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LA1 5XG

Skerton · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 2NF 14 m
LA1 2NE 33 m
LA1 2NB 72 m
LA1 2ND 74 m
LA1 2JN 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 5XG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 5
Latitude
54.062067
Longitude
-2.803588
British National Grid easting
347,500
British National Grid northing
463,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Skerton · E05014905
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127645
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 011A · E01025149
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 011 · E02005231

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
24
Secondary
7

  1. Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    299 m

  2. St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Academy sponsor led

    348 m

  3. Chadwick High School

    Academy alternative provision converter

    656 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,502
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,254
  • Anti social behaviour 633
  • Criminal damage and arson 334
  • Shoplifting 283
  • Public order 222

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

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    1.7 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Baker Street

    BCT · Skerton

    0.0 miles

  • Baker Street

    BCT · Skerton

    0.0 miles

  • Fairhope Avenue

    BCT · Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Noel Road

    BCT · Vale

    0.1 miles

  • Vale Road

    BCT · Skerton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 011A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,524 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 7 secondary schools. Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 299 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,502 published events cover 12 months, averaging 291.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,254 events.

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