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

LA5 9LQ 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 9LQ 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

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. Lancaster 001D: 128 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7685,54.1273,LA59LQ
- **Carnforth, 320 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7685,54.1273,LA59LQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 20 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7685,54.1273,LA59LQ
- **No property in LA5 9LQ 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=-2.7685,54.1273,LA59LQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Lancaster 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7685,54.1273,LA59LQ
- **£202,966 average price**: For the whole of Lancaster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7685,54.1273,LA59LQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7685,54.1273,LA59LQ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7685,54.1273,LA59LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LA5 9LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7685,54.1273,LA59LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at LA5 9LQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7685,54.1273,LA59LQ
- **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=-2.7685,54.1273,LA59LQ
- **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=-2.7685,54.1273,LA59LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carnforth Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carnforth-community-primary-school-e119126) | Primary | 20 m (1 minute 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 | 80 m (1 minute 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 | 400 m (5 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 | 520 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warton-archbishop-huttons-vc-primary-school-e119404) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £230,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £137,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2025 | £267,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2024 | £105,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2025 | £289,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Carnforth (320 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ASH TREES SURGERY (240 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (180 m); CARNFORTH PHARMACY (180 m); ASH TREES PHARMACY (240 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (200 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Carnforth (250 m, The Co-operative Group); Booths Carnforth (290 m, Booths); Tesco Carnforth Superstore (340 m, Tesco); Aldi Carnforth (370 m, Aldi); Asda Carnforth Express Petrol (450 m, Asda)

## 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.9** (2025). Lancaster 001D has a deprivation score of 17.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,400th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £296,998** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lancaster 001D was £296,998 in 2025. 15,817th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,343** (2021). Lancaster 001D had 1,343 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,921st 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: 87.5%** (January 2026). In Lancaster 001D, 87.5% 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: 54.1273, -2.7685

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=-2.7685,54.1273,LA59LQ

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