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LA5 9HB

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 9HD 36 m
LA5 9DR 68 m
LA5 9UX 68 m
LA5 9EY 70 m
LA5 9EZ 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA5 9HB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2001
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 9
Latitude
54.134915
Longitude
-2.770150
British National Grid easting
349,777
British National Grid northing
471,281

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Carnforth & Millhead · E05014889
Parish or community
E04005209
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127738
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 001F · E01025168
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
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1

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

    Voluntary aided school

    810 m

  2. Carnforth Community Primary School

    Community school

    847 m

  3. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
476
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 201
  • Anti social behaviour 97
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Other theft 39
  • Burglary 20

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

    614 m

Nearby transport

  • Carlisle Terrace

    BCT · Millhead

    0.0 miles

  • Carlisle Terrace

    BCT · Millhead

    0.1 miles

  • Midland Terrace

    BCT · Millhead

    0.1 miles

  • Midland Terrace

    BCT · Millhead

    0.1 miles

  • The Nib

    BCT · Millhead

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 001F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,088 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Schools

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 810 m.

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

Recorded crime

476 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 201 events.

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