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LA1 5QL

Marsh · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 5JU 61 m
LA1 5WD 82 m
LA1 5WE 124 m
LA1 5RE 126 m
LA1 5WF 131 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 5QL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2006
Terminated
1 July 2006
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 5
Latitude
54.053502
Longitude
-2.812756
British National Grid easting
346,889
British National Grid northing
462,254

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
E00185589
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 014C · E01025099
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
42
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)

    Other independent school

    233 m

  2. Willow Lane Community Primary School

    Community school

    547 m

  3. The Loyne Specialist School

    Community special school

    625 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,221
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,464
  • Anti social behaviour 757
  • Shoplifting 391
  • Criminal damage and arson 366
  • Public order 297

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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    1.1 km

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    1.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Cricket Club

    BCT · Marsh

    0.1 miles

  • Cricket Club

    BCT · Marsh

    0.1 miles

  • Luneside

    BCT · Marsh

    0.2 miles

  • Summersgill Road

    BCT · Scale Hall

    0.2 miles

  • Summersgill Rd

    BCT · Scale Hall

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) is the nearest published school at 233 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,221 published events cover 12 months, averaging 351.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,464 events.

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