LA1 4BF

Bowerham · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 4BG 15 m
LA1 4BH 21 m
LA1 4BE 73 m
LA1 4BQ 88 m
LA1 4HJ 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 4BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 4
Latitude
54.037005
Longitude
-2.787834
British National Grid easting
348,500
British National Grid northing
460,400

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
E00127529
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 013D · E01025126
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 013 · E02005233

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
16
Secondary
5
  1. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Voluntary aided school

    441 m
  2. Bowerham Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    485 m
  3. Moorside Primary School

    Community school

    552 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,213
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 714
  • Anti social behaviour 413
  • Shoplifting 286
  • Criminal damage and arson 177
  • Public order 173

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    1.3 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    1.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Bowerham Hotel

    BCT · Bowerham

    0.1 miles
  • Bowerham Hotel

    BCT · Bowerham

    0.1 miles
  • Windsor Avenue

    BCT · Bowerham

    0.1 miles
  • Windsor Avenue

    BCT · Bowerham

    0.1 miles
  • Palatine Avenue

    BCT · Bowerham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 013D, 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

32,339 of 33,755

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

31 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is the nearest published school at 441 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,213 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 714 events.

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