LA16 7JR
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Property report — LA16 7JR
Open-data due diligence for LA16 7JR and the area around it.
LA16 7JR in brief: 46 recorded sales (£38,000–£335,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LA16 7JR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LA16 7 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£231,892
Population
4,771
Crimes recorded
9
Schools
2
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
85%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LA16 7, 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 (14 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-07 | £260,000 | 26 WAKEFIELD STREET | Other |
| 2024-12-02 | £250,000 | 25 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2024-06-21 | £149,000 | 20 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 2023-10-30 | £335,000 | 13 WAKEFIELD STREET | Detached |
| 2021-12-15 | £219,950 | 27 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2021-07-30 | £145,000 | 14 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 2021-04-16 | £180,000 | 25 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2021-03-23 | £180,000 | 15 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2019-07-19 | £195,000 | 17 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2018-12-19 | £118,000 | 18 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 2018-09-12 | £116,000 | 29 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 2017-05-26 | £90,000 | 1 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 2017-05-26 | £184,995 | 17 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2015-11-27 | £175,000 | 23 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2014-09-01 | £147,500 | 17 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2014-02-14 | £122,000 | 14 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 2013-10-28 | £131,000 | 19 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2012-12-14 | £169,950 | 17 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2011-03-10 | £127,000 | 17 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2009-06-12 | £91,000 | 20 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-07-10 | £159,950 | 27 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2006-09-08 | £117,000 | 14 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 2005-07-22 | £120,000 | 14 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 2004-09-14 | £110,000 | 31 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-11-18 | £82,500 | 24 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 2003-05-16 | £68,000 | 24 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 2001-10-29 | £69,950 | 23 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2000-04-07 | £47,500 | 14 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-09-03 | £79,950 | 13 WAKEFIELD STREET | Detached |
| 1999-08-31 | £43,950 | 24 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-08-27 | £57,500 | 23 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1998-12-04 | £42,500 | 16 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-12-02 | £42,000 | 29 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-10-24 | £46,500 | 12 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1996-10-18 | £50,000 | 31 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-05-31 | £44,000 | 29 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-05-31 | £38,000 | 20 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-03-29 | £52,500 | 27 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1995-11-24 | £49,500 | 25 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1995-10-27 | £52,000 | 23 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1995-10-20 | £52,000 | 19 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1995-06-30 | £49,500 | 21 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1995-06-02 | £39,950 | 24 WAKEFIELD STREET | Terraced |
| 1995-05-19 | £49,500 | 17 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1995-04-24 | £49,950 | 15 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
| 1995-02-17 | £41,000 | 26 WAKEFIELD STREET | Semi-detached |
46 recorded sales on LA16 7JR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Askam Village School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Dowdales School | 1.9 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| George Romney Junior School | 2.0 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Chapel Street Infants and Nursery School | 2.1 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Dalton-In-Furness | 2.2 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: DALTON SURGERY (2.2 mi) · WATERLOO HOUSE SURGERY (3.0 mi) · DUDDON VALLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (3.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: MILLOM HOSPITAL (3.0 mi) · PRIMARY CARE ASSESSMENT SERVICE (FURNESS GENERAL HOSPITAL) (3.2 mi) · FURNESS GENERAL HOSPITAL (MENTAL HEALTH) (3.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Drinking fountain near railway crossing (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · SIGNAL BOX AND ATTACHED WALLING AT ASKAM IN FURNESS RAILWAY STATION (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · TICKET OFFICE AND WAITING ROOM AT ASKAM IN FURNESS RAILWAY STATION (Grade II) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ALLIED PHARMACY DALTON (2.2 mi) · DALTON PHARMACY (2.2 mi) · ROWLANDS PHARMACY (2.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Askam (0.4 mi) · Dalton (2.4 mi) · Millom (3.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Tesco (3.1 mi) · Co-op Food (3.9 mi) · The Co-operative Food (4.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 38%
- Households with children
- 22%
- Households
- 2,262
Owned 68% · Social rent 17% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LA16 7.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LA16 7 (May 24–Apr 26, average 9/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
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 | DistrictLA16 | SectorLA16 7 | PostcodeLA16 7JR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £231,892 | £231,892 | £109,600 |
| Population | 4,771 | 4,771 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 5/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 9 | 9 | — |
| Schools | 2 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 85% | 85% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 98% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LA16 7); 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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