# LA2 0RQ: area report for a postcode in Lancaster

LA2 0RQ 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 LA2 0RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) › [LA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la2) › [LA2 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la2-0)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. this neighbourhood: 56 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7560,54.0296,LA20RQ
- **Lancaster, 4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7560,54.0296,LA20RQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7560,54.0296,LA20RQ
- **No property in LA2 0RQ 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=-2.7560,54.0296,LA20RQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7560,54.0296,LA20RQ
- **£203,781 average price**: For the whole of Lancaster, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7560,54.0296,LA20RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7560,54.0296,LA20RQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7560,54.0296,LA20RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LA2 0RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7560,54.0296,LA20RQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LA2 0RQ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7560,54.0296,LA20RQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.7560,54.0296,LA20RQ
- **4.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7560,54.0296,LA20RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/quernmore-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e119378) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stepping Stones School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stepping-stones-school-e119103) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Moorside Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorside-primary-school-e119273) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bernadettes-catholic-primary-school-lancaster-e119584) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £800,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2023 | £540,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| April 2023 | £525,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 520 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £203,781** (August 2026). Lancaster’s average house price was £203,781 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 78th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.1** (2025). Lancaster 019C has a deprivation score of 17.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,528th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £288,878** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lancaster 019C was £288,878 in 2025. 15,204th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,591** (2021). Lancaster 019C had 1,591 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,573rd 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: 50.7%** (January 2026). In Lancaster 019C, 50.7% 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.

## LA2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £299,950** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA2 was £299,950 in 2025. Joint 1,096th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 22,903** (2021). LA2 had 22,903 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,287th 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: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in LA2 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: 75.4%** (January 2026). In LA2, 75.4% 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: 54.0296, -2.7560

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), August 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=-2.7560,54.0296,LA20RQ

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