LA7 7EL postcode in Heversham, Westmorland and Furness

LA7 7EL is a postcode in Heversham, in the Levens and Crooklands ward of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the Westmorland and Lonsdale 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 can get it. Westmorland and Furness: 82% Typical price £280,000 Homes sold in LA7 7, last 12 months. ▼ 19.7% on the year before Nearest station Arnside 5.7 km in a straight line

Where LA7 7EL is, and what is near it

Map of LA7 7EL and what is near it Map of LA7 7EL: its centre point, with the 209 other postcodes in the LA7 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. LA7 7AB: also in LA7 7LA7 7AD: also in LA7 7LA7 7AE: also in LA7 7LA7 7AN: also in LA7 7LA7 7BX: also in LA7 7LA7 7BY: also in LA7 7LA7 7DA: also in LA7 7LA7 7DB: also in LA7 7LA7 7DD: also in LA7 7LA7 7DE: also in LA7 7LA7 7DF: also in LA7 7LA7 7DG: also in LA7 7LA7 7DH: also in LA7 7LA7 7DJ: also in LA7 7LA7 7DL: also in LA7 7LA7 7DP: also in LA7 7LA7 7DQ: also in LA7 7LA7 7DR: also in LA7 7LA7 7DS: also in LA7 7LA7 7DT: also in LA7 7LA7 7DU: also in LA7 7LA7 7DW: also in LA7 7LA7 7DX: also in LA7 7LA7 7DY: also in LA7 7LA7 7DZ: also in LA7 7LA7 7EA: also in LA7 7LA7 7EB: also in LA7 7LA7 7ED: also in LA7 7LA7 7EE: also in LA7 7LA7 7EF: also in LA7 7LA7 7EG: also in LA7 7LA7 7EH: also in LA7 7LA7 7EJ: also in LA7 7LA7 7EN: also in LA7 7LA7 7EP: also in LA7 7LA7 7EQ: also in LA7 7LA7 7ER: also in LA7 7LA7 7ES: also in LA7 7LA7 7ET: also in LA7 7LA7 7EU: also in LA7 7LA7 7EW: also in LA7 7LA7 7EX: also in LA7 7LA7 7EY: also in LA7 7LA7 7EZ: also in LA7 7LA7 7FB: also in LA7 7LA7 7FD: also in LA7 7LA7 7FF: also in LA7 7LA7 7FG: also in LA7 7LA7 7FH: also in LA7 7LA7 7FJ: also in LA7 7LA7 7FL: also in LA7 7LA7 7FR: also in LA7 7LA7 7GL: also in LA7 7LA7 7GN: also in LA7 7LA7 7LN: also in LA7 7LA7 7LP: also in LA7 7LA7 7LR: also in LA7 7LA7 7LU: also in LA7 7LA7 7LY: also in LA7 7LA7 7LZ: also in LA7 7LA7 7NA: also in LA7 7LA7 7NB: also in LA7 7LA7 7ND: also in LA7 7LA7 7NE: also in LA7 7LA7 7NF: also in LA7 7LA7 7NG: also in LA7 7LA7 7NQ: also in LA7 7LA7 7PL: also in LA7 7LA7 7PN: also in LA7 7LA7 7PP: also in LA7 7LA7 7PS: also in LA7 7LA7 7PT: also in LA7 7LA7 7PU: also in LA7 7LA7 7PW: also in LA7 7LA7 7PX: also in LA7 7LA7 7PY: also in LA7 7LA7 7QA: also in LA7 7LA7 7QB: also in LA7 7LA7 7QD: also in LA7 7LA7 7QE: also in LA7 7LA7 7QH: also in LA7 7LA7 7QJ: also in LA7 7LA7 7QL: also in LA7 7LA7 7QQ: also in LA7 7LA7 7QS: also in LA7 7LA7 7QY: also in LA7 7LA7 7QZ: also in LA7 7LA7 7RA: also in LA7 7LA7 7RB: also in LA7 7LA7 7RD: also in LA7 7LA7 7RE: also in LA7 7LA7 7RF: also in LA7 7LA7 7RG: also in LA7 7LA7 7RH: also in LA7 7LA7 7RL: also in LA7 7LA7 7RP: also in LA7 7LA7 7TF: also in LA7 7 Levens CofE School 2.7 kmSwitchED2 4.8 kmArnside station 5.7 kmStation 7.7 kmKent Estuary LA7 7EL Map of LA7 7EL and what is near it Map of LA7 7EL: its centre point, with the 209 other postcodes in the LA7 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SwitchED2 4.8 kmKent Estuary LA7 7EL
  • LA7 7EL
  • Other postcodes in LA7 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 54.2432, longitude -2.7743)

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 LA7 7EL?

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 LA7 7EL?

Every home and business at LA7 7EL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Westmorland and Furness: 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Westmorland and Furness: 96%

The line marks the figure across Westmorland and Furness.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 LA7 7EL?

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 LA7 7EL 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 LA7 7EL.

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 LA7 7EL: 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 LA7 7EL 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 LA7 7EL?

Homes in LA7 7 sold for a typical £280,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 65 sales, down 19.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£280,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£348,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 19.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £402,500 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £260,000 21 sales
  • Terraced £215,000 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £135,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole LA7 district: a typical £280,000 from 65 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 LA7 7EL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LA7 7EL 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 LA7 7EL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 920 homes in the neighbourhood around LA7 7EL. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (27%). 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 LA7 7EL

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 £4,180 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,508.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (2%)£1,672
Band Babout 60 (7%)£1,951
Band Cabout 160 (17%)£2,229
Band Dabout 230 (25%)£2,508
Band Eabout 200 (22%)£3,065
Band Fabout 170 (18%)£3,623
Band Gabout 80 (9%)£4,180
Band Hwithheld£5,016

When the homes were built

  1. 27% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 13% 1945 to 1964
  5. 26% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 LA7 7EL is in (ONS area E01019377), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 LA7 7EL?

The nearest open schools to LA7 7EL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LA7 7EL, 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 LA7 7EL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LA7 7EL is Arnside Rail Station, 5.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Arnside Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive
  • Oxenholme Lake District Rail Station Railway station 7.7 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Woodhouse Lane, 21 m away.

More stations near LA7 7EL, 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 LA7 7EL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LA7 7EL, 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 LA7 7EL?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LA7 7EL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Charge My Street Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.9 kmCycle
  • Charge My Street Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 1.9 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 Map

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

Which dentists are near LA7 7EL?

The nearest to the centre of LA7 7EL, 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 LA7 7EL?

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 LA7 7EL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LA7 7EL, 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 LA7 7EL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LA7 7EL, 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 LA7 7EL?

The nearest vets to the centre of LA7 7EL 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 LA7 7EL in a conservation area?

The centre of LA7 7EL is in one area with planning rules of its 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 LA7 7EL?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LA7 7EL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Drugs1 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 LA7 7EL

Ward
Levens and Crooklands
Parish
Heversham
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Heversham
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

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LA7 7BX50 mLA7 7EN60 mLA7 7EP90 mLA7 7EQ100 mLA7 7EJ110 mLA7 7ER150 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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