LA1 4AW

Ellel · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lancaster
Ward
Ellel
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 4XP 98 m
LA1 4XR 186 m
LA1 4YE 215 m
LA1 4AT 369 m
LA1 4YD 447 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 4AW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 4
Latitude
54.016675
Longitude
-2.786458
British National Grid easting
348,565
British National Grid northing
458,137

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Ellel · E05014891
Parish or community
E04005203
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127423
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 019C · E01025107
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 019 · E02005239

Postcode source versions

Explore LA1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Acresfield, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AW 15 August 2025 £640,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
14
Secondary
5
  1. University of Lancaster

    Higher education institutions

    690 m
  2. Moorside Primary School

    Community school

    1.8 km
  3. Stepping Stones School

    Pupil referral unit

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
332
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 101
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Shoplifting 39
  • Other theft 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 33

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA1 4 residents
14,931

Age bands in LA1 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

1,969 residents

Age 15 to 24
30.7%

4,620 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.6%

3,100 residents

Age 45 to 64
20%

3,012 residents

Age 65 and over
15.6%

2,349 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    3.4 km

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    3.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chaplaincy Centre

    BCT · Lancaster University

    0.4 miles
  • Health Innovation Campus

    BCT · Bailrigg

    0.4 miles
  • Sports Centre

    BCT · Lancaster University

    0.4 miles
  • Sports Centre

    BCT · Lancaster University

    0.4 miles
  • Underpass

    BCT · Lancaster University

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 019C, 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

17,186 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £640,000 from 1 recorded sale in LA1 4AW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lancaster is £199,762 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

25 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 5 secondary schools. University of Lancaster is the nearest published school at 690 m.

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

Recorded crime

332 published events cover 12 months, averaging 27.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 101 events.

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