# Morecambe

Town in Lancaster, North West.

Morecambe is a town in Lancaster, North West. Median sale price £183,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 144.8 per 1,000 people. About 33,114 people.

Town. Code E63000551. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster)

Morecambe is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Morecambe add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £183,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Morecambe was £183,000 in 2025. Joint 157th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/morecambe#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 32,745** (2021). Morecambe had 32,745 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 342nd most populated of 1,209. 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/town/morecambe#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 71%** (2022). About 71% of people in Morecambe 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/town/morecambe#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.1%** (January 2026). In Morecambe, 92.1% 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/town/morecambe#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63000551) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 71% of people in Morecambe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E63000551) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 506 homes were sold in Morecambe in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63000551) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Morecambe.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63000551) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Morecambe had 32,745 usual residents at the census.

## How Morecambe compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Morecambe | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £183,000 | 39th cheapest | 161 towns, North West · 2025 |
| Population | 32,745 | 53rd most populated | 161 towns, North West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 71% | joint 62nd most people in radon Affected Areas | 161 towns, North West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.1% | joint 27th lowest | 161 towns, North West · Jan 2026 |

## Is Morecambe safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Morecambe at a rate of 144.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 92.4 per 1,000 people across North West.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 366 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Morecambe.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,673), anti-social behaviour (1,021) and other crime (740).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Morecambe was 145.9 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 Morecambe, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Morecambe has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Morecambe

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lancaster 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025085) | 1,444 | 47.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Lancaster 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025086) | 1,342 | 35.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.0% |
| [Lancaster 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025087) | 1,291 | 124.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.5% |
| [Lancaster 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025161) | 1,078 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Lancaster 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025112) | 1,568 | 215.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 94.3% |
| [Lancaster 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025136) | 1,542 | 233.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.7% |
| [Lancaster 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025138) | 1,373 | 121.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Lancaster 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025139) | 1,565 | 498.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 58.4% |
| [Lancaster 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025140) | 1,417 | 148.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.3% |
| [Lancaster 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025111) | 1,813 | 83.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Lancaster 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025113) | 1,517 | 81.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Lancaster 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025118) | 1,076 | 97.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Lancaster 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025110) | 1,531 | 274.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.6% |
| [Lancaster 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025117) | 1,451 | 277.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.4% |
| [Lancaster 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025170) | 1,609 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.8% |
| [Lancaster 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025171) | 1,938 | 205.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 70.6% |
| [Lancaster 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025172) | 1,404 | 266.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 72.9% |
| [Lancaster 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025173) | 1,639 | 108.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.9% |
| [Lancaster 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025137) | 1,415 | 103.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Lancaster 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025162) | 1,412 | 24.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Lancaster 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025163) | 1,318 | 32.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.4% |
| [Lancaster 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/neighbourhood/e01025164) | 1,408 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.6% |
| [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.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

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

## Postcode districts covering Morecambe

[LA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la3), [LA4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/la4)

## Middle areas in Morecambe

[Bare](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/bare), [Morecambe South West](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/morecambe-south-west), [Morecambe Town](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/morecambe-town), [Morecambe West End](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/morecambe-west-end), [Morecambe Westgate](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/morecambe-westgate), [Scale Hall & Torrisholme](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster/scale-hall-and-torrisholme)

## Towns near Morecambe

[Heysham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/heysham), [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/lancaster), [Ulverston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ulverston), [Fleetwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/fleetwood), [Barrow-in-Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/town/barrow-in-furness), [Thornton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/thornton)

## Morecambe in brief

Morecambe is a town in Lancaster, North West.
About 33,114 people lived in Morecambe in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £183,000 in 2025 across 506 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 144.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Morecambe was £183,000 in 2025.
Morecambe had 32,745 usual residents at the census.
About 71% of people in Morecambe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Morecambe, 92.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63000551
- Constituency: [Morecambe and Lunesdale †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/morecambe-and-lunesdale)
- Council: [Lancaster †](https://openindex.co.uk/lancaster)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 7.96 km²
- People, mid-2024: 33,114*
- Neighbourhoods: 23
- Output areas: 123

* 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Heysham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/heysham), [Lancaster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/lancaster), [Ulverston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ulverston), [Fleetwood](https://openindex.co.uk/town/fleetwood), [Barrow-in-Furness](https://openindex.co.uk/town/barrow-in-furness), [Thornton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/thornton)

## Latest updates for Morecambe

- 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/E63000551

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/morecambe, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/morecambe#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/town/morecambe