# LA3 1QR: area report for a postcode in Lancaster

LA3 1QR 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 LA3 1QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) › [LA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3) › [LA3 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3-1)

## Around this postcode

- **101 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Lancaster 009C: 277 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8811,54.0643,LA31QR
- **Morecambe, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8811,54.0643,LA31QR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8811,54.0643,LA31QR
- **4 of 4 properties in LA3 1QR at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.8811,54.0643,LA31QR
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Lancaster 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8811,54.0643,LA31QR
- **£202,966 average price**: For the whole of Lancaster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8811,54.0643,LA31QR
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8811,54.0643,LA31QR
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8811,54.0643,LA31QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LA3 1QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.8811,54.0643,LA31QR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LA3 1QR**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8811,54.0643,LA31QR
- **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=-2.8811,54.0643,LA31QR
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.8811,54.0643,LA31QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [West End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-end-primary-school-e119139) | Primary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morecambe-and-heysham-sandylands-community-primary-school-e119138) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bay Leadership Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bay-leadership-academy-e144646) | Secondary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 37.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morecambe-and-heysham-westgate-primary-school-e119347) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), May 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mossgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mossgate-primary-school-e130262) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Morecambe Bay Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/morecambe-bay-community-primary-school-e119135) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 30% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Patrick's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-patricks-catholic-primary-school-e119583) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/poulton-le-sands-church-of-england-primary-school-e119538) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 20 m |
| January 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| April 2024 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2024 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2023 | £72,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| February 2024 | £122,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| November 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £128,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: MORECAMBE BAY CHEMIST (190 m); COHENS CHEMIST (340 m); WEST END PHARMACY (340 m)
- Dental practices: OASIS DENTAL PRACTICE (80 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Regent Road (160 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Regents Park Express Petrol (330 m, Asda); Tesco Heysham Express (390 m, Tesco); Morrisons Sandylands Morecambe (710 m, Morrisons); Aldi Sandylands Morecambe (760 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 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 75.4** (2025). Lancaster 009C has a deprivation score of 75.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 128th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £110,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lancaster 009C was £110,000 in 2025. Joint 557th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,451** (2021). Lancaster 009C had 1,451 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,625th 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: 95.4%** (January 2026). In Lancaster 009C, 95.4% 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.

## LA3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £190,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA3 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: 25,351** (2021). LA3 had 25,351 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,153rd 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: 91%** (2022). About 91% of people in LA3 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: 90.0%** (January 2026). In LA3, 90.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster)
- Centre: 54.0643, -2.8811

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=-2.8811,54.0643,LA31QR

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