LA1 5DE

Marsh · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lancaster
Ward
Marsh
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 5DL 37 m
LA1 5SL 47 m
LA1 5DB 65 m
LA1 5SJ 99 m
LA1 5DF 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 5DE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 5
Latitude
54.047635
Longitude
-2.808563
British National Grid easting
347,156
British National Grid northing
461,598

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Marsh · E05014898
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127399
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 014C · E01025099
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 014 · E02005234

Postcode source versions

Explore LA1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Sibsey Street, Lancaster, LA1 5DE 19 September 2003 £137,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
26
Secondary
7
  1. Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School

    Community school

    328 m
  2. Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

    Academy converter

    404 m
  3. Willow Lane Community Primary School

    Community school

    427 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,002
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,355
  • Anti social behaviour 731
  • Shoplifting 387
  • Criminal damage and arson 319
  • Public order 298

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA1 5 residents
10,422

Age bands in LA1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,658 residents

Age 15 to 24
16.2%

1,692 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

2,764 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

2,645 residents

Age 65 and over
16.1%

1,683 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.

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

    520 m

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    744 m

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

  • Sibsey Street

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.0 miles
  • Meeting House Lane

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Rail Station Taxi Rank

    TXR · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles
  • Lancaster Rail Station

    RSE · Lancaster

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 014C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,357 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 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

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 328 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,002 published events cover 12 months, averaging 333.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,355 events.

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