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LA1 9SH

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA1 1SN 0 m
LA1 9SA 0 m
LA1 9SD 0 m
LA1 9SE 0 m
LA1 9SL 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA1 9SH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA1
Postcode sector
LA1 9
Latitude
54.047303
Longitude
-2.797743
British National Grid easting
347,864
British National Grid northing
461,553

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
E00170169
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 014E · E01033071
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
39
Primary
23
Secondary
6

  1. The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

    Voluntary aided school

    324 m

  2. Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

    Academy converter

    405 m

  3. Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School

    Community school

    410 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,071
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,408
  • Anti social behaviour 765
  • Criminal damage and arson 346
  • Shoplifting 328
  • Public order 301

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    48 m

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    244 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Robert Street

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.0 miles

  • Robert Street

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • George Street

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • George Street

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

  • Common Garden Street

    BCT · Lancaster City Centre

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 014E, 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

15,093 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

39 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster is the nearest published school at 324 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,071 published events cover 12 months, averaging 339.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,408 events.

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