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LA5 9SU

Silverdale · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Silverdale
Local authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA5 9SX 247 m
LA5 9SY 286 m
LA5 9SZ 324 m
LA5 9TY 346 m
LA5 9TH 371 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA5 9SU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 9
Latitude
54.170459
Longitude
-2.762079
British National Grid easting
350,347
British National Grid northing
475,230

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
Electoral ward
Silverdale · E05014904
Parish or community
E04013418
Westminster constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale · E14001372
Output area
E00127641
Lower layer super output area
Lancaster 001E · E01025148
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. Yealand Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    15 m

  2. Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.9 km

  3. Burton Morewood CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Other crime 1

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
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

    4.6 km

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

  • Primary School

    BCT · Yealand Conyers

    0.0 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · Yealand Conyers

    0.0 miles

  • Shelter

    BCT · Yealand Redmayne

    0.2 miles

  • Shelter

    BCT · Yealand Redmayne

    0.2 miles

  • New Inn

    BCT · Yealand Conyers

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Lancaster 001E, 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

26,317 of 33,755

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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Yealand Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 15 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

17 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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