LA1 3JZ

John O'Gaunt · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 3FE 27 m
LA1 3FJ 54 m
LA1 3FG 58 m
LA1 3FF 81 m
LA1 3FL 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 3JZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 3
Latitude
54.046314
Longitude
-2.777106
British National Grid easting
349,214
British National Grid northing
461,428

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127517
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 013D · E01025126
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 013 · E02005233

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
19
Secondary
5
  1. Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    557 m
  2. Lancaster Royal Grammar School

    Academy converter

    858 m
  3. Lancaster High School

    Academy converter

    979 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,343
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 817
  • Anti social behaviour 418
  • Shoplifting 215
  • Public order 189
  • Criminal damage and arson 186

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA1 3 residents
12,328

Age bands in LA1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,844 residents

Age 15 to 24
22%

2,629 residents

Age 25 to 44
30%

3,597 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.6%

2,586 residents

Age 65 and over
11%

1,320 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

    1.3 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Parkgate Drive

    BCT · Standen Gate

    0.2 miles
  • Wentworth Drive

    BCT · Standen Gate

    0.2 miles
  • Parkgate Drive

    BCT · Standen Gate

    0.2 miles
  • Wentworth Drive

    BCT · Standen Gate

    0.2 miles
  • Williamson Park

    BCT · Standen Gate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 013D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,339 of 33,755

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

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 557 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,343 published events cover 12 months, averaging 195.25 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.