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LA1 4FA

Scotforth East · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Scotforth East
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 4EX 27 m
LA1 4EU 62 m
LA1 4EE 84 m
LA1 4ET 84 m
LA1 4ED 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 4FA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 4
Latitude
54.033236
Longitude
-2.791015
British National Grid easting
348,287
British National Grid northing
459,983

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Scotforth East · E05014902
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127604
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 018B · E01025141
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 018 · E02005238

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
17
Secondary
5

  1. Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    272 m

  2. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Voluntary aided school

    365 m

  3. Moorside Primary School

    Community school

    435 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,261
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 441
  • Anti social behaviour 241
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Public order 99
  • Shoplifting 85

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

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    1.6 km

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    1.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Community Centre

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.1 miles

  • Community Centre

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.1 miles

  • Wakefield Drive

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.1 miles

  • Wakefield Drive

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.1 miles

  • Rutland Avenue

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 018B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,190 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 5 secondary schools. Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,261 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 441 events.

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