Around average
IMD England
High · 14.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£182,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LA1 1BL
Lancaster and Morecambe
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LA1 1BL
Coordinates
54.0513, -2.8022
Grid reference
SD475620
Easting
347,577
Northing
462,004
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C6V352X+G4
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Lancaster
Travel to Work
Lancaster and Morecambe
ITL Region
Lancaster
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
13813
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13813 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · LA1 1BL
HM Land Registry · Lancaster
Average price
£180,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £182,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £150,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£210k£180k£150k
Nov '24Jun '25May '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near LA1 1BL
England & WalesCrime trends · near LA1 1BL
Counts are for Castle electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
53
YoY +26%
725334
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
29
YoY -54%
845525
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY -45%
18101
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY -54%
19124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
33
YoY +50%
33219
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.61.3%
Other White11.3%
Chinese9.1%
African3.3%
Indian3.1%
+ 5 other groups · 11.9%
Religion
No religion44.5%
Christian31.2%
Not answered15.0%
Muslim6.3%
Buddhist1.1%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
20–2440.9%
25–3415.0%
35–4912.0%
16–1911.4%
50–647.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 13.1%
Households
Other30.2%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over24.6%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.2%
Any member 66+8.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.1%
+ 6 other households · 21.9%
Administrative Information
Lancaster
Local Authority
Council AreaLancaster and Wyre E14001318
Constituency
E14001318Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Castle
Constituency code
E14001318
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Lancaster, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lancaster
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
NHS EnglandLancashire and South Cumbria
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North West
NHS Region
North West
Integrated Care Board
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
North Lancashire Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01K
Cancer Alliance
Lancashire and South Cumbria
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lancaster 014A E01025093
E01025093MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 014 E02005234
E02005234LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lancaster 014A E01025093
E01025093MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 014 E02005234
E02005234Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
6:07 AM
Sunrise
5:56 PM
Sunset
11 hours 49 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:07 AM
Sunset (today)
5:56 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 49 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2005
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~21 years
Active Duration
2005 -> PresentJuly 2005 — Introduced
Postcode LA1 1BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 13813
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01025093 and MSOA E02005234 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LA1 1BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2005
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~21 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LA1 1BL
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 41%
Attainment 8
41.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
65%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
73.4
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
46%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
80%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 8%
Attainment 8
74.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
33%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 52%
RWM expected
31%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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