LA1 1YA

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 1BJ 13 m
LA1 1XZ 39 m
LA1 1AU 50 m
LA1 1AT 59 m
LA1 1XU 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 1YA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2007
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 1
Latitude
54.046100
Longitude
-2.797475
British National Grid easting
347,880
British National Grid northing
461,419

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
E00170169
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 014E · E01033071
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 014 · E02005234

Postcode source versions

Explore LA1

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Marton House, Marton Street, Lancaster, LA1 1YA 30 September 2021 £945,000
Marton House, Marton Street, Lancaster, LA1 1YA 3 April 2019 £375,050

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

    307 m
  2. Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

    Academy converter

    385 m
  3. Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School

    Community school

    423 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,010
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,381
  • Anti social behaviour 757
  • Criminal damage and arson 334
  • Shoplifting 329
  • Public order 299

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

    167 m

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    231 m

Nearby transport

  • George Street

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • George Street

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Robert Street

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Robert Street

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Penny Street

    TXR · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 014E, 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

15,093 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £945,000 from 1 recorded sale in LA1 1YA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lancaster is £199,762 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

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 307 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,010 published events cover 12 months, averaging 334.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,381 events.

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