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LA5 9RE

Carnforth & Millhead · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 9TQ 55 m
LA5 9SS 128 m
LA5 9UE 196 m
LA5 9RF 225 m
LA5 9UA 228 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA5 9RE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 9
Latitude
54.133015
Longitude
-2.760825
British National Grid easting
350,384
British National Grid northing
471,063

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
E00127366
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 001D · E01025098
Middle layer super output area
Lancaster 001 · E02005221

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
8
Secondary
1

  1. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth

    Academy converter

    673 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    730 m

  3. Carnforth High School

    Academy converter

    784 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
455
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 191
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Other theft 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Burglary 22

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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
80%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
80%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
80%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ASH TREES SURGERY

    MARKET STREET, CARNFORTH, LA5 9JU

    ODS code P81029

    660 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Midland Drive

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.1 miles

  • Midland Drive

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.2 miles

  • Scotland Road

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.3 miles

  • Scotland Road

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.3 miles

  • Market Street

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 001D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,495 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

9 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth is the nearest published school at 673 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

455 published events cover 12 months, averaging 37.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 191 events.

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