LA4 5YW

Poulton · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Poulton
Local authority
Lancaster
Postcode district
LA4
Postcode sector
LA4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA4 5JA 6 m
LA4 5QY 33 m
LA4 5QA 45 m
LA4 5JR 54 m
LA4 5PZ 55 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA4 5YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA4
Postcode sector
LA4 5
Latitude
54.074268
Longitude
-2.858843
British National Grid easting
343,900
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
E00127591
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 006E · E01025140
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 006 · E02005226

Postcode source versions

Explore LA4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    45 m
  2. Morecambe Bay Community Primary School

    Community school

    265 m
  3. St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Morecambe

    Voluntary aided school

    378 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,155
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,150
  • Anti social behaviour 550
  • Criminal damage and arson 347
  • Shoplifting 220
  • Other theft 175

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • BAY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code Y01008

    4.3 km

  • QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LA1 1RP

    ODS code P81013

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Health Centre

    BCT · Morecambe

    0.1 miles
  • Health Centre

    BCT · Morecambe

    0.1 miles
  • Lord Street

    BCT · Morecambe

    0.1 miles
  • Lord Street

    BCT · Morecambe

    0.1 miles
  • Town Hall

    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

31 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 45 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,155 published events cover 12 months, averaging 262.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,150 events.

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