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LA1 1QQ

Castle · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 1QH 40 m
LA1 1GX 60 m
LA1 3QJ 85 m
LA1 1PU 93 m
LA1 1RW 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 1QQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2016
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 1
Latitude
54.048694
Longitude
-2.795204
British National Grid easting
348,032
British National Grid northing
461,706

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

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Heron Chemical Works, Moor Lane, Lancaster, LA1 1QQ 4 December 2017 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
21
Secondary
6

  1. The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Voluntary aided school

    269 m

  2. Lancaster Royal Grammar School

    Academy converter

    372 m

  3. Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School

    Community school

    615 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,197
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,490
  • Anti social behaviour 775
  • Criminal damage and arson 349
  • Shoplifting 329
  • Public order 309

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

    179 m

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    468 m

Nearby transport

  • St Peters Mews

    BCT · Freehold

    0.1 miles

  • Woodville Street

    BCT · Freehold

    0.1 miles

  • St Peters Mews

    BCT · Freehold

    0.1 miles

  • Robert Street

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Woodville Street

    BCT · Freehold

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is the nearest published school at 269 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,197 published events cover 12 months, averaging 349.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,490 events.

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