LA5 9PA

Warton · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Warton
Local authority
Lancaster
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA5 9NP 38 m
LA5 9NN 59 m
LA5 9TL 59 m
LA5 9NW 79 m
LA5 9NE 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA5 9PA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 9
Latitude
54.140431
Longitude
-2.777554
British National Grid easting
349,300
British National Grid northing
471,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Warton · E05014909
Parish or community
E04005209
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127737
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 001G · E01025169
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
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

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

    Voluntary aided school

    1.6 km
  3. Carnforth Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
266
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 110
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Other theft 17
  • Burglary 16

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

    1.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Town End

    BCT · Warton

    0.1 miles
  • Town End

    BCT · Warton

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Warton

    0.2 miles
  • Mill Lane

    BCT · Warton

    0.2 miles
  • The Nib

    BCT · Millhead

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 001G, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,733 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 817 m.

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

Recorded crime

266 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 110 events.

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