LA5 9TZ

Carnforth & Millhead · Lancaster · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Carnforth
Local authority
Lancaster
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LA5 9UA 91 m
LA5 9UE 146 m
LA5 9SS 197 m
LA5 9NG 216 m
LA5 9TQ 303 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LA5 9TZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LA
Postcode district
LA5
Postcode sector
LA5 9
Latitude
54.134319
Longitude
-2.756548
British National Grid easting
350,665
British National Grid northing
471,205

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North West · E12000002
Local authority district
Lancaster · E07000121
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

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Walkden Way, Carnforth, LA5 9TZ 31 October 2025 £188,878
5, Walkden Way, Carnforth, LA5 9TZ 29 August 2025 £299,995

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

    894 m
  2. Carnforth High School

    Academy converter

    970 m
  3. Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
436
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 181
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Other theft 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Burglary 21

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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ASH TREES SURGERY

    MARKET STREET, CARNFORTH, LA5 9JU

    ODS code P81029

    972 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

    0.2 miles
  • Midland Drive

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.2 miles
  • Pine Lake

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.5 miles
  • Scotland Road

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.5 miles
  • Scotland Road

    BCT · Carnforth

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

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

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £244,436 from 2 recorded sales in LA5 9TZ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Lancaster is £199,762 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

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 894 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

436 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 181 events.

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