LA3 1GP

Heysham Central · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lancaster
Postcode district
LA3
Postcode sector
LA3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA3 1EZ 28 m
LA3 1EY 52 m
LA3 1PF 67 m
LA3 1NN 71 m
LA3 1PE 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA3 1GP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1999
Terminated
1 September 2000
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA3
Postcode sector
LA3 1
Latitude
54.057871
Longitude
-2.889058
British National Grid easting
341,900
British National Grid northing
462,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127463
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 009B · E01025116
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 009 · E02005229

Postcode source versions

Explore LA3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
16
Secondary
2
  1. Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School

    Community school

    515 m
  2. Bay Leadership Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    728 m
  3. Mossgate Primary School

    Community school

    813 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,214
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 876
  • Anti social behaviour 361
  • Criminal damage and arson 231
  • Other theft 158
  • Shoplifting 128

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code Y01008

    1.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Draycombe Court

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.0 miles
  • Furness Road

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.1 miles
  • Furness Road

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.1 miles
  • Ambulance Station

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.2 miles
  • Ambulance Station

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 009B, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,944 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

22 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 515 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,214 published events cover 12 months, averaging 184.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 876 events.

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