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LA5 8LU

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 8LY 41 m
LA5 8LZ 52 m
LA5 8LX 102 m
LA2 6EY 109 m
LA5 8AX 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA5 8LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 8
Latitude
54.094429
Longitude
-2.802686
British National Grid easting
347,600
British National Grid northing
466,800

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
E00127687
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 003E · E01025160
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
28
Primary
18
Secondary
4

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

  3. Nether Kellet Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
189
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 85
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Burglary 15
  • Other theft 15
  • Criminal damage and arson 14

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

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Greenacre Park

    BCT · Hest Bank

    0.1 miles

  • Greenacre Park

    BCT · Hest Bank

    0.1 miles

  • Greenwood Avenue

    BCT · Slyne-with-Hest

    0.3 miles

  • Pasture Lane

    BCT · Bolton-le-Sands

    0.3 miles

  • Greenwood Avenue

    BCT · Slyne-with-Hest

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 003E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,057 of 33,755

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

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

189 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 85 events.

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