LA1 3XX

Lower Lune Valley · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lancaster
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 3SU 0 m
LA1 3RQ 105 m
LA1 3PG 166 m
LA1 3SW 231 m
LA1 3TD 262 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 3XX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2005
Terminated
1 May 2014
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 3
Latitude
54.068627
Longitude
-2.779128
British National Grid easting
349,109
British National Grid northing
463,912

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Parish or community
E04005201
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127556
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 005C · E01025131
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 005 · E02005225

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
23
Secondary
6
  1. Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College

    Special post 16 institution

    1.5 km
  2. Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km
  3. Lancaster High School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
613
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 247
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Criminal damage and arson 76
  • Public order 29
  • Burglary 27

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

    2.6 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    2.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Business Park

    BCT · Caton Road

    0.1 miles
  • Lancaster Business Park

    BCT · Caton Road

    0.1 miles
  • Riverside Park

    BCT · Lansil

    0.2 miles
  • Riverside Park

    BCT · Lansil

    0.2 miles
  • Park and Ride

    BCT · Caton Road

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 005C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,983 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

613 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 247 events.

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