LA1 3RF

John O'Gaunt · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 3FA 60 m
LA1 3FB 62 m
LA1 3DU 77 m
LA1 3DX 89 m
LA1 3DT 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 3RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 3
Latitude
54.044572
Longitude
-2.786588
British National Grid easting
348,591
British National Grid northing
461,241

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
E00127520
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 013D · E01025126
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 013 · E02005233

Postcode source versions

Explore LA1

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
68, Wyresdale Road, Lancaster, LA1 3RF 17 August 2018 £252,000
66, Wyresdale Road, Lancaster, LA1 3RF 20 May 2005 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
19
Secondary
5
  1. Lancaster Royal Grammar School

    Academy converter

    373 m
  2. The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Voluntary aided school

    477 m
  3. Bowerham Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    555 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,447
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,184
  • Anti social behaviour 645
  • Shoplifting 314
  • Public order 270
  • Criminal damage and arson 270

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    772 m

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    961 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wyresdale Road

    BCT · Moorlands

    0.1 miles
  • Williamson Park

    BCT · Moorlands

    0.1 miles
  • Williamson Park Gates

    BCT · Moorlands

    0.1 miles
  • Ayr Street

    BCT · Moorlands

    0.1 miles
  • Kirkes Road

    BCT · Moorlands

    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.

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

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Lancaster Royal Grammar School is the nearest published school at 373 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,447 published events cover 12 months, averaging 287.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,184 events.

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