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LA4 5JS

Poulton · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Poulton
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Postcode district
LA4
Postcode sector
LA4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA4 5QD 16 m
LA4 5PR 40 m
LA4 5PX 61 m
LA4 5NZ 91 m
LA4 5PG 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA4 5JS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA4
Postcode sector
LA4 5
Latitude
54.074290
Longitude
-2.855787
British National Grid easting
344,100
British National Grid northing
464,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Poulton · E05014900
Parish or community
E04012009
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127590
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 006E · E01025140
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 006 · E02005226

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
30
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    169 m

  2. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe

    Voluntary aided school

    191 m

  3. Morecambe Bay Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    383 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,979
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,059
  • Anti social behaviour 535
  • Criminal damage and arson 331
  • Shoplifting 224
  • Other theft 167

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA4 5 residents
8,760

Age bands in LA4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

1,669 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,049 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.3%

2,115 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

2,297 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

1,943 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • BAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code Y01008

    4.4 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    4.8 km

  • LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1PN

    ODS code P81002

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Morecambe

    0.1 miles

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Morecambe

    0.1 miles

  • Lord Street

    BCT · Morecambe

    0.2 miles

  • Thornton Road

    BCT · Morecambe

    0.2 miles

  • Lord Street

    BCT · Morecambe

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 006E, 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

3,443 of 33,755

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

30 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 169 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,979 published events cover 12 months, averaging 248.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,059 events.

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