Most deprived 10%
IMD England
North West
Region
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.
2941
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2941 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 & WalesDemographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.80.4%
Other White9.4%
Indian1.6%
African1.2%
Chinese1.0%
+ other · 6.4%
Religion
No religion45.1%
Christian43.2%
Not answered6.4%
Muslim2.5%
Other religion1.1%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
35–4920.4%
50–6417.7%
25–3415.8%
20–2414.2%
≤47.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.0%
Households
Other35.1%
Any member 66+10.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.7%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over8.7%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children6.2%
+ 7 other households · 28.4%
Coordinates & Location for LA1 2AB
Lancaster and Morecambe
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LA1 2AB
Coordinates
54.0546, -2.7979
Grid reference
SD478623
Easting
347,863
Northing
462,366
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C6V3632+RR
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
Administrative Information
Lancaster
Local Authority
Council AreaLancaster and Wyre E14001318
Constituency
E14001318Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Skerton
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 011C E01025151
E01025151MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 011 E02005231
E02005231LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lancaster 011C E01025151
E01025151MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 011 E02005231
E02005231Urban: 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
7:27 AM
Sunrise
6:29 PM
Sunset
11 hours 2 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:27 AM
Sunset (today)
6:29 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 2 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LA1 2AB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01025151 and MSOA E02005231 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 2941
Present — Active
Postcode LA1 2AB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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