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Morecambe Westgate

Middle area

West Lancaster. 6,677 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 91% of people in Morecambe Westgate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£171,500
Joint 878th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,590
3,651st least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
91%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Morecambe Westgate

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Morecambe Westgate at a rate of 159.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.8 per 1,000 people across Lancaster.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences372
Anti-social behaviour200
Other crime182
Criminal damage and arson87
Shoplifting72
Vehicle crime60
Burglary55
Drug offences25
Robbery5
Theft from the person4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Morecambe Westgate compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Morecambe WestgateMiddle
Median sale price18 middle areas, Lancaster · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from £140,000 to £343,001. The middle area is £209,500. Morecambe Westgate is £171,500.
£171,5007th cheapest
Population18 middle areas, Lancaster · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from 5,106 to 13,421. The middle area is 7,356. Morecambe Westgate is 6,590.
6,5908th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares18 middle areas, Lancaster · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from 31.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Morecambe Westgate is 91.0%.
91%3rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage18 middle areas, Lancaster · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from 62.5% to 98.8%. The middle area is 93.7%. Morecambe Westgate is 82.0%.
82.0%3rd lowest

Is Morecambe Westgate safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Morecambe Westgate at a rate of 159.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 96.8 per 1,000 people across Lancaster.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 79 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Morecambe Westgate.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (372), anti-social behaviour (200) and other crime (182).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Lancaster

These figures are published for the whole of Lancaster, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lancaster and not Morecambe Westgate alone. See Lancaster

Average house price
£202,966
Up 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£34,890
58th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
Joint 81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.4
111th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Morecambe Westgate in brief

The median price paid for a home in Morecambe Westgate was £171,500 in 2025.

Morecambe Westgate had 6,590 usual residents at the census.

About 91% of people in Morecambe Westgate live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Morecambe Westgate, 82.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.