LA1 3SG

Bulk · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 3EX 27 m
LA1 3HE 43 m
LA1 3EU 65 m
LA1 3HD 90 m
LA1 3EY 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 3SG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 3
Latitude
54.050485
Longitude
-2.788090
British National Grid easting
348,500
British National Grid northing
461,900

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
E00127363
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 013C · E01025095
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 013 · E02005233

Postcode source versions

Explore LA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
21
Secondary
6
  1. Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    314 m
  2. Castle View Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    372 m
  3. Lancaster Royal Grammar School

    Academy converter

    389 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,706
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,303
  • Anti social behaviour 689
  • Shoplifting 321
  • Criminal damage and arson 287
  • Public order 281

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

    678 m

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    969 m

Nearby transport

  • Windermere Road

    BCT · Freehold

    0.0 miles
  • Windermere Road

    BCT · Freehold

    0.0 miles
  • Dalton Road

    BCT · Freehold

    0.1 miles
  • Dalton Road

    BCT · Freehold

    0.1 miles
  • Esthwaite Gardens

    BCT · Ridge

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 013C, 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

30,802 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 314 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,706 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,303 events.

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