LA2 8QR
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Property report — LA2 8QR
Open-data due diligence for LA2 8QR and the area around it.
LA2 8QR in brief: 9 recorded sales (£57,000–£575,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LA2 8QR itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LA2 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£424,550
Population
11,095
Crimes recorded
29
Schools
5
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
96%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LA2 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 (10 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-06 | £575,000 | 2, OLD BOBBIN MILL | Other |
| 2020-10-19 | £170,000 | ROEBURN LODGE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-11-18 | £240,000 | 3 ROEBURN TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2018-02-28 | £89,000 | ROEBURN LODGE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-07-12 | £295,000 | 4 ROEBURN TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2007-05-31 | £57,000 | 3 ROEBURN TERRACE | Terraced |
| 2005-11-15 | £95,000 | 4 ROEBURN TERRACE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-12-05 | £57,500 | ROEBURN LODGE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-03-21 | £69,350 | 1 ROEBURN TERRACE | Terraced |
9 recorded sales on LA2 8QR. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Melling St Wilfrid Church of England Primary School | 2.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 3.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Arkholme Church of England Primary School | 3.4 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Bentham Community Primary School | 3.8 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
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: BENTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE (4.1 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: HOLME COTTAGES (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · ROEBURNSIDE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 94, MAIN STREET (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (4.1 mi) · CATON PHARMACY (4.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Wennington (1.9 mi) · Bentham (4.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 54
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 20%
- Households
- 4,852
Owned 78% · Social rent 5% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LA2 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LA2 8 (Dec 24–Dec 25, average 2/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 | DistrictLA2 | SectorLA2 8 | PostcodeLA2 8QR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £330,522 | £424,550 | £183,094 |
| Population | 41,605 | 11,095 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 29 | — | — |
| Schools | 20 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 73% | 96% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 92% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LA2 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.