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LA3 3SD

Scale Hall · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Morecambe
Ward
Scale Hall
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre
Postcode district
LA3
Postcode sector
LA3 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA3 3SB 58 m
LA3 3SR 76 m
LA3 3RY 79 m
LA3 3RZ 87 m
LA3 3SF 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA3 3SD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA3
Postcode sector
LA3 3
Latitude
54.059879
Longitude
-2.829274
British National Grid easting
345,816
British National Grid northing
462,976

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Scale Hall · E05014901
Parish or community
E04005190
Westminster constituency
Lancaster and Wyre · E14001318
Output area
E00127725
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 020E · E01025165
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 020 · E02006871

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Wharfe Court, Morecambe, LA3 3SD 8 March 2019 £125,000
2, Wharfe Court, Morecambe, LA3 3SD 15 November 2016 £157,000
5, Wharfe Court, Morecambe, LA3 3SD 26 September 2014 £118,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School

    Community school

    80 m

  2. Lancaster and Morecambe College

    Further education

    366 m

  3. Morecambe Road School

    Community special school

    392 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,919
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 688
  • Anti social behaviour 343
  • Criminal damage and arson 207
  • Shoplifting 150
  • Other theft 105

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

9 female, 7 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.0
LA3 3 residents
6,153

Age bands in LA3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

968 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

587 residents

Age 25 to 44
22%

1,362 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

1,776 residents

Age 65 and over
24.2%

1,495 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LA3 3 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+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

3

within 5 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    2.4 km

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    2.5 km

  • BAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code Y01008

    4.7 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

  • Lancaster and Morecambe College

    BCT · White Lund

    0.1 miles

  • Lancaster and Morecambe College

    BCT · White Lund

    0.1 miles

  • Newgate

    BCT · White Lund

    0.2 miles

  • Winster Walk

    BCT · Salt Ayre

    0.2 miles

  • Newgate

    BCT · White Lund

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 020E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,618 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Schools

Published establishments

42 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School is the nearest published school at 80 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,919 published events cover 12 months, averaging 159.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 688 events.

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