LA12 8BJ
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Property report — LA12 8BJ
Open-data due diligence for LA12 8BJ and the area around it.
LA12 8BJ in brief: 22 recorded sales (£86,000–£850,000) · no modelled flood risk · 2 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LA12 8BJ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LA12 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£614,525
Population
8,300
Crimes recorded
101
Schools
1
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
22%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LA12 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (8 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-23 | £600,000 | THE COPSE | Detached |
| 2025-06-23 | £250,000 | WINBERRY COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-03-22 | £850,000 | HIGH END HOUSE | Other |
| 2022-03-07 | £456,000 | BULLACE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2021-04-29 | £254,000 | SUMMERSIDE | Terraced |
| 2019-08-06 | £205,000 | ROSE COTTAGE WRIGHT | Semi-detached |
| 2019-06-27 | £335,000 | KARENWOOD | Detached |
| 2019-02-01 | £565,000 | RED DEER LODGE | Detached |
| 2016-07-07 | £332,500 | DEVONSHIRE HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-03-25 | £175,000 | BULLACE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2014-02-21 | £320,000 | FAIRHAVEN | Detached |
| 2010-09-03 | £365,000 | WHITEGATE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-07-23 | £320,000 | WHITEGATE | Detached |
| 2007-10-05 | £340,000 | RED DEER LODGE | Detached |
| 2007-07-26 | £320,000 | NETHERCROFT | Detached |
| 2006-01-24 | £348,750 | (WRIGHT), ROSE COTTAGE | Terraced |
| 2004-06-25 | £273,000 | CEDAR BANK | Detached |
| 2001-08-31 | £180,000 | THE SHEILING | Semi-detached |
| 1998-09-04 | £170,000 | HIGH END HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-07-21 | £335,000 | THE VICARAGE | Detached |
| 1997-08-29 | £130,000 | WILLOW BANK | Detached |
| 1997-01-20 | £86,000 | 3 PLUM GREEN | Terraced |
22 recorded sales on LA12 8BJ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leven Valley CofE Primary School | 2.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Penny Bridge CofE School | 4.8 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: HAVERTHWAITE SURGERY (2.5 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: FERDALE COTTAGE ROSE COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · CHURCH OF ST PETER (Grade II*) (0.1 mi) · JOLLIVER TREE FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest stations: Lakeside (Lakeside & Haverthwaite Rly) (0.7 mi) · Newby Bridge (Lakeside and Haverthwaite Rly) (0.9 mi) · Haverthwaite (Lakeside and Haverthwaite Rly) (2.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 56
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 17%
- Households
- 3,802
Owned 72% · Social rent 9% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LA12 8.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LA12 8BJ in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictLA12 | SectorLA12 8 | PostcodeLA12 8BJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £317,318 | £614,525 | £327,739 |
| Population | 27,073 | 8,300 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 101 | — | — |
| Schools | 12 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 64% | 22% | 91% |
| Superfast broadband | 87% | 75% | 91% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LA12 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.