LA23 3LW is a postcode in Bowness and Lyth, Westmorland and Furness, North West, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near LA23 3LW, then scores the surrounding small area 67/100 - top 25% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around LA23 3LW are health and local prosperity, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for LA23 3LW is based on South Lakeland 007 Census 2021. It covers 5,277 residents, 23 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 55, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 71% owner-occupied, 22% privately rented, 7% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near LA23 3LW, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the LA23 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £375k from 24 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near LA23 3LW by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

LocaleIQ checks available planning, HMO and roadworks feeds near LA23 3LW; no local change records are currently listed inside this report radius.