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LA1 3RH

Castle · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 3AQ 67 m
LA1 3AJ 77 m
LA1 3AW 95 m
LA1 3AL 102 m
LA1 3AP 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 3RH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 3
Latitude
54.043202
Longitude
-2.795404
British National Grid easting
348,012
British National Grid northing
461,095

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Castle · E05014890
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127409
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 014F · E01033073
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 014 · E02005234

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Lancaster Hospital, Meadowside, Lancaster, LA1 3RH 30 January 2020 £5,800,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
20
Secondary
5

  1. Bowerham Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    366 m

  2. The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Voluntary aided school

    422 m

  3. Lancaster Royal Grammar School

    Academy converter

    564 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,633
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,232
  • Anti social behaviour 690
  • Shoplifting 314
  • Criminal damage and arson 299
  • Public order 285

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    497 m

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    503 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Pointer

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Greaves Park

    BCT · Greaves

    0.1 miles

  • Infirmary

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Prospect Street

    BCT · Primrose

    0.1 miles

  • Park Hotel

    BCT · Primrose

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 014F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,383 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
1 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

35 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bowerham Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 366 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,633 published events cover 12 months, averaging 302.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,232 events.

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