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LA5 9AB

Carnforth & Millhead · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Carnforth & Millhead
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA5 9AP 176 m
LA5 9AW 184 m
LA5 9AU 210 m
LA5 9AG 253 m
LA5 9AX 277 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA5 9AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 9
Latitude
54.122517
Longitude
-2.768038
British National Grid easting
349,900
British National Grid northing
469,900

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
E00127376
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 001C · E01025097
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
10
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Carnforth Community Primary School

    Community school

    540 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    588 m

  3. Carnforth High School

    Academy converter

    610 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
425
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 180
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Other theft 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Burglary 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LA5 9 residents
8,254

Age bands in LA5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

1,223 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

720 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.4%

1,713 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

2,331 residents

Age 65 and over
25.4%

2,035 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

    774 m

Nearby transport

  • Coniston Road

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.1 miles

  • Coniston Road

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.2 miles

  • Langdale Road

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.2 miles

  • Redcourt

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.2 miles

  • Canal Turn

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 001C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,643 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
5 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

10 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Carnforth Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 540 m.

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

Recorded crime

425 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 180 events.

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