LA2 postcode area · Lancaster
The LA2 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Lancaster, North Yorkshire, Wyre. Area Scores range from 41 to 87 across them. Every full LA2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The LA2 district contains both ends of the scale: Hest Bank & Bolton-le-Sands at 87 out of 100 (#869 of 6,856 in England) against Scale Hall & Torrisholme at 41, a 46-point gap between neighbouring areas. 5 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £160,000 in Lancaster Central to £325,000 in Kellet & Lune Valley — a 2.0× gap within the LA2 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Lancaster, North Yorkshire and Wyre — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 LA2 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hest Bank & Bolton-le-SandsLancaster | 869 | 87 | £300,000 |
| Halton & CatonLancaster | 1,081 | 84 | £310,000 |
| University, Galgate & DolphinholmeLancaster | 1,321 | 81 | £244,450 |
| Bonds, Bilsborrow & WyresdaleWyre | 1,540 | 78 | £322,000 |
| Kellet & Lune ValleyLancaster | 2,041 | 70 | £325,000 |
| Ingleton & High BenthamNorth Yorkshire | 2,377 | 65 | £279,500 |
| Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth WestLancaster | 2,774 | 60 | £193,000 |
| Lancaster CentralLancaster | 3,693 | 46 | £160,000 |
| Scale Hall & TorrisholmeLancaster | 4,029 | 41 | £215,000 |
People living in LA2 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Managers & directors 13% · Skilled trades 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Managers & directors | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 53% · No religion 36% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 10%
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 LA2
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LA2 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around LA2.
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.