LA3 1FT

Heysham North · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Morecambe
Local authority
Lancaster
Postcode district
LA3
Postcode sector
LA3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA3 1DB 13 m
LA3 1FS 18 m
LA3 1FR 31 m
LA3 1DW 38 m
LA3 1FP 52 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA3 1FT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA3
Postcode sector
LA3 1
Latitude
54.062184
Longitude
-2.888004
British National Grid easting
341,975
British National Grid northing
463,279

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Parish or community
E04012009
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127483
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 009D · E01025120
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 009 · E02005229

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Puffin House, 21, Mears Beck Close, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 1FT 25 April 2025 £100,000
Puffin House, Flat 31, Mears Beck Close, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 1FT 30 May 2023 £103,000
Puffin House, 11, Mears Beck Close, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 1FT 21 May 2021 £88,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
20
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School

    Community school

    316 m
  2. West End Primary School

    Community school

    669 m
  3. Bay Leadership Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    672 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,453
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 954
  • Anti social behaviour 378
  • Criminal damage and arson 268
  • Other theft 173
  • Shoplifting 160

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

4 female, 2 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.5
LA3 1 residents
8,305

Age bands in LA3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

1,529 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

886 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

2,074 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,259 residents

Age 65 and over
19.1%

1,590 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA3 1 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
25%
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

  • BAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code Y01008

    2.3 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

  • Stanley Road

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.0 miles
  • Stanley Road

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.1 miles
  • Cavendish Road

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.1 miles
  • Cavendish Road

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.1 miles
  • Fairfield Road

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 009D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,789 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £101,500 from 2 recorded sales in LA3 1FT. 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

Published establishments

20 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 316 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,453 published events cover 12 months, averaging 204.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 954 events.

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