LA1 4UE

Scotforth West · 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 4UG 45 m
LA1 4UD 58 m
LA1 4WJ 75 m
LA1 4UF 77 m
LA1 4TN 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 4UE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 4
Latitude
54.038801
Longitude
-2.797610
British National Grid easting
347,862
British National Grid northing
460,607

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
E00127623
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 015D · E01025147
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 015 · E02005235

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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110 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Graham Street, Lancaster, LA1 4UE 12 May 2026 £138,000
7, Graham Street, Lancaster, LA1 4UE 21 October 2025 £135,000
8, Graham Street, Lancaster, LA1 4UE 6 October 2025 £132,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
19
Secondary
5
  1. Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    313 m
  2. Bowerham Primary & Nursery School

    Community school

    431 m
  3. Jamea Al Kauthar

    Other independent school

    581 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,089
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,003
  • Anti social behaviour 578
  • Shoplifting 340
  • Public order 263
  • Criminal damage and arson 241

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
107

53 female, 54 male

Postcode households
58
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.7% 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

    856 m

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    979 m

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

  • Sulby Drive

    BCT · Greaves

    0.1 miles
  • Belle Vue Terrace

    BCT · Greaves

    0.1 miles
  • Ripley St Thomas CEHS

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Ripley St Thomas School

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Sulby Drive

    BCT · Greaves

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 015D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,272 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £139,000 from 14 recorded sales in LA1 4UE. 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

Published establishments

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 5 secondary schools. Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 313 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,089 published events cover 12 months, averaging 257.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,003 events.

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