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LA1 4NS

Scotforth West · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 4NR 79 m
LA1 4NT 81 m
LA1 4PR 110 m
LA1 4PS 123 m
LA1 4NY 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 4NS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 4
Latitude
54.025101
Longitude
-2.795302
British National Grid easting
347,996
British National Grid northing
459,081

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Scotforth West · E05014903
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127619
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 017F · E01025146
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 017 · E02005237

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
172, Scotforth Road, Lancaster, LA1 4NS 13 September 2002 £150,000
174, Scotforth Road, Lancaster, LA1 4NS 9 January 2001 £169,950

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

    770 m

  2. Jamea Al Kauthar

    Other independent school

    1.0 km

  3. Moorside Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
616
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 214
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Shoplifting 44
  • Other theft 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

5 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
4.0
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 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA1 4 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    2.4 km

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    2.5 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Whinfell Drive

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.0 miles

  • Whinfell Drive

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.0 miles

  • Boot and Shoe

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.2 miles

  • Whinfell Drive

    BCT · Hala

    0.2 miles

  • Whinfell Drive

    BCT · Hala

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 017F, 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

31,707 of 33,755

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

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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

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 770 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

616 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 214 events.

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