LA1 3WS

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 3UA 3 m
LA1 3PE 31 m
LA1 3PB 210 m
LA1 3QY 218 m
LA1 3PQ 239 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 3WS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2004
Terminated
1 August 2005
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 3
Latitude
54.064421
Longitude
-2.787284
British National Grid easting
348,570
British National Grid northing
463,450

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
E00127346
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 013B · E01025092
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
41
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Academy sponsor led

    932 m
  2. Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    972 m
  3. Chadwick High School

    Academy alternative provision converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,605
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 626
  • Anti social behaviour 299
  • Criminal damage and arson 188
  • Other theft 89
  • Public order 74

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

    2.0 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    2.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Lansil Way

    BCT · Lansil

    0.0 miles
  • Aqueduct

    BCT · Lansil

    0.1 miles
  • Langdale Rd

    BCT · Lansil

    0.2 miles
  • Langdale Rd

    BCT · Lansil

    0.2 miles
  • Riverside Park

    BCT · Lansil

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 013B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,071 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is the nearest published school at 932 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,605 published events cover 12 months, averaging 133.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 626 events.

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