LA1 4JZ

Scotforth East · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 4LQ 113 m
LA1 4JY 144 m
LA1 4LA 184 m
LA1 4LG 196 m
LA1 4QU 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 4JZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 4
Latitude
54.023638
Longitude
-2.785429
British National Grid easting
348,641
British National Grid northing
458,911

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127600
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 019D · E01025142
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 019 · E02005239

Postcode source versions

Explore LA1

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
19, Barnacre Close, Lancaster, LA1 4JZ 6 August 2021 £365,000
14, Barnacre Close, Lancaster, LA1 4JZ 18 December 2020 £350,000
10, Barnacre Close, Lancaster, LA1 4JZ 23 August 2019 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
16
Secondary
5
  1. Moorside Primary School

    Community school

    982 m
  2. Stepping Stones School

    Pupil referral unit

    982 m
  3. St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Voluntary aided school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
541
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 177
  • Anti social behaviour 112
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Other theft 41
  • Shoplifting 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

30 female, 28 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.8
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

    2.7 km

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    2.8 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

  • Bentham Road

    BCT · Hala

    0.2 miles
  • Whinfell Drive

    BCT · Hala

    0.3 miles
  • Whinfell Drive

    BCT · Hala

    0.3 miles
  • Lingfield Close

    BCT · The Racecourses

    0.3 miles
  • Hala Square

    BCT · Hala

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 019D, 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

31,676 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
15
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £365,000 from 1 recorded sale in LA1 4JZ. 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 5 secondary schools. Moorside Primary School is the nearest published school at 982 m.

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

Recorded crime

541 published events cover 12 months, averaging 45.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 177 events.

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