Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17043
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17043 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near LA3 2QW
Crime trends · near LA3 2QW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
15
YoY stable
ASB
5
YoY -69%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY -50%
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
2
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
28
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,666
White Brit.95.7%
Other White1.4%
+ other · 2.9%
Religion
Total residents: 1,665
Christian62.6%
No religion31.2%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,666
50–6422.0%
35–4917.4%
65–7412.9%
75–8410.7%
25–348.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
Total households: 756
Any member 66+17.6%
All members 66+15.2%
Other14.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
+ 6 other households · 26.5%
Administrative Information
Lancaster
Local Authority
Council Area
Morecambe and Lunesdale E14001372
Constituency
E14001372
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Heysham South
Constituency code
E14001372
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Lancaster, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lancaster
Health & NHS
North West
Health Authority
Serving Lancashire
NHS Scotland
Lancashire 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 016D E01025122
E01025122
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 016 E02005236
E02005236
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lancaster 016D E01025122
E01025122
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 016 E02005236
E02005236
Urban: 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
4:17 AM
Sunrise
7:58 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:17 AM
Sunset (today)
7:58 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LA3 2QW 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: 17043
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01025122 and MSOA E02005236 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LA3 2QW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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