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LA2 9HJ

Lower Lune Valley · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lower Lune Valley
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Postcode district
LA2
Postcode sector
LA2 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA2 9HN 184 m
LA2 9LY 751 m
LA2 9LZ 845 m
LA2 9EW 1.0 km
LA2 9LX 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA2 9HJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2005
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA2
Postcode sector
LA2 9
Latitude
54.058520
Longitude
-2.740059
British National Grid easting
351,654
British National Grid northing
462,760

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
E04005201
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127556
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 005C · E01025131
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 005 · E02005225

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
15
Secondary
5

  1. Caton Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km

  2. Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km

  3. St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 4
  • Violence and sexual offences 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
LA2 9 residents
4,444

Age bands in LA2 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

635 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

389 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.8%

841 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

1,210 residents

Age 65 and over
27.5%

1,165 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA2 9 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

    3.9 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    4.2 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Postern Gate

    BCT · Quernmore

    0.4 miles

  • Postern Gate Lodge

    BCT · Quernmore

    0.4 miles

  • Gresgarth Hall

    BCT · Caton

    1.0 miles

  • Gresgarth Home Farm

    BCT · Caton

    1.0 miles

  • Scarthwaite Hotel

    BCT · Caton

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 005C, 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

20,983 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 5 secondary schools. Caton 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

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 4 events.

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