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LA2 8GJ

Lower Lune Valley · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Lower Lune Valley
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Postcode district
LA2
Postcode sector
LA2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA2 8PR 493 m
LA2 7DN 508 m
LA2 7DW 834 m
LA2 7DQ 944 m
LA2 8PT 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA2 8GJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA2
Postcode sector
LA2 8
Latitude
54.097521
Longitude
-2.528210
British National Grid easting
365,554
British National Grid northing
466,975

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Lower Lune Valley · E05014897
Parish or community
E04005206
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127557
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 002B · E01025132
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 002 · E02005222

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km

  2. Cedar House School

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km

  3. Stonegate School

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA2 8 residents
3,240

Age bands in LA2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.1%

394 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

267 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.9%

485 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.2%

1,017 residents

Age 65 and over
33.5%

1,092 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BENTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GRASMERE DRIVE, HIGH BENTHAM, LANCASTER, LA2 7JP

    ODS code B82061

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Thwaites Lane

    BCT · Tatham Fells

    0.5 miles

  • Barley Bank

    BCT · Tatham Fells

    0.7 miles

  • Barley Bank

    BCT · Tatham Fells

    0.7 miles

  • Spen Farm

    BCT · Green

    0.8 miles

  • Spen Lodge

    BCT · Green

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 002B, 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

18,733 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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