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

LA1 1LG 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 1LG 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

- **220 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 15% on July. Lancaster 014F: 140 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8026,54.0478,LA11LG
- **Lancaster, 330 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8026,54.0478,LA11LG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8026,54.0478,LA11LG
- **No property in LA1 1LG 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=-2.8026,54.0478,LA11LG
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lancaster 014F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8026,54.0478,LA11LG
- **£202,966 average price**: For the whole of Lancaster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8026,54.0478,LA11LG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8026,54.0478,LA11LG
- **9 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8026,54.0478,LA11LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LA1 1LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.8026,54.0478,LA11LG
- **Low road and rail noise at LA1 1LG**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8026,54.0478,LA11LG
- **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=-2.8026,54.0478,LA11LG
- **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=-2.8026,54.0478,LA11LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-dallas-road-community-primary-school-e119130) | Primary | 160 m (2 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 | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 72.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cathedral-catholic-primary-school-lancaster-e119621) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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) |
| [Willow Lane Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-lane-community-primary-school-e119134) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-independent-school-for-alternative-learning-lisal-e132095) | Independent | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Lancaster Royal Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lancaster-royal-grammar-school-e136742) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 71.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Appletree Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/appletree-nursery-school-e134991) | Nursery | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2025 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| February 2025 | £425,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2024 | £237,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £157,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| June 2023 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Lancaster (330 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE (210 m); LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE (350 m)
- Pharmacies: FOX AND MEDCALFE (100 m); BROCK STREET PHARMACY (250 m); BOOTS (250 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (250 m); POINTER COURT PHARMACY (860 m)
- Dental practices: SHIMMIN & ASSOCIATES (120 m); MALMIN ORTHODONTICS (LANCASTER) (160 m); BAY DENTAL PARTNERSHIP (160 m); BAY DENTAL CARE (160 m); MAYO DENTAL CLINIC (190 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Lancaster King St Express (130 m, Tesco); M&S Lancaster (150 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Lancaster (230 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Lancaster Penny Street Local (330 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Aldcliffe Road Lancaster (400 m, Aldi)

## 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 014F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.9** (2025). Lancaster 014F has a deprivation score of 16.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,339th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £176,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lancaster 014F was £176,000 in 2025. Joint 4,406th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,861** (2021). Lancaster 014F had 1,861 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,134th 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: 76.6%** (January 2026). In Lancaster 014F, 76.6% 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: 54.0478, -2.8026

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=-2.8026,54.0478,LA11LG

## How to cite

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