# LA1 1GX: area report for a postcode in Lancaster

LA1 1GX is a postcode in Lancaster.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Lancaster. Open the map at LA1 1GX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) › [LA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1) › [LA1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **199 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Lancaster 014E: 679 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7961,54.0486,LA11GX
- **Lancaster, 740 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7961,54.0486,LA11GX
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7961,54.0486,LA11GX
- **No property in LA1 1GX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7961,54.0486,LA11GX
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lancaster 014E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7961,54.0486,LA11GX
- **£202,966 average price**: For the whole of Lancaster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7961,54.0486,LA11GX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7961,54.0486,LA11GX
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7961,54.0486,LA11GX
- **No gigabit broadband at LA1 1GX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7961,54.0486,LA11GX
- **Low road and rail noise at LA1 1GX**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7961,54.0486,LA11GX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7961,54.0486,LA11GX
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7961,54.0486,LA11GX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cathedral-catholic-primary-school-lancaster-e119621) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lancaster Royal Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-royal-grammar-school-e136742) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 71.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-dallas-road-community-primary-school-e119130) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lancaster Girls' Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-girls-grammar-school-e136381) | Secondary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 72.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Our Lady's Catholic College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-catholic-college-e119798) | Secondary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-christ-church-church-of-england-primary-school-e119532) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle View Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-view-primary-academy-e148231) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade, serious weaknesses | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bowerham Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bowerham-primary-and-nursery-school-e119129) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £78,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2026 | £139,995 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| February 2026 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| November 2023 | £95,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2026 | £117,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £142,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £138,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £240,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Lancaster (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE (130 m); QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE (420 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (200 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (200 m); BROCK STREET PHARMACY (210 m); FOX AND MEDCALFE (400 m); POINTER COURT PHARMACY (930 m)
- Dental practices: 3A (110 m); PERPIGNAN WAY (DENTAL SURGERY) (170 m); BROCK STREET DENTAL PRACTICE (230 m); SHIMMIN & ASSOCIATES (320 m); MALMIN ORTHODONTICS (LANCASTER) (360 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Lancaster (210 m, Iceland); M&S Lancaster (290 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Lancaster King St Express (370 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Lancaster (380 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Lancaster Penny Street Local (430 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £202,966** (July 2026). Lancaster’s average house price was £202,966 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,890** (2025). Full-time workers living in Lancaster earned a median of £34,890 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 58th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 5.8×** (2025). A home in Lancaster costs 5.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 81st most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 22.4** (2025). Lancaster has a deprivation score of 22.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 111th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Lancaster 014E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.5** (2025). Lancaster 014E has a deprivation score of 19.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,058th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £136,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lancaster 014E was £136,500 in 2025. Joint 1,652nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,674** (2021). Lancaster 014E had 1,674 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,643rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 52.6%** (January 2026). In Lancaster 014E, 52.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## LA1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA1 was £190,000 in 2025. Joint 304th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 55,853** (2021). LA1 had 55,853 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 128th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in LA1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.1%** (January 2026). In LA1, 86.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster)
- Centre: 54.0486, -2.7961

Council: [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Lancaster and Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lancaster-and-wyre): Cat Smith (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7961,54.0486,LA11GX

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