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LA2 6AF

Bolton & Slyne · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bolton & Slyne
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Postcode district
LA2
Postcode sector
LA2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA2 6AG 116 m
LA2 6AQ 195 m
LA2 6AJ 357 m
LA2 6AH 473 m
LA2 6AT 548 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA2 6AF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA2
Postcode sector
LA2 6
Latitude
54.078541
Longitude
-2.810372
British National Grid easting
347,077
British National Grid northing
465,038

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Bolton & Slyne · E05014886
Parish or community
E04005205
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127701
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 003D · E01025159
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 003 · E02005223

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
22
Secondary
7

  1. Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    820 m

  2. Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College

    Special post 16 institution

    1.3 km

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
300
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 118
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Other theft 18
  • Burglary 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA2 6 residents
5,794

Age bands in LA2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

868 residents

Age 15 to 24
8%

476 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,185 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.2%

1,674 residents

Age 65 and over
29.2%

1,730 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

    3.6 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Throstle Grove

    BCT · Slyne-with-Hest

    0.3 miles

  • Beech Grove

    BCT · Slyne-with-Hest

    0.3 miles

  • Beech Grove

    BCT · Slyne-with-Hest

    0.3 miles

  • Hest Bank Lane

    BCT · Slyne-with-Hest

    0.3 miles

  • Rosedean

    BCT · Slyne-with-Hest

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 003D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,273 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 7 secondary schools. Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 820 m.

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

Recorded crime

300 published events cover 12 months, averaging 25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 118 events.

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