LA2 8YY

Upper Lune Valley · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lancaster
Postcode district
LA2
Postcode sector
LA2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA2 8JZ 59 m
LA2 8RH 99 m
LA2 8JT 153 m
LA2 8JR 170 m
LA2 8JS 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA2 8YY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2000
Terminated
1 July 2000
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA2
Postcode sector
LA2 8
Latitude
54.109797
Longitude
-2.637790
British National Grid easting
358,400
British National Grid northing
468,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Parish or community
E04005191
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127731
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 002C · E01025166
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
4
Secondary
0
  1. Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    379 m
  2. Oneschool Global Uk Lancaster Campus

    Other independent school

    545 m
  3. Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
20
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 4
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Burglary 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.

Nearby transport

  • Wenning Stores

    BCT · Hornby

    0.1 miles
  • Institute

    BCT · Hornby

    0.1 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Hornby

    0.1 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Hornby

    0.1 miles
  • Day Nursery

    BCT · Hornby

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 002C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,497 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 379 m.

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

Recorded crime

20 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 5 events.

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