Morecambe West End

Lancaster · North West · population 5,720 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

2Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,716 of 6,856 in England
  • #881 of 932 in North West
  • #18 of 18 in Lancaster
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,744
Median age (est.)39
Density8,039per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above23%
No car or van39%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 13%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 49%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 7%Private rent 49%

Households

One person: 44%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 16%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 44%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 16%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 15% · Caring & leisure 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary15%
Caring & leisure15%
Skilled trades13%
Process & plant11%
Professional11%
Associate professional10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%
Administrative7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Morecambe West End is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,716 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #18 of 18 in Lancaster. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (76) but weak on Crime (1). Typical homes here, about £142,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 75 sales), 29% below the wider Lancaster median of £200,000. Typical household take-home income is around £26,799 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 157 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 8 · #6,332
Employment 2 · #6,702
Education 9 · #6,264
Health 2 · #6,723
Crime 1 · #6,812
Housing & access 76 · #1,671
Living environment 1 · #6,791

House prices ?

£142,500median (12m) · +1.8% yr · n=75
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£142,50075+1.8%+33.2%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£215,0009+30.3%
Terraced£148,75038+2.6%+28.8%
Flat£107,50025-16.0%+39.6%
This area£142,500
Lancaster£200,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£26,799±£3,809 · #6,770 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,749
Price-to-income ?5.3×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

6Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

157 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 896 offences
Lancaster73
North West82
England83

Rank #5,960 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences407
Theft143
Burglary37
Vehicle crime60
Criminal damage & arson107
Public order & weapons72
Drugs40
Robbery5
Other25

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 270 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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