LA18 5HT postcode in Cumberland, England
LA18 5HT is a postcode in Cumberland, in the Millom Without ward. It is in the Barrow and Furness parliamentary constituency and the Cumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where LA18 5HT is, and what is near it
- LA18 5HT
- Other postcodes in LA18 5: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 1 GP practice
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.2779, longitude -3.2376)
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 LA18 5HT?
- CumberlandCouncil, for all local services Cumberland: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around LA18 5HT Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- CumbriaPolice force area
- Barrow and FurnessParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Michelle Scrogham (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Michelle Scrogham
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 LA18 5HT?
Every home and business at LA18 5HT can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 LA18 5HT?
BinDayBuddy has not read Cumberland Council's days for LA18 5HT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for LA18 5HT on BinDayBuddySource: 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 LA18 5HT 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 LA18 5HT.
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 Cumberland
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LA18 5HT: 5,381 properties in Cumberland are at high risk (2.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Cumberland
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 LA18 5HT 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near LA18 5HT?
Homes in LA18 5 sold for a typical £135,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 37 sales, down 13.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached 4 sales, too few to price
- Semi-detached £127,500 8 sales
- Terraced £125,000 25 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole LA18 district: a typical £117,250 from 102 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 LA18 5HT
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LA18 5HT from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 LA18 5HT?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around LA18 5HT. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (59%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Cumberland for 2026‑27: £2,511. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,674 (band A) to £4,186 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,511.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 60 (9%) | £1,674 |
| Band B | about 90 (13%) | £1,953 |
| Band C | about 130 (19%) | £2,232 |
| Band D | about 180 (26%) | £2,511 |
| Band E | about 150 (22%) | £3,069 |
| Band F | about 60 (9%) | £3,627 |
| Band G | about 20 (3%) | £4,186 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,023 |
When the homes were built
- 59% Before 1900
- 2% 1900 to 1918
- 5% 1919 to 1939
- 10% 1945 to 1964
- 11% 1965 to 1982
- 8% 1983 to 1999
- 6% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Cumberland 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 LA18 5HT is in (ONS area E01019293), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 LA18 5HT?
The nearest open schools to LA18 5HT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 LA18 5HT?
The nearest railway station to the centre of LA18 5HT is Foxfield Rail Station, 2.6 km away in a straight line.
- Foxfield Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
- Green Road Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near LA18 5HT, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near LA18 5HT?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of LA18 5HT, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from.
- Waterloo House Surgery Phone 01229 486924 7.9 kmDrive
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near LA18 5HT?
The nearest charging points to the centre of LA18 5HT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- Victory Hall Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.7 kmCycle
- Victory Hall Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.7 kmCycle
OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near LA18 5HT?
The nearest to the centre of LA18 5HT, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Horn Hill Dental Surgery Phone 01229 772319 7.8 kmDrive
- HMP Haverigg Phone 01229 713000 9.9 kmDrive
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 LA18 5HT?
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.
- Furness General Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report January 2026 · Phone 01539 716689 15.9 kmDrive
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 vets are near LA18 5HT?
The nearest vets to the centre of LA18 5HT on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Brown & McKinney 1.6 kmCycle
- McKinney Vets 8.1 kmDrive
- Church Walk Vets Phone +44 1229 583675 13.0 kmDrive
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 LA18 5HT in a conservation area?
The centre of LA18 5HT is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:
Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.
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 LA18 5HT?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of LA18 5HT in the latest month it has published.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for LA18 5HT
- Ward
- Millom Without
- Parish
- Millom Without
- Region
- North West
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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