LA1 1DS

Bulk · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 1DR 17 m
LA1 1DX 51 m
LA1 1DU 57 m
LA1 1GE 57 m
LA1 1DY 64 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 1DS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2004
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 1
Latitude
54.052036
Longitude
-2.792762
British National Grid easting
348,196
British National Grid northing
462,076

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Bulk · E05014888
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127357
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

    430 m
  2. Lancaster Royal Grammar School

    Academy converter

    565 m
  3. The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Voluntary aided school

    594 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,217
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,531
  • Anti social behaviour 763
  • Criminal damage and arson 361
  • Shoplifting 322
  • Public order 308

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    574 m

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    842 m

Nearby transport

  • St Leonards Gate

    BCT · Ridge

    0.0 miles
  • Bulk Road

    BCT · Ridge

    0.1 miles
  • Skerton Bridge

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Ridge Lane

    BCT · Ridge

    0.1 miles
  • Skerton Bridge

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.2 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.

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 430 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,217 published events cover 12 months, averaging 351.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,531 events.

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