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

LA5 9XJ 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 9XJ 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

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. Lancaster 001C: 71 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7605,54.1249,LA59XJ
- **Carnforth, 880 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7605,54.1249,LA59XJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7605,54.1249,LA59XJ
- **8 of 9 properties in LA5 9XJ at medium 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=-2.7605,54.1249,LA59XJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Lancaster 001C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7605,54.1249,LA59XJ
- **£202,966 average price**: For the whole of Lancaster, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7605,54.1249,LA59XJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7605,54.1249,LA59XJ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7605,54.1249,LA59XJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at LA5 9XJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7605,54.1249,LA59XJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at LA5 9XJ**: Road 66 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7605,54.1249,LA59XJ
- **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=-2.7605,54.1249,LA59XJ
- **7.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7605,54.1249,LA59XJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Carnforth High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carnforth-high-school-e145082) | Secondary | 120 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-school-carnforth-e151085) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 54% 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 | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Carnforth Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carnforth-community-primary-school-e119126) | Primary | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 29% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/over-kellet-wilsons-endowed-church-of-england-primary-school-e119614) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £117,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2024 | £75,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £155,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| April 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £159,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2025 | £202,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| August 2025 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Carnforth (880 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ASH TREES SURGERY (740 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (690 m); CARNFORTH PHARMACY (690 m); ASH TREES PHARMACY (740 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Highfield Road (180 m, Spar); Booths Carnforth (720 m, Booths); Aldi Carnforth (750 m, Aldi); Co-op Carnforth (780 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Carnforth Express Petrol (810 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 001C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.3** (2025). Lancaster 001C has a deprivation score of 29.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,607th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £171,300** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lancaster 001C was £171,300 in 2025. 4,013th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,507** (2021). Lancaster 001C had 1,507 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,153rd most 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Lancaster 001C, 99.9% 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: 54.1249, -2.7605

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=-2.7605,54.1249,LA59XJ

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