LA8 8BU maps, stats, and open data

LA8 8BU is in Crosthwaite, Kendal. LA8 8BU is located in the Bowness and Lyth electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness and the English Parliamentary constituency of Westmorland and Lonsdale. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01K and the police force is Cumbria. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

LA8 8BU maps

LA8 8BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
LA8 8BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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LA8 8BU geodata

Easting343321
Northing490907
Latitude54.310597
Longitude-2.872660

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Where is LA8 8BU?

LocalityCrosthwaite
Town/CityKendal
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictLA8
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LA8 8BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LA8 8BU as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation40m131ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardBowness And Lyth
ConstituencyWestmorland And Lonsdale

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LA8 8BU

2021
17 NOV
£500,000
GILLON HOWE, CROSTHWAITE, KENDAL, LA8 8BU
2018
29 MAY
£455,000
GREEN MOSS, CROSTHWAITE, KENDAL, LA8 8BU
2010
8 FEB
£405,000
GREEN MOSS, CROSTHWAITE, KENDAL, LA8 8BU
2000
6 SEP
£175,000
SCAR VIEW, CROSTHWAITE, KENDAL, LA8 8BU
1998
26 OCT
£175,000
(KNIGHTON), TARNSIDE COTTAGE, CROSTHWAITE, KENDAL, LA8 8BU
1998
27 APR
£72,000
1995
31 AUG
£139,000
SCAR VIEW, CROSTHWAITE, KENDAL, LA8 8BU
1995
14 AUG
£143,000

➜ Crosthwaite house prices

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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LA8 8BU

April 2021Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area125m
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LA8 8BU

Broadband access in LA8 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access69.2%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband69.2%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband69.2%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband69.2%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in LA8 8BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed7.8Mbps
Average download speed9.0Mbps
Maximum download speed16.61Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed1.1Mbps
Average upload speed1.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed1.20Mbps

Broadband limitations in LA8 8BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps7.7%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps30.8%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LA8 8BU

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LA8 8BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LA8 8BU by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)42,833
Meter count7
Mean (kWh/meter)6,119
Median (kWh/meter)4,616
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LA8 8BU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in LA8 8BU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

47.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than LA8 8BU:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LA8 8BU (meters)

Argles Memorial Hall
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
Crosthwaite
751m
Dove Nest Group
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
The Old Corn Mill, The Dove Nest Group
990m
Crosthwaite CE School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Crosthwaite C Of E School
1,041m

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Nearest post box to LA8 8BU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Dawson Fold Farm11:3009:003,062m
Ghyll Head16:1511:004,530m
Tower Wood16:1511:004,655m

Nearest sports facilities to LA8 8BU

FacilityDistance
Crosthwaite Tennis Club
Oak Lane, Crosthwaite
Outdoor Tennis Courts
954m
Argles Memorial Hall
Crosthwaite, Kendal
Sports Hall
1km
Crook Memorial Hall
Crook, Kendal
Sports Hall
4.7km

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Nearest schools to LA8 8BU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Crosthwaite CofE School
Crosthwaite, Kendal, LA8 8HT
Primary1.1km
Oversands School
Witherslack, Grange-over-Sands, LA11 6SD
Not applicable4.7km

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LA8 8BU ITL and LA8 8BU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for LA8 8BU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLDNorth West (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLD1Cumbria
ITL 3 CodeName
TLD12East Cumbria
LAU 1 CodeName
E07000031South Lakeland

LA8 8BU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for LA8 8BU:

CodeName
OAE00097986
LSOAE01019381South Lakeland 007B
MSOAE02004021South Lakeland 007

Nearest postcodes to LA8 8BU

LA8 8BT416m
LA8 8JF502m
LA8 8HX751m
LA8 8JB941m
LA8 8HUSt Marys Green989m
LA8 8BS994m
LA8 8JH1041m
LA8 8HT1048m
LA8 8JG1216m
LA8 8HZStarnthwaite Ghyll Cottages1251m