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LA1 5SF

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 5RT 24 m
LA1 5SD 37 m
LA1 5RL 53 m
LA1 5RY 72 m
LA1 5PP 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 5SF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 5
Latitude
54.050302
Longitude
-2.815580
British National Grid easting
346,700
British National Grid northing
461,900

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
E00127393
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 017B · E01025101
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 017 · E02005237

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
27
Secondary
7

  1. Willow Lane Community Primary School

    Community school

    182 m

  2. Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)

    Other independent school

    188 m

  3. Appletree Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    264 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,848
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,320
  • Anti social behaviour 688
  • Shoplifting 384
  • Criminal damage and arson 306
  • Public order 280

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

  • Victoria

    BCT · Marsh

    0.1 miles

  • Victoria

    BCT · Marsh

    0.1 miles

  • Willow Lane Infant School

    BCT · Marsh

    0.1 miles

  • Willow Lane School

    BCT · Marsh

    0.1 miles

  • Cricket Club

    BCT · Marsh

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 017B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,261 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Willow Lane Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 182 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,848 published events cover 12 months, averaging 320.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,320 events.

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