Map of LA1 5WJ postcode

General information
Postcode LA1 5WJ
Post Town Lancaster
Nearest station Lancaster (2 km)
Bus stops
Caspian Way (S)
Islamic College (N)
Ashford Road (E)
Islamic College (S)
Ashford Road (S)
Ashford Road (N)
Known addresses
No addresses found
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 54.031052
Longitude -2.804576
Easting 347396
Northing 459751
Grid reference SD473597
UTM reference 30U 512800 5986994
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Plus code 9C6V25JW+C5
Altitude 13 metres (42 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:24
Sunset (today) 19:59
Distance away
Distance to sea 6.5 KMs (4 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishLancaster, unparished areaE43000253
Ward Scotforth West E05014903
Local Authority District Lancaster E07000121
County Electoral Division Lancaster Central E58000779
Local Authority Lancashire E10000017
County Lancashire E10000017
Constituency (2024) Lancaster and Wyre E14001318
MPCat SmithLabour
Police forceLancashire
NUTS/ITL 3 Lancaster and Wyre
NUTS/ITL 2 Lancashire
NUTS/ITL 1 North West
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced February 2025
Last updated September 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
17,543 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£44,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban city and town
Census output area (2021)E00170162
Census output area (2011)5B3
Lower layer super output area (2021)Lancaster 017EE01025144
Lower layer super output area (2011)Lancaster 017EE01025144
Middle layer super output area (2021)Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth WestE02005237
Middle layer super output area (2011)Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth WestE02005237
Travel to work areaLancaster and MorecambeE30000076
Property sales
Average property price in Lancaster £218,414
Annual change 0.8%
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Properties recently sold in this postcode
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