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LA1 2SU

Scale Hall · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 2ST 42 m
LA1 2SJ 140 m
LA1 2SL 145 m
LA1 2SH 171 m
LA1 2SQ 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 2SU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 2
Latitude
54.063349
Longitude
-2.816050
British National Grid easting
346,686
British National Grid northing
463,352

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Scale Hall · E05014901
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127682
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 020F · E01025153
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 020 · E02006871

Postcode source versions

Explore LA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
27
Secondary
7

  1. Lancaster Ryelands Primary School

    Community school

    419 m

  2. The Loyne Specialist School

    Community special school

    492 m

  3. Lancaster and Morecambe College

    Further education

    674 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,145
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 817
  • Anti social behaviour 406
  • Criminal damage and arson 233
  • Other theft 116
  • Burglary 106

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

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    2.1 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    2.1 km

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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Belmont Close

    BCT · St Chads

    0.1 miles

  • Whernside Road

    BCT · St Chads

    0.1 miles

  • John Kay Court

    BCT · St Chads

    0.2 miles

  • Ainsdale Close

    BCT · St Chads

    0.2 miles

  • Watery Lane

    BCT · St Chads

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 020F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,233 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Lancaster Ryelands Primary School is the nearest published school at 419 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,145 published events cover 12 months, averaging 178.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 817 events.

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