LA5 0SY

Silverdale · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Lancaster
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA5 0RJ 179 m
LA5 0SU 267 m
LA5 0RH 283 m
LA5 0RN 289 m
LA5 0RW 318 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA5 0SY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 0
Latitude
54.171610
Longitude
-2.819500
British National Grid easting
346,600
British National Grid northing
475,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Parish or community
E04005204
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127637
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 001E · E01025148
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 001 · E02005221

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
0
  1. Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    377 m
  2. Bleasdale School

    Community special school

    520 m
  3. Arnside National CofE School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
36
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Burglary 4
  • Other theft 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA5 0 residents
3,795

Age bands in LA5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.4%

357 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.1%

232 residents

Age 25 to 44
11.3%

430 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

1,125 residents

Age 65 and over
43.4%

1,646 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.

Nearby transport

  • Cemetery

    BCT · Silverdale

    0.2 miles
  • War Memorial

    BCT · Silverdale

    0.2 miles
  • St Johns Church

    BCT · Silverdale

    0.2 miles
  • Clevelands Avenue

    BCT · Silverdale

    0.2 miles
  • Emesgate Lane

    BCT · Silverdale

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 001E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,317 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 0 secondary schools. Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 377 m.

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

Recorded crime

36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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