Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
896
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 896 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 LA4 5JL
Crime trends · near LA4 5JL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
30
YoY -19%
ASB
26
YoY -16%
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY stable
Burglary
6
YoY +500%
Criminal damage
8
YoY -27%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
3 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
99
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,570
White Brit.81.0%
Other White7.5%
African1.7%
Other Asian1.7%
White Irish1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 7.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,568
Christian45.1%
No religion44.2%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim2.5%
Other religion1.3%
+ 1 other religions · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,572
35–4919.9%
50–6419.6%
25–3414.9%
65–749.3%
20–247.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.2%
Households
Total households: 791
Other36.3%
Any member 66+14.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children6.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children5.9%
+ 8 other households · 27.1%
Administrative Information
Lancaster
Local Authority
Council Area
Morecambe and Lunesdale E14001372
Constituency
E14001372
Lancashire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Poulton
Constituency code
E14001372
EU Electoral Region
North West
Parish
Morecambe
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 006D E01025139
E01025139
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 006 E02005226
E02005226
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lancaster 006D E01025139
E01025139
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 006 E02005226
E02005226
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 LA4 5JL 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: 896
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01025139 and MSOA E02005226 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LA4 5JL 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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