# LA2 6HG: area report for a postcode in Lancaster

LA2 6HG 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 6HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) › [LA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la2) › [LA2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Lancaster 003E: 22 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8053,54.0951,LA26HG
- **Bare Lane, 3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8053,54.0951,LA26HG
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8053,54.0951,LA26HG
- **3 of 3 properties in LA2 6HG at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.8053,54.0951,LA26HG
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Lancaster 003E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8053,54.0951,LA26HG
- **£202,966 average price**: For the whole of Lancaster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8053,54.0951,LA26HG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8053,54.0951,LA26HG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8053,54.0951,LA26HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LA2 6HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.8053,54.0951,LA26HG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LA2 6HG**: Road 64 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8053,54.0951,LA26HG
- **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=-2.8053,54.0951,LA26HG
- **7.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.8053,54.0951,LA26HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/slyne-with-hest-st-lukes-church-of-england-primary-school-e119542) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bolton-le-sands-church-of-england-primary-school-e119521) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £382,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2023 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £215,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| May 2023 | £810,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2024 | £455,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2026 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2025 | £815,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: SLYNE PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: HEST BANK DENTAL CENTRE (750 m)

## 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 003E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.8** (2025). Lancaster 003E has a deprivation score of 3.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,664th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £371,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lancaster 003E was £371,750 in 2025. Joint 10,339th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,445** (2021). Lancaster 003E had 1,445 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,304th least 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Lancaster 003E, 98.0% 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: 54.0951, -2.8053

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

## Your MP

- [Morecambe and Lunesdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/morecambe-and-lunesdale): Lizzi Collinge (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=-2.8053,54.0951,LA26HG

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