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LA2 8PP

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 8PJ 543 m
LA2 7DW 618 m
LA2 8PW 739 m
LA2 8PX 804 m
LA2 8PL 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA2 8PP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA2
Postcode sector
LA2 8
Latitude
54.100852
Longitude
-2.547184
British National Grid easting
364,316
British National Grid northing
467,355

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
5
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Cedar House School

    Other independent special school

    1.9 km

  2. Stonegate School

    Other independent special school

    2.1 km

  3. Tatham Fells Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
12
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Burglary 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Public order 1
  • Possession of weapons 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • BENTHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    GRASMERE DRIVE, HIGH BENTHAM, LANCASTER, LA2 7JP

    ODS code B82061

    3.1 km

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

  • Spen Farm

    BCT · Green

    0.1 miles

  • Spen Lodge

    BCT · Green

    0.1 miles

  • Greenside Farm

    BCT · Green

    0.5 miles

  • Greenside Farm

    BCT · Green

    0.5 miles

  • Thwaites Lane

    BCT · Tatham Fells

    0.5 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.

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
0
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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cedar House 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

Published police records

12 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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