LA3 2JY

Heysham South · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lancaster
Postcode district
LA3
Postcode sector
LA3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA3 2JJ 34 m
LA3 2JP 48 m
LA3 2JW 83 m
LA3 2BL 84 m
LA3 2BS 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA3 2JY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA3
Postcode sector
LA3 2
Latitude
54.045268
Longitude
-2.891843
British National Grid easting
341,700
British National Grid northing
461,400

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
E00127508
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 016E · E01025123
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 016 · E02005236

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    363 m
  2. Mossgate Primary School

    Community school

    656 m
  3. St Patrick's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    710 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
961
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 420
  • Anti social behaviour 186
  • Criminal damage and arson 100
  • Other theft 56
  • Public order 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA3 2 residents
10,664

Age bands in LA3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,013 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,089 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

2,608 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,907 residents

Age 65 and over
20.4%

2,205 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

    421 m

Nearby transport

  • Longlands Lane End

    BCT · Heysham

    0.0 miles
  • Longlands Crescent

    BCT · Heysham

    0.1 miles
  • Brentlea Crescent

    BCT · Heysham

    0.1 miles
  • Mossgate Road

    BCT · Heysham

    0.1 miles
  • Douglas Drive

    BCT · Kingsway

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 016E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,720 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 363 m.

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

Recorded crime

961 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 420 events.

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