Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LA1 4ND
Lancaster and Morecambe
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LA1 4ND
Coordinates
54.0289, -2.7855
Grid reference
SD486594
Easting
348,642
Northing
459,498
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C6V26H7+HQ
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.
31676
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31676 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near LA1 4ND
England & WalesCrime trends · near LA1 4ND
Counts are for Scotforth East 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
10
YoY —
1272
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY -69%
18101
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.6%
Other White3.5%
Indian2.2%
Chinese1.4%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
Christian60.0%
No religion30.0%
Not answered5.9%
Muslim2.1%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6420.0%
35–4917.5%
65–7416.9%
75–8410.6%
25–348.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.5%
Households
All members 66+19.0%
Any member 66+18.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.5%
Other7.0%
+ 7 other households · 25.2%
Administrative Information
Lancaster
Local Authority
Council AreaLancaster and Wyre E14001318
Constituency
E14001318Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Scotforth East
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 019D E01025142
E01025142MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 019 E02005239
E02005239LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lancaster 019D E01025142
E01025142MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 019 E02005239
E02005239Urban: 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
6:10 AM
Sunrise
5:51 PM
Sunset
11 hours 41 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:10 AM
Sunset (today)
5:51 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 41 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 4ND 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. IMD England rank: 31676
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01025142 and MSOA E02005239 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LA1 4ND 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
Schools near LA1 4ND
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
63%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentGirls · Ages 11–25FSM 0%
Attainment 8
49.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
60%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 11%
Attainment 8
50.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
80%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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