LA12 8DF
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Property report — LA12 8DF
Open-data due diligence for LA12 8DF and the area around it.
LA12 8DF in brief: 7 recorded sales (£87,500–£925,000) · high flood risk.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LA12 8DF 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 average (mean) sold price in LA12 8, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (8 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-24 | £87,500 | ROSE COTTAGE | Other |
| 2021-05-17 | £315,000 | HEES GHYLL | Detached |
| 2016-08-19 | £260,000 | TOWN END | Detached |
| 2008-04-21 | £925,000 | LAUREL COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2003-08-26 | £285,000 | HEES GHYLL | Detached |
| 1997-10-31 | £98,600 | HEES GHYLL | Detached |
| 1996-03-15 | £125,000 | LAUREL COTTAGE | Detached |
7 recorded sales on LA12 8DF. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: WRAYSDALE HOUSE SURGERY (4.8 mi) · HAVERTHWAITE SURGERY (4.8 mi) · DUDDON VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (6.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BOUTHRAY BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · HIGH BETHECAR WITH ATTACHED BARN AND OUTBUILDING (Grade II) (0.6 mi) · NIBTHWAITE MILL (Grade II*) (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Haverthwaite (Lakeside and Haverthwaite Rly) (4.8 mi) · Newby Bridge (Lakeside and Haverthwaite Rly) (4.9 mi) · Kirkby-in-Furness (6.1 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 8DF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £317,318 | £614,525 | £299,443 |
| 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% | 100% |
| 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 29 June 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.