askam in Furness, in the Dalton North ward of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the Barrow and Furness parliamentary constituency and the Cumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at LA16 7AY can get it Across Westmorland and Furness: 82% Typical price £267,500 Homes sold in LA16 7, last 12 months. ▲ 7% on the year before Nearest station Askam 250 m in a straight line

Where LA16 7AY is, and what is near it

Map of LA16 7AY and what is near it Map of LA16 7AY: its centre point, with the 111 other postcodes in the LA16 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LA16 7AA: also in LA16 7LA16 7AD: also in LA16 7LA16 7AE: also in LA16 7LA16 7AF: also in LA16 7LA16 7AG: also in LA16 7LA16 7AH: also in LA16 7LA16 7AJ: also in LA16 7LA16 7AL: also in LA16 7LA16 7AP: also in LA16 7LA16 7AQ: also in LA16 7LA16 7AR: also in LA16 7LA16 7AS: also in LA16 7LA16 7AT: also in LA16 7LA16 7AU: also in LA16 7LA16 7AW: also in LA16 7LA16 7AX: also in LA16 7LA16 7AZ: also in LA16 7LA16 7BB: also in LA16 7LA16 7BD: also in LA16 7LA16 7BE: also in LA16 7LA16 7BG: also in LA16 7LA16 7BH: also in LA16 7LA16 7BJ: also in LA16 7LA16 7BL: also in LA16 7LA16 7BN: also in LA16 7LA16 7BP: also in LA16 7LA16 7BQ: also in LA16 7LA16 7BS: also in LA16 7LA16 7BT: also in LA16 7LA16 7BW: also in LA16 7LA16 7DA: also in LA16 7LA16 7DB: also in LA16 7LA16 7DE: also in LA16 7LA16 7DG: also in LA16 7LA16 7DH: also in LA16 7LA16 7DJ: also in LA16 7LA16 7DL: also in LA16 7LA16 7DN: also in LA16 7LA16 7DP: also in LA16 7LA16 7DR: also in LA16 7LA16 7DS: also in LA16 7LA16 7DT: also in LA16 7LA16 7DW: also in LA16 7LA16 7DX: also in LA16 7LA16 7DY: also in LA16 7LA16 7DZ: also in LA16 7LA16 7EA: also in LA16 7LA16 7EB: also in LA16 7LA16 7ED: also in LA16 7LA16 7EE: also in LA16 7LA16 7EF: also in LA16 7LA16 7EG: also in LA16 7LA16 7EH: also in LA16 7LA16 7EJ: also in LA16 7LA16 7EL: also in LA16 7LA16 7EN: also in LA16 7LA16 7EP: also in LA16 7LA16 7EQ: also in LA16 7LA16 7ER: also in LA16 7LA16 7ES: also in LA16 7LA16 7ET: also in LA16 7LA16 7EW: also in LA16 7LA16 7EX: also in LA16 7LA16 7EY: also in LA16 7LA16 7EZ: also in LA16 7LA16 7FA: also in LA16 7LA16 7FB: also in LA16 7LA16 7FD: also in LA16 7LA16 7FE: also in LA16 7LA16 7FF: also in LA16 7LA16 7FG: also in LA16 7LA16 7FH: also in LA16 7LA16 7FL: also in LA16 7LA16 7FN: also in LA16 7LA16 7HB: also in LA16 7LA16 7HG: also in LA16 7LA16 7HH: also in LA16 7LA16 7HJ: also in LA16 7LA16 7HL: also in LA16 7LA16 7HN: also in LA16 7LA16 7HP: also in LA16 7LA16 7HQ: also in LA16 7LA16 7HR: also in LA16 7LA16 7HS: also in LA16 7LA16 7HT: also in LA16 7LA16 7HW: also in LA16 7LA16 7HX: also in LA16 7LA16 7HY: also in LA16 7LA16 7HZ: also in LA16 7LA16 7JA: also in LA16 7LA16 7JB: also in LA16 7LA16 7JD: also in LA16 7LA16 7JE: also in LA16 7LA16 7JF: also in LA16 7LA16 7JG: also in LA16 7LA16 7JP: also in LA16 7LA16 7JR: also in LA16 7LA16 7JS: also in LA16 7LA16 7JT: also in LA16 7 3 places, 3.8–4.5 kmWaterloo House Surgery 4.4 kmMillom School 4.8 kmAskam in Furness LA16 7AY Map of LA16 7AY and what is near it Map of LA16 7AY: its centre point, with the 111 other postcodes in the LA16 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.0 km2 places, 4.4–4.8 kmAskam in Furness LA16 7AY
  • LA16 7AY
  • Other postcodes in LA16 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.1907, longitude -3.2073)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LA16 7AY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LA16 7AY?

Every home and business at LA16 7AY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

LA16 7AY 100% Westmorland and Furness 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LA16 7AY 100% Westmorland and Furness 96%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LA16 7AY?

Westmorland and Furness Council gives bin days for each home rather than each postcode. BinDayBuddy finds yours from your house number, from the council's own system.

Find the bin days for your home on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LA16 7AY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LA16 7AY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Westmorland and Furness

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LA16 7AY: 4,002 properties in Westmorland and Furness are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Westmorland and Furness

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LA16 7AY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LA16 7AY?

Homes in LA16 7 sold for a typical £267,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 52 sales, up 7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£267,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£249,950 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £385,000 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £244,975 12 sales
  • Terraced £122,750 16 sales

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

Across the whole LA16 district: a typical £267,500 from 52 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in LA16 7AY

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in LA16 7AY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 1 August 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near LA16 7AY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 960 homes in the neighbourhood around LA16 7AY. The largest share of them, 45%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (47%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LA16 7AY

Band D in Westmorland and Furness for 2026‑27: £2,508. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,672 (band A) to £3,623 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,672.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 430 (45%)£1,672
Band Babout 230 (24%)£1,951
Band Cabout 120 (13%)£2,229
Band Dabout 110 (11%)£2,508
Band Eabout 50 (5%)£3,065
Band Fabout 20 (2%)£3,623
Band Gwithheld£4,180
Band Hfewer than 5£5,016

When the homes were built

  1. 47% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. 34% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 4% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Westmorland and Furness before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LA16 7AY is in (ONS area E01019145), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LA16 7AY?

The nearest open schools to LA16 7AY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LA16 7AY, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to LA16 7AY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LA16 7AY is Askam Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • Askam Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Dalton Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Rail Station, 283 m away.

More stations near LA16 7AY, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near LA16 7AY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LA16 7AY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LA16 7AY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LA16 7AY on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LA16 7AY?

The nearest to the centre of LA16 7AY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LA16 7AY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LA16 7AY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LA16 7AY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LA16 7AY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LA16 7AY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LA16 7AY?

The nearest vets to the centre of LA16 7AY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LA16 7AY in a conservation area?

The centre of LA16 7AY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LA16 7AY?

Police.uk records 13 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LA16 7AY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Public order2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Other crime2 reports
Vehicle crime1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for LA16 7AY

Ward
Dalton North
Parish
Askam and Ireleth
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Askam in Furness
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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LA16 7AH40 mLA16 7AX40 mLA16 7BB60 mLA16 7AZ70 mLA16 7FB80 mLA16 7FD100 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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