Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
North West
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LA4 6EX
Lancaster and Morecambe
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
LA4 6EX
Coordinates
54.0746, -2.8406
Grid reference
SD450646
Easting
345,097
Northing
464,617
Region
North West
Plus Code
9C6V35F5+RQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Morecambe
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.
23252
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23252 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 LA4 6EX
England & WalesCrime trends · near LA4 6EX
Counts are for Bare 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
19
YoY -14%
24156
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY -59%
29186
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
851
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.9%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Christian57.3%
No religion32.7%
Not answered8.9%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6422.1%
35–4916.1%
65–7411.2%
75–849.6%
25–348.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.2%
Households
Any member 66+15.5%
All members 66+14.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.3%
Other12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.7%
+ 7 other households · 30.4%
Administrative Information
Lancaster
Local Authority
Council AreaMorecambe and Lunesdale E14001372
Constituency
E14001372Lancashire
Police Force
England
Ward
Bare
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 004A E01025085
E01025085MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 004 E02005224
E02005224LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lancaster 004A E01025085
E01025085MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lancaster 004 E02005224
E02005224Urban: 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 LA4 6EX 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: 23252
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01025085 and MSOA E02005224 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LA4 6EX 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 LA4 6EX
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
73%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 41%
Attainment 8
36.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
36%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
30%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 47%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
70%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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