LA1 4XW

University · 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 4JL 242 m
LA1 4XN 283 m
LA1 4PH 337 m
LA1 4FG 407 m
LA1 4PF 412 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 4XW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 January 2016
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 4
Latitude
54.018467
Longitude
-2.796809
British National Grid easting
347,889
British National Grid northing
458,344

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Parish or community
E04005203
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127423
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 019C · E01025107
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 019 · E02005239

Postcode source versions

Explore LA1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Filter House, Scotforth Road, Scotforth, Lancaster, LA1 4XW 1 February 2018 £2,460,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
15
Secondary
5
  1. University of Lancaster

    Higher education institutions

    1.1 km
  2. Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km
  3. Jamea Al Kauthar

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
360
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 116
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Other theft 34

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

    3.1 km

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Collingham Park

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.1 miles
  • Health Innovation Campus

    BCT · Bailrigg

    0.1 miles
  • Care Home

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.2 miles
  • Health Innovation Campus

    BCT · Bailrigg

    0.2 miles
  • Oakwood Gardens

    BCT · Scotforth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 019C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,186 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
1 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 5 secondary schools. University of Lancaster is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

360 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 116 events.

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