LA1 3QS

Bulk · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 3QR 29 m
LA1 3QF 32 m
LA1 3QE 52 m
LA1 3BS 68 m
LA1 3QP 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 3QS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 3
Latitude
54.048162
Longitude
-2.792887
British National Grid easting
348,183
British National Grid northing
461,645

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
E00127365
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 014B · E01025094
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 014 · E02005234

Postcode source versions

Explore LA1

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Mill House Mews, Moorgate, Lancaster, LA1 3QS 30 October 2025 £120,000
2, Mill House Mews, Moorgate, Lancaster, LA1 3QS 18 December 2019 £117,500
2, Mill House Mews, Moorgate, Lancaster, LA1 3QS 28 June 2010 £113,500

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

    163 m
  2. Lancaster Royal Grammar School

    Academy converter

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

    Voluntary aided school

    632 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,973
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,399
  • Anti social behaviour 736
  • Shoplifting 318
  • Criminal damage and arson 317
  • Public order 297

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

9 female, 2 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    289 m

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    573 m

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

  • Woodville Street

    BCT · Freehold

    0.0 miles
  • Woodville Street

    BCT · Freehold

    0.0 miles
  • St Peters Mews

    BCT · Freehold

    0.1 miles
  • St Peters Mews

    BCT · Freehold

    0.1 miles
  • Britannia Inn

    BCT · Freehold

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 014B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,704 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £120,000 from 1 recorded sale in LA1 3QS. 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 163 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,973 published events cover 12 months, averaging 331.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,399 events.

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