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LA1 3RT

Bowerham · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 3RU 0 m
LA1 3AF 34 m
LA1 3RS 61 m
LA1 4AD 100 m
LA1 3JD 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 3RT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2009
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 3
Latitude
54.039872
Longitude
-2.787858
British National Grid easting
348,502
British National Grid northing
460,719

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
E00170165
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 015E · E01034763
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
32
Primary
17
Secondary
5

  1. Bowerham Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    276 m

  2. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Voluntary aided school

    748 m

  3. The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Voluntary aided school

    828 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,011
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 971
  • Anti social behaviour 567
  • Shoplifting 340
  • Public order 248
  • Criminal damage and arson 241

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    1.1 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    1.1 km

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

  • Cork Road

    BCT · Bowerham

    0.1 miles

  • Cork Road

    BCT · Bowerham

    0.1 miles

  • Malvern Avenue

    BCT · Bowerham

    0.1 miles

  • Malvern Avenue

    BCT · Bowerham

    0.1 miles

  • Bowerham Hotel

    BCT · Bowerham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 015E, 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

19,954 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Bowerham Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 276 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,011 published events cover 12 months, averaging 250.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 971 events.

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