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LA1 1DF

Castle · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 1FD 48 m
LA1 1QU 79 m
LA1 1QS 83 m
LA1 1DT 91 m
LA1 1DU 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 1DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 1
Latitude
54.051861
Longitude
-2.794806
British National Grid easting
348,062
British National Grid northing
462,058

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Castle · E05014890
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127358
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 014A · E01025093
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 014 · E02005234

Postcode source versions

Explore LA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
23
Secondary
6

  1. Castle View Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    560 m

  2. Our Lady's Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school

    573 m

  3. The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Voluntary aided school

    588 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,307
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,559
  • Anti social behaviour 774
  • Criminal damage and arson 382
  • Shoplifting 322
  • Public order 311

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA1 1 residents
6,702

Age bands in LA1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7.5%

510 residents

Age 15 to 24
46.4%

3,175 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

1,559 residents

Age 45 to 64
13.8%

941 residents

Age 65 and over
9.6%

656 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    500 m

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    746 m

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Leonards Gate

    BCT · Ridge

    0.0 miles

  • Skerton Bridge

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Sainsbury's Layby

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Sainsburys

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Skerton Bridge

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 014A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,813 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. Castle View Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 560 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,307 published events cover 12 months, averaging 358.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,559 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.