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LA1 2SS

Skerton · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Skerton
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 2RX 11 m
LA1 2BF 139 m
LA1 1RD 184 m
LA1 1AD 205 m
LA1 1RB 211 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 2SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 July 2008
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 2
Latitude
54.055266
Longitude
-2.804495
British National Grid easting
347,432
British National Grid northing
462,444

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Skerton · E05014905
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127650
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 011C · E01025151
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 011 · E02005231

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
24
Secondary
7

  1. Our Lady's Catholic College

    Voluntary aided school

    180 m

  2. Chadwick High School

    Academy alternative provision converter

    510 m

  3. St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Academy sponsor led

    630 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,640
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,650
  • Anti social behaviour 851
  • Criminal damage and arson 410
  • Shoplifting 394
  • Public order 318

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA1 2 residents
11,611

Age bands in LA1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.5%

2,258 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

1,492 residents

Age 25 to 44
27%

3,121 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

2,982 residents

Age 65 and over
14.8%

1,705 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

    979 m

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    1.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Our Lady's Catholic College

    BCT · Skerton

    0.1 miles

  • Maritime Museum

    BCT · Marsh

    0.1 miles

  • Our Ladys RCHS

    BCT · Skerton

    0.1 miles

  • Greyhound Bridge

    BCT · Skerton

    0.2 miles

  • Luneside

    BCT · Marsh

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 011C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,941 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 7 secondary schools. Our Lady's Catholic College is the nearest published school at 180 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,640 published events cover 12 months, averaging 386.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,650 events.

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