# LA1

Postcode district covering Lancaster, in Lancaster.

LA1 is a postcode district covering Lancaster, in Lancaster. Median sale price £190,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 106.3 per 1,000 people. About 56,827 people.

Postcode district. Code LA1. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [LA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an LA1 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=LA1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 96% of people in LA1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=LA1) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 730 homes were sold in LA1 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=LA1) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LA1.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=LA1) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LA1 had 55,853 usual residents at the census.

## How LA1 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | LA1 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £190,000 | joint 6th cheapest | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2025 |
| Population | 55,853 | most populated | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 96% | 12th most people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 86.1% | 12th highest | 23 postcode districts, LA · Jan 2026 |

## Is LA1 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LA1 at a rate of 106.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across the LA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 564 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LA1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,062), anti-social behaviour (1,338) and other crime (984).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LA1 was 124.8 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in LA1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LA1 has no single figure. Of its 33 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in LA1

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lancaster 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025149) | 2,182 | 88.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Lancaster 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025150) | 1,560 | 92.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Lancaster 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025151) | 1,649 | 211.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 76.4% |
| [Lancaster 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025152) | 1,550 | 102.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Lancaster 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025154) | 1,342 | 137.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Lancaster 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025091) | 1,661 | 114.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Lancaster 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025092) | 1,283 | 117.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.8% |
| [Lancaster 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025095) | 2,977 | 58.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.8% |
| [Lancaster 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025126) | 2,120 | 45.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.8% |
| [Lancaster 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025093) | 2,206 | 197.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 45.8% |
| [Lancaster 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025094) | 1,378 | 72.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 74.5% |
| [Lancaster 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025099) | 1,966 | 110.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 78.4% |
| [Lancaster 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01033071) | 1,674 | 678.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 52.6% |
| [Lancaster 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01033073) | 1,861 | 139.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 76.6% |
| [Lancaster 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025128) | 1,325 | 31.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.3% |
| [Lancaster 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025147) | 1,478 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.6% |
| [Lancaster 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01034763) | 2,303 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Lancaster 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025100) | 2,432 | 71.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.3% |
| [Lancaster 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025101) | 1,371 | 112.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.8% |
| [Lancaster 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025102) | 1,556 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Lancaster 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025103) | 1,250 | 27.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 85.6% |
| [Lancaster 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025144) | 1,772 | 99.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 71.7% |
| [Lancaster 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025146) | 1,962 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 71.8% |
| [Lancaster 018A](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025127) | 1,377 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Lancaster 018B](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025141) | 1,365 | 72.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.6% |
| [Lancaster 018C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025143) | 1,410 | 65.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.9% |
| [Lancaster 018D](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025145) | 1,465 | 31.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Lancaster 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025105) | 5,747 | 27.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 49.4% |
| [Lancaster 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025142) | 1,482 | 30.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 78.4% |
| [Lancaster 020F](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025153) | 1,261 | 66.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Lancaster 020G](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025155) | 1,289 | 58.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Lancaster 020H](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025156) | 1,418 | 129.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Lancaster 020I](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025157) | 1,215 | 218.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.0% |

## Your MP

- [Lancaster and Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lancaster-and-wyre): Cat Smith (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Morecambe and Lunesdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/morecambe-and-lunesdale): Lizzi Collinge (Labour), MP since July 2024. 1.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in LA1

[Lancaster Central](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/lancaster-central), [Lancaster East](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/lancaster-east), [Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth West](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/marsh-haverbreaks-and-scotforth-west), [Moorlands & Greaves](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/moorlands-and-greaves), [Scale Hall & Torrisholme](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/scale-hall-and-torrisholme), [Scotforth East & Bowerham](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/scotforth-east-and-bowerham), [Skerton & Vale](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/skerton-and-vale), [University, Galgate & Dolphinholme](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/university-galgate-and-dolphinholme)

## Postcode sectors in LA1

[LA1 1 (245 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1-1), [LA1 2 (239 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1-2), [LA1 3 (239 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1-3), [LA1 4 (309 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1-4), [LA1 5 (278 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1-5), [LA1 9 (56 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1-9)

## Council

[Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster)

## Towns in LA1

[Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/lancaster)

## Postcode districts next to LA1

[LA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la2), [LA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3), [LA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la4)

## Nearest rail stations

[Lancaster (1.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.8075,54.0487), [Bare Lane (4.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.8353,54.0745), [Morecambe (5.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.8693,54.0703)

## More in the LA postcode area

[All LA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## LA1 in brief

LA1 is a postcode district covering Lancaster, in Lancaster.
About 56,827 people lived in LA1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £190,000 in 2025 across 730 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 106.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LA1 was £190,000 in 2025.
LA1 had 55,853 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in LA1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LA1, 86.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LA1
- Postcode area: [LA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la)
- Constituency: [Lancaster and Wyre †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lancaster-and-wyre)
- Council: [Lancaster †](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster)
- Area: 25.56 km²
- People, mid-2024: 56,827*
- Neighbourhoods: 33
- Output areas: 175

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[LA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la2), [LA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3), [LA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la4)

## Latest updates for LA1

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/LA1

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1