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LA1 4XY

Castle · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Castle
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 4XE 49 m
LA1 4XQ 50 m
LA1 4XL 75 m
LA1 4XH 109 m
LA1 4XF 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 4XY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 January 2002
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 4
Latitude
54.044460
Longitude
-2.798116
British National Grid easting
347,836
British National Grid northing
461,237

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Castle · E05014890
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127409
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 014F · E01033073
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 014 · E02005234

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
21
Secondary
6

  1. Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

    Academy converter

    369 m

  2. The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Voluntary aided school

    422 m

  3. Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School

    Community school

    446 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,752
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,273
  • Anti social behaviour 710
  • Shoplifting 326
  • Criminal damage and arson 300
  • Public order 294

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

    272 m

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    354 m

Nearby transport

  • Infirmary

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Infirmary

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Penny Street

    TXR · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Pointer

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • George Street

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 014F, 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

17,383 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. Lancaster Girls' Grammar School is the nearest published school at 369 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,752 published events cover 12 months, averaging 312.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,273 events.

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