22,666
Households
White Brit. · 81%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
£179,936
Median property price
1,366
Postcodes
Sold prices in LA1
England & WalesProperty sales · LA1
HM Land Registry · LA1
Average price
£214,404
YoY: +3.1%
Median price: £187,721
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Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 29 sales · avg £217,775
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£236k£208k£181k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
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Overview of LA1
Coordinates54.0466, -2.7995
Postcodes
1,366
Population (Census)
57,772
Households (Census)
22,666
Demographics in LA1
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.7%
Other White6.1%
Indian2.3%
Chinese2.0%
African1.3%
+ 1 other groups · 7.6%
Religion
Christian44.6%
No religion41.8%
Not answered7.5%
Muslim3.8%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
35–4917.4%
50–6416.8%
20–2414.2%
25–3413.1%
16–198.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Other20.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
Any member 66+12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.0%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.6%
+ 7 other households · 36.1%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for LA1
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.70 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 5.70 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Wards in LA1
Torrisholme
IMD 9.001 postcodes
Bowerham
IMD 8.1486 postcodes
University
IMD 8.0023 postcodes
Scotforth West
IMD 7.81148 postcodes
Scotforth East
IMD 7.66113 postcodes
John O'Gaunt
IMD 7.0770 postcodes
Lower Lune Valley
IMD 7.0010 postcodes
Ellel
IMD 6.004 postcodes
Marsh
IMD 5.88175 postcodes
Bulk
IMD 5.19149 postcodes
Castle
IMD 5.17307 postcodes
Scale Hall
IMD 3.43134 postcodes
Postcodes in LA1
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