# LA3

Postcode district covering Heysham, Sandylands and White Lund, in Lancaster.

LA3 is a postcode district covering Heysham, Sandylands and White Lund, in Lancaster. Median sale price £190,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 111.3 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code LA3. 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 LA3 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 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=LA3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 91% of people in LA3 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=LA3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 414 homes were sold in LA3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=LA3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for LA3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=LA3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): LA3 had 25,351 usual residents at the census.

## How LA3 compares

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

| Measure | LA3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £190,000 | joint 6th cheapest | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2025 |
| Population | 25,351 | 5th most populated | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 91% | 9th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 23 postcode districts, LA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.0% | 9th highest | 23 postcode districts, LA · Jan 2026 |

## Is LA3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in LA3 at a rate of 111.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 83.0 per 1,000 people across the LA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 227 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in LA3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,086), anti-social behaviour (537) and other crime (435).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in LA3 was 123.3 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 LA3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so LA3 has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in LA3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lancaster 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025118) | 1,076 | 97.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Lancaster 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025119) | 1,370 | 91.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.3% |
| [Lancaster 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025116) | 1,349 | 98.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.3% |
| [Lancaster 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025117) | 1,451 | 277.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.4% |
| [Lancaster 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025120) | 1,414 | 128.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.4% |
| [Lancaster 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025172) | 1,404 | 266.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 72.9% |
| [Lancaster 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025114) | 1,522 | 97.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Lancaster 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025115) | 1,503 | 69.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.5% |
| [Lancaster 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025121) | 2,040 | 65.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.4% |
| [Lancaster 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025122) | 1,667 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 93.5% |
| [Lancaster 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025123) | 2,632 | 62.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| [Lancaster 016F](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025124) | 1,563 | 84.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.8% |
| [Lancaster 016I](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01033072) | 2,491 | 106.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 74.6% |
| [Lancaster 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025165) | 1,454 | 63.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |

## Your MP

- [Morecambe and Lunesdale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/morecambe-and-lunesdale): Lizzi Collinge (Labour), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Lancaster and Wyre](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/lancaster-and-wyre): Cat Smith (Labour), MP since July 2024. 2.4% 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 LA3

[Heysham & Overton](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/heysham-and-overton), [Morecambe South West](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/morecambe-south-west), [Morecambe West End](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/morecambe-west-end)

## Postcode sectors in LA3

[LA3 1 (244 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3-1), [LA3 2 (280 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3-2), [LA3 3 (227 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3-3)

## Council

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

## Towns in LA3

[Heysham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/heysham), [Morecambe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/morecambe)

## Postcode districts next to LA3

[LA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1), [LA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la4)

## Nearest rail stations

[Heysham Port (2.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.9131,54.0331), [Morecambe (4.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.8693,54.0703), [Lancaster (4.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.8075,54.0487), [Bare Lane (5.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.8353,54.0745)

## 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)

## LA3 in brief

LA3 is a postcode district covering Heysham, Sandylands and White Lund, in Lancaster.
About 25,530 people lived in LA3 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 414 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 111.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in LA3 was £190,000 in 2025.
LA3 had 25,351 usual residents at the census.
About 91% of people in LA3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In LA3, 90.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: LA3
- Postcode area: [LA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la)
- Constituency: [Morecambe and Lunesdale †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/morecambe-and-lunesdale)
- Council: [Lancaster †](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster)
- Area: 32.03 km²
- People, mid-2024: 25,530*
- Neighbourhoods: 14
- Output areas: 89

* 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

[LA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la4), [LA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la1)

## Latest updates for LA3

- 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/LA3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.11. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3