# LA5 9JH: area report for a postcode in Lancaster

LA5 9JH 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 LA5 9JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster) › [LA5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la5) › [LA5 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la5-9)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Lancaster 001A: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7815,54.1241,LA59JH
- **Carnforth, 910 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7815,54.1241,LA59JH
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 900 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7815,54.1241,LA59JH
- **No property in LA5 9JH 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=-2.7815,54.1241,LA59JH
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lancaster 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7815,54.1241,LA59JH
- **£202,966 average price**: For the whole of Lancaster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7815,54.1241,LA59JH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7815,54.1241,LA59JH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7815,54.1241,LA59JH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LA5 9JH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7815,54.1241,LA59JH
- **Low road and rail noise at LA5 9JH**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7815,54.1241,LA59JH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.7815,54.1241,LA59JH
- **6.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7815,54.1241,LA59JH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carnforth Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carnforth-community-primary-school-e119126) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carnforth-christ-church-church-of-england-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e119522) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-school-carnforth-e151085) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Carnforth High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carnforth-high-school-e145082) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £108,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £227,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2025 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2024 | £155,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2023 | £148,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £170,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Carnforth (910 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (990 m); CARNFORTH PHARMACY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Carnforth Express Petrol (570 m, Asda); Tesco Carnforth Superstore (580 m, Tesco); Co-op Carnforth (960 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.0** (2025). Lancaster 001A has a deprivation score of 9.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,487th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £267,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lancaster 001A was £267,500 in 2025. Joint 13,199th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,048** (2021). Lancaster 001A had 1,048 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,011th 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In Lancaster 001A, 97.9% 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.

## LA5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £264,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LA5 was £264,500 in 2025. Joint 859th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,370** (2021). LA5 had 16,370 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,078th least 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in LA5 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: 94.0%** (January 2026). In LA5, 94.0% 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: 54.1241, -2.7815

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=-2.7815,54.1241,LA59JH

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