LA2 6ES

Bolton & Slyne · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lancaster
Local authority
Lancaster
Postcode district
LA2
Postcode sector
LA2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA2 6ER 47 m
LA2 6EP 102 m
LA2 6JA 117 m
LA2 6ET 144 m
LA2 6LJ 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA2 6ES
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA2
Postcode sector
LA2 6
Latitude
54.091283
Longitude
-2.806738
British National Grid easting
347,331
British National Grid northing
466,453

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Parish or community
E04005205
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127693
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 003C · E01025158
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 003 · E02005223

Postcode source versions

Explore LA2

21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Hatlex Lane, Hest Bank, Lancaster, LA2 6ES 12 December 2022 £470,000
2, Hatlex Lane, Hest Bank, Lancaster, LA2 6ES 1 March 2022 £430,000
6, Hatlex Lane, Hest Bank, Lancaster, LA2 6ES 31 January 2022 £380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    629 m
  2. Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.9 km
  3. Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College

    Special post 16 institution

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
159
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 77
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Burglary 14
  • Other theft 14
  • Criminal damage and arson 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

17 female, 13 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    4.9 km

  • ASH TREES SURGERY

    MARKET STREET, CARNFORTH, LA5 9JU

    ODS code P81029

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Memorial Hall

    BCT · Hest Bank

    0.1 miles
  • Memorial Hall

    BCT · Hest Bank

    0.1 miles
  • Hatlex Lane

    BCT · Hest Bank

    0.2 miles
  • Hatlex Lane

    BCT · Hest Bank

    0.2 miles
  • Peacock Lane

    BCT · Hest Bank

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 003C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,432 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £430,000 from 3 recorded sales in LA2 6ES. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lancaster is £199,762 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

33 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 629 m.

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

Recorded crime

159 published events cover 12 months, averaging 13.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 77 events.

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