LA1 3LB

Bulk · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 3ET 91 m
LA1 3HJ 123 m
LA1 3RG 136 m
LA1 3LE 164 m
LA1 3EU 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 3LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 3
Latitude
54.052292
Longitude
-2.786596
British National Grid easting
348,600
British National Grid northing
462,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Bulk · E05014888
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127350
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 013A · E01025091
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 013 · E02005233

Postcode source versions

Explore LA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
22
Secondary
6
  1. Castle View Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    164 m
  2. Lancaster High School

    Academy converter

    328 m
  3. Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    362 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,569
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,244
  • Anti social behaviour 660
  • Shoplifting 317
  • Criminal damage and arson 278
  • Public order 276

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

    869 m

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    1.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Esthwaite Gardens

    BCT · Ridge

    0.0 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Ridge

    0.0 miles
  • Ridge Lane

    BCT · Ridge

    0.1 miles
  • Windermere Road

    BCT · Freehold

    0.2 miles
  • Windermere Road

    BCT · Freehold

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 013A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,600 of 33,755

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

38 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. Castle View Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 164 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,569 published events cover 12 months, averaging 297.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,244 events.

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