LA3 2UH

Overton · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Overton
Local authority
Lancaster
Postcode district
LA3
Postcode sector
LA3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA3 2XF 14 m
LA3 2XE 438 m
LA3 2XS 451 m
LA3 2DA 489 m
LA3 2XY 588 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA3 2UH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 September 2019
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA3
Postcode sector
LA3 2
Latitude
54.036386
Longitude
-2.914816
British National Grid easting
340,183
British National Grid northing
460,431

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Overton · E05014899
Parish or community
E43000253
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127561
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 016I · E01033072
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
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km
  3. Mossgate Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
439
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 205
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Public order 31
  • Other theft 25

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

    1.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Heysham Ferry Terminal

    FER · Heysham

    0.2 miles
  • Heysham Port Rail Station

    RSE · Heysham

    0.2 miles
  • Heysham Port Rail Station

    RLY · Heysham

    0.2 miles
  • Ferry Terminal

    FTD · Heysham

    0.2 miles
  • Power Station

    BCT · Heysham

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 016I, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,473 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

439 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 205 events.

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