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LA5 5BE

Carnforth & Millhead · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Carnforth & Millhead
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
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LA5 5BT 0 m
LA5 5BX 0 m
LA5 5DD 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA5 5BE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 2017
Terminated
1 October 2021
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 5
Latitude
54.129874
Longitude
-2.770026
British National Grid easting
349,779
British National Grid northing
470,720

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Carnforth & Millhead · E05014889
Parish or community
E04005183
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127368
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 001B · E01025096
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 001 · E02005221

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    281 m

  2. Carnforth Community Primary School

    Community school

    292 m

  3. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth

    Academy converter

    594 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
454
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 188
  • Anti social behaviour 95
  • Other theft 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 39
  • Burglary 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ASH TREES SURGERY

    MARKET STREET, CARNFORTH, LA5 9JU

    ODS code P81029

    87 m

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

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.0 miles

  • Carnforth Rail Station

    RSE · Carnforth

    0.0 miles

  • Carnforth Rail Station

    RLY · Carnforth

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.1 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 001B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,411 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School is the nearest published school at 281 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

454 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 188 events.

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