Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.5 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£137,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LA3 1EF
Lancaster and Morecambe
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LA3 1EF
Coordinates
54.0605, -2.8864
Grid reference
SD420630
Easting
342,076
Northing
463,087
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C6V3467+5C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Heysham
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.
2789
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2789 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 · LA3 1EF
HM Land Registry · Lancaster
Average price
£136,166
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £137,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '24 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £137,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£191k£136k£80k
Jan '24Sep '24Nov '25
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 LA3 1EF
England & WalesCrime trends · near LA3 1EF
Counts are for Heysham North 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
17
YoY +31%
30209
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
8
YoY —
33194
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
5
YoY —
1160
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.4%
Other White5.7%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
No religion48.1%
Christian43.5%
Not answered6.9%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4920.4%
50–6420.0%
25–3413.9%
65–749.5%
10–157.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Other27.7%
Any member 66+12.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.8%
+ 7 other households · 30.3%
Administrative Information
Lancaster
Local Authority
Council AreaMorecambe and Lunesdale E14001372
Constituency
E14001372Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Heysham North
Constituency code
E14001372
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Morecambe
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 009D E01025120
E01025120MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 009 E02005229
E02005229LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lancaster 009D E01025120
E01025120MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 009 E02005229
E02005229Urban: 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
6:05 AM
Sunrise
5:59 PM
Sunset
11 hours 54 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:05 AM
Sunset (today)
5:59 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 54 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 LA3 1EF 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: 2789
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01025120 and MSOA E02005229 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LA3 1EF 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 LA3 1EF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
52%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 51%
Attainment 8
36.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
76%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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