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LA1 postcode area · Lancaster

The LA1 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lancaster. Area Scores range from 8 to 87 across them. Every full LA1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LA1 district: Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands scores 87 out of 100 (#869 of 6,856 nationally) while Morecambe Westgate sits at 8 — neighbours on the map, 79 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £150,000 in Moorlands & Greaves to £310,000 in Halton & Caton — a 2.1× gap within the LA1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,769a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime69per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied67%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LA1 district

£188,000median home sold over the past year · +25.3% over 5 years · +7.4% over the year · 648 sales
Detached£415,000
Semi-detached£221,000
Terraced£162,750
Flat£133,750
Lancaster£200,000
North West£225,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-SandsLancaster 86987 £300,000
Halton & CatonLancaster 1,08184 £310,000
University, Galgate & DolphinholmeLancaster 1,32181 £244,450
Scotforth East & BowerhamLancaster 2,28867 £230,000
Moorlands & GreavesLancaster 2,51463 £150,000
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth WestLancaster 2,77460 £193,000
Lancaster EastLancaster 3,18654 £208,000
Lancaster CentralLancaster 3,69346 £160,000
Scale Hall & TorrisholmeLancaster 4,02941 £215,000
Skerton & ValeLancaster 5,90714 £155,000
Morecambe WestgateLancaster 6,2708 £170,000

People living in LA1 Census 2021

Residents89,426
Median age (est.)38
Density394per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above34%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 20%25–44 23%45–64 24%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 13%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Associate professional 12% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary10%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 39% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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.

Towns & places in LA1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LA1 district.

Lancaster Morecambe

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LA1.

LA3 LA4 LA2 LA5 LA7 LA11 LA6 PR3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.