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LA3

UK postcode district

Part of Morecambe

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
949
Current units
751
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
9

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
North West
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
198

Postcode sectors in LA3

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

3 sectors
16,831 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Chaffinch Close, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 2GT 27 July 2026 £185,000
12, Robin Crescent, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 2WG 22 July 2026 £220,000
3, Viking Way, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 2TH 17 July 2026 £262,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
10
Primary
8
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
2,763
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,091
  • Anti social behaviour 498
  • Criminal damage and arson 286
  • Other theft 165
  • Vehicle crime 151

Census 2021

Population and age profile

LA3 usual residents
25,122
Age-profile population
25,348

Age bands in LA3

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
17.8%
4,510 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.1%
2,562 residents
Age 25 to 44
23.8%
6,044 residents
Age 45 to 64
27.4%
6,942 residents
Age 65 and over
20.9%
5,290 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 741 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

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%

In this district, 693 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 600 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 3 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • BAY MEDICAL GROUP

    HEYSHAM PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, MIDDLETON WAY, HEYSHAM, MORECAMBE, LA3 2LE

    ODS code Y01008

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £175,000 from 2,165 recorded sales in LA3. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lancaster is £199,762 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

10 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

2,763 published events cover 12 months, averaging 230 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,091 events.

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