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LA5 8JU

Bolton & Slyne · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bolton & Slyne
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA5 8BP 75 m
LA5 8HS 141 m
LA5 8JX 166 m
LA5 8JS 188 m
LA5 8JT 199 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA5 8JU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 8
Latitude
54.107040
Longitude
-2.798341
British National Grid easting
347,900
British National Grid northing
468,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Bolton & Slyne · E05014886
Parish or community
E04005179
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127335
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 003B · E01025090
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 003 · E02005223

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
12
Secondary
2

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

    Voluntary aided school

    762 m

  2. Nether Kellet Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km

  3. Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
121
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 55
  • Anti social behaviour 18
  • Other theft 8
  • Vehicle crime 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA5 8 residents
4,196

Age bands in LA5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.9%

540 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

397 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

728 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,275 residents

Age 65 and over
29.9%

1,256 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ASH TREES SURGERY

    MARKET STREET, CARNFORTH, LA5 9JU

    ODS code P81029

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Lowlands Road

    BCT · Bolton-le-Sands

    0.3 miles

  • Lowlands Road

    BCT · Bolton-le-Sands

    0.3 miles

  • St Michaels Lane

    BCT · Bolton-le-Sands

    0.3 miles

  • St Michaels Lane

    BCT · Bolton-le-Sands

    0.3 miles

  • Post Office

    BCT · Bolton-le-Sands

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 003B, 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

29,220 of 33,755

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

15 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 762 m.

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

Recorded crime

121 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 55 events.

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