LA12 8BS
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Property report — LA12 8BS
Open-data due diligence for LA12 8BS and the area around it.
LA12 8BS in brief: 46 recorded sales (£40,500–£655,000) · high flood risk · 2 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LA12 8BS 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
High
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | £203,000 | 8 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2025-11-27 | £177,000 | 7, BOBBIN MILL | Terraced |
| 2023-06-20 | £220,000 | NANS COTTAGE, 3 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2023-01-31 | £450,000 | DICKY CRAGG COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2022-02-21 | £655,000 | CRAKE RIVER HOUSE | Detached |
| 2021-08-20 | £200,000 | 8 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2021-06-25 | £218,500 | LAVENDER COTTAGE, 9 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2021-06-18 | £425,000 | DICKY CRAGG COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2020-12-02 | £450,000 | POCKET NOOK | Detached |
| 2020-06-30 | £200,000 | 6, BOBBIN MILL | Terraced |
| 2019-08-02 | £179,000 | 8, BOBBIN MILL | Terraced |
| 2019-07-26 | £185,000 | DORMY COTTAGE, 10 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2018-04-16 | £175,000 | NANS COTTAGE, 3 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2017-12-18 | £250,000 | DICKY CRAGG COTTAGE | Other |
| 2015-12-18 | £450,000 | POCKET NOOK | Detached |
| 2015-09-03 | £175,000 | LAVENDER COTTAGE, 9 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2015-04-29 | £142,500 | 7 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2015-02-27 | £194,000 | 3, BOBBIN MILL | Terraced |
| 2015-01-09 | £145,000 | NANS COTTAGE, 3 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2012-11-20 | £155,000 | 6 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2012-05-15 | £305,000 | HEATER POINT | Detached |
| 2010-08-24 | £190,000 | 8 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2009-06-17 | £175,000 | 3, BOBBIN MILL | Terraced |
| 2007-10-12 | £180,000 | 7, BOBBIN MILL | Terraced |
| 2007-01-08 | £197,475 | 6, BOBBIN MILL | Terraced |
| 2004-08-31 | £153,750 | DORMY COTTAGE, 10 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2004-07-01 | £159,000 | 9 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2003-10-23 | £345,000 | MILL STILE | Detached |
| 2003-06-04 | £250,000 | POCKET NOOK | Detached |
| 2002-12-09 | £96,500 | 4 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2001-11-30 | £65,000 | 7, BOBBIN MILL | Flat |
| 2001-05-18 | £65,000 | 5 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 2001-05-03 | £225,000 | BRIAR BANK | Detached |
| 2001-03-07 | £45,500 | THE HAVEN | Flat |
| 2000-06-23 | £59,950 | 9 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 1999-04-29 | £64,950 | 6, BOBBIN MILL | Terraced |
| 1999-03-05 | £73,000 | 2, BOBBIN MILL | Terraced |
| 1999-02-08 | £192,000 | VALE HOUSE | Detached |
| 1998-11-27 | £68,000 | 5, BOBBIN MILL | Terraced |
| 1998-08-07 | £40,500 | THE HAVEN | Flat |
| 1998-06-30 | £55,500 | 8 THE ROW | Terraced |
| 1997-08-11 | £58,500 | 4, BOBBIN MILL | Terraced |
| 1997-02-19 | £63,800 | 1, BOBBIN MILL | Terraced |
| 1996-12-12 | £50,000 | 8, BOBBIN MILL | Terraced |
| 1996-10-23 | £110,000 | RIVERSIDE COACH HOUSE | Detached |
| 1996-09-19 | £46,500 | 9 THE ROW | Terraced |
46 recorded sales on LA12 8BS. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penny Bridge CofE School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Leven Valley CofE Primary School | 3.1 mi | Primary | Report card → |
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 (2.8 mi) · ULVERSTON MEDICAL PRACTICE (4.1 mi) · ULVERSTON COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (4.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: FARMER'S ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · SUMMER HILL (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · TOTTLEBANK BAPTIST CHAPEL (Grade II) (0.6 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (4.1 mi) · BOOTS (4.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Haverthwaite (Lakeside and Haverthwaite Rly) (2.8 mi) · Newby Bridge (Lakeside and Haverthwaite Rly) (3.9 mi) · Ulverston (4.6 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Booths (4.0 mi) · M&S Foodhall (4.6 mi) · Aldi (4.6 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
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 8BS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £317,318 | £614,525 | £186,607 |
| Population | 27,073 | 8,300 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 101 | — | — |
| Schools | 12 | 1 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 64% | 22% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 87% | 75% | 100% |
— = 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
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