Most deprived 10–20%
IMD England
Around average · 8.3 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
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.
4393
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4393 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 5JE
England & WalesCrime trends · near LA1 5JE
Counts are for Scale Hall electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY —
35180
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
9
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY —
1260
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
16
YoY —
20100
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.8%
Other White4.9%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Christian53.4%
No religion36.1%
Not answered7.7%
Muslim1.5%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6423.1%
35–4916.4%
25–3414.0%
65–7411.5%
75–848.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.1%
Households
One person: other24.0%
One person: aged 66+20.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.0%
+ 9 other households · 28.7%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 1.2 km straight lineabout 15 min
Lancaster Rail Station
Rail · West Entrance
- 2.2 km straight lineabout 28 min
Bare Lane Rail Station
Rail · entrance
- 3.5 km straight lineabout 43 min
Morecambe Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 141 m straight lineabout 2 min
Brennand Close
Bus · opp · south-west
- 166 m straight lineabout 2 min
Windholme
Bus · by · north-west
- 192 m straight lineabout 2 min
ALDI
Bus · by · north-west
- 209 m straight lineabout 3 min
Sports Centre
Bus · by · west
- 257 m straight lineabout 3 min
Penrhyn Road
Bus · by · south-east
Coordinates & Location for LA1 5JE
Lancaster and Morecambe
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LA1 5JE
Coordinates
54.0562, -2.8218
Grid reference
SD463625
Easting
346,303
Northing
462,560
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C6V354H+F7
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
Scale Hall
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 020I E01025157
E01025157MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 020 E02006871
E02006871LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lancaster 020I E01025157
E01025157MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 020 E02006871
E02006871Urban: 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
7:38 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 37 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:38 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 37 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1981
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~45 years
Active Duration
1981 -> PresentJune 1981 — Introduced
Postcode LA1 5JE 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 E01025157 and MSOA E02006871 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 4393
Present — Active
Postcode LA1 5JE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1981
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~45 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near LA1 5JE
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 62%
RWM expected
63%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
46%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 47%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 41%
Attainment 8
41.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
33%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
73%
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