LA3 1LN

Heysham Central · 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 1LW 48 m
LA3 1LP 88 m
LA3 1JS 95 m
LA3 1NH 96 m
LA3 1ET 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA3 1LN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA3
Postcode sector
LA3 1
Latitude
54.057648
Longitude
-2.886456
British National Grid easting
342,070
British National Grid northing
462,773

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
E00127460
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 009B · E01025116
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 009 · E02005229

Postcode source versions

Explore LA3

20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Draycombe Drive, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 1LN 9 August 2024 £95,000
9, Draycombe Drive, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 1LN 4 October 2018 £225,000
3, Draycombe Drive, Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 1LN 6 March 2017 £240,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
17
Secondary
2
  1. Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School

    Community school

    435 m
  2. Bay Leadership Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    579 m
  3. Mossgate Primary School

    Community school

    786 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,396
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 949
  • Anti social behaviour 390
  • Criminal damage and arson 255
  • Other theft 165
  • Shoplifting 132

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

29 female, 24 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA3 1 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

1

within 5 km

  • BAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code Y01008

    1.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ambulance Station

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.1 miles
  • Ambulance Station

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.1 miles
  • Draycombe Court

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.1 miles
  • Fairfield Grove

    BCT · Sandylands

    0.1 miles
  • Balmoral Road

    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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £95,000 from 1 recorded sale in LA3 1LN. 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 435 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,396 published events cover 12 months, averaging 199.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 949 events.

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