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Scotforth East & Bowerham

Middle area

South west Lancaster. 5,707 people in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Scotforth East & Bowerham’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£240,250
2,481st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,620
2,310th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Scotforth East & Bowerham compares

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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. Scotforth East & Bowerham is £240,250.
£240,2506th highest
Population18 middle areas, Lancaster · 2021
Population: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from 5,106 to 13,421. The middle area is 7,356. Scotforth East & Bowerham is 5,620.
5,6203rd lowest
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%. Scotforth East & Bowerham is 96.3%.
96.3%joint 4th highest
Claimant rate18 middle areas, Lancaster · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Lancaster18 areas from 1.1% to 7.0%. The middle area is 2.6%. Scotforth East & Bowerham is 2.1%.
2.1%6th lowest

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 Scotforth East & Bowerham 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 of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.8×
81st most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
22.4
111th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Scotforth East & Bowerham in brief

The median price paid for a home in Scotforth East & Bowerham was £240,250 in 2025.

Scotforth East & Bowerham had 5,620 usual residents at the census.

In Scotforth East & Bowerham, 96.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Scotforth East & Bowerham, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.