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LA2 9RU

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 9RS 51 m
LA2 9FB 55 m
LA2 9HY 104 m
LA2 9HX 127 m
LA2 9QQ 205 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA2 9RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA2
Postcode sector
LA2 9
Latitude
54.076951
Longitude
-2.724401
British National Grid easting
352,700
British National Grid northing
464,800

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
E04005184
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127550
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 005D · E01025133
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
8
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. Caton Primary School

    Community school

    906 m

  2. Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km

  3. St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
111
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 45
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Burglary 9
  • Other theft 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • Quernmore Road

    BCT · Caton

    0.1 miles

  • Quernmore Road

    BCT · Caton

    0.1 miles

  • Hall Drive

    BCT · Caton

    0.2 miles

  • Station Hotel

    BCT · Caton

    0.3 miles

  • Lune Bridge

    BCT · Caton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 005D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,700 of 33,755

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

8 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Caton Primary School is the nearest published school at 906 m.

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

Recorded crime

111 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 45 events.

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