LA1 4PD

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 4PE 88 m
LA1 4PJ 97 m
LA1 4PG 116 m
LA1 4LD 145 m
LA1 4PL 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 4PD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 4
Latitude
54.022771
Longitude
-2.791579
British National Grid easting
348,237
British National Grid northing
458,819

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
E00127597
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 019D · E01025142
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 019 · E02005239

Postcode source versions

Explore LA1

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Burrow Beck Copse, Collingham Park, Lancaster, LA1 4PD 11 November 2021 £560,000
2, Collingham Park, Lancaster, LA1 4PD 9 September 2013 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
17
Secondary
5
  1. Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km
  2. Moorside Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  3. Stepping Stones School

    Pupil referral unit

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
533
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 176
  • Anti social behaviour 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Other theft 41
  • Shoplifting 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

7 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.5
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.

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

Nearby transport

  • Maplewood Gardens

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.1 miles
  • Maplewood Gardens

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.1 miles
  • Oakwood Gardens

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.1 miles
  • Oakwood Gardens

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.1 miles
  • Whinfell Drive

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.2 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
0
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 £560,000 from 1 recorded sale in LA1 4PD. 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

30 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 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

533 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 176 events.

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