LA1 3QU

Bowerham · 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 3AR 103 m
LA1 3AS 106 m
LA1 3AU 132 m
LA1 3AN 138 m
LA1 3BH 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 3QU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 3
Latitude
54.041468
Longitude
-2.792500
British National Grid easting
348,200
British National Grid northing
460,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Bowerham · E05014887
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127625
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 015D · E01025147
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 015 · E02005235

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. Bowerham Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    99 m
  2. The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Voluntary aided school

    583 m
  3. Lancaster Royal Grammar School

    Academy converter

    657 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,312
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,086
  • Anti social behaviour 633
  • Shoplifting 350
  • Public order 272
  • Criminal damage and arson 255

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

    748 m

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    768 m

Nearby transport

  • Park Hotel

    BCT · Primrose

    0.0 miles
  • Greaves Park

    BCT · Greaves

    0.1 miles
  • Malvern Avenue

    BCT · Bowerham

    0.1 miles
  • Malvern Avenue

    BCT · Bowerham

    0.1 miles
  • Eastham Street

    BCT · Primrose

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 015D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,272 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bowerham Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 99 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,312 published events cover 12 months, averaging 276 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,086 events.

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