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A closer look at LA5 5

LA5 5 in Lancaster

Lancaster council area · LA5 5 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector LA5 5 in Lancaster. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

Area guideLA5 5 · LA5 district3 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at LA5 5

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
UnknownNo supported sector median
Nearest recorded station
0.1 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
3 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

This guide has no usable recorded sale prices or broadband for LA5 5. Check current property listings, address-level broadband and local sources before making a decision; a missing figure is not a zero.

What stands out in the records
  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.3 km from the LA5 5 sector centre, with 7 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the LA5 5 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 0.1 km away and supermarket 0.1 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

Streets and surroundings

See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.

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Photos near LA5 5 in Lancaster

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for LA5 5. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Recorded sale medians by property type are unavailable for this sector.

Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Lancaster local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Lancaster, about 100%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£823Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £614 to £823. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£823£718.5£614202020232026
Aug 2026£823

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£823
Jul 2026£815
Jun 2026£811
May 2026£807
Apr 2026£804
Mar 2026£802
Feb 2026£799
Jan 2026£795
Dec 2025£791
Nov 2025£786
Oct 2025£782
Sept 2025£778
Aug 2025£774
Jul 2025£769
Jun 2025£764
May 2025£760
Apr 2025£758
Mar 2025£755
Feb 2025£752
Jan 2025£747
Dec 2024£741
Nov 2024£737
Oct 2024£730
Sept 2024£724
Aug 2024£715
Jul 2024£708
Jun 2024£702
May 2024£699
Apr 2024£696
Mar 2024£692
Feb 2024£688
Jan 2024£684
Dec 2023£681
Nov 2023£679
Oct 2023£677
Sept 2023£674
Aug 2023£671
Jul 2023£667
Jun 2023£664
May 2023£662
Apr 2023£661
Mar 2023£660
Feb 2023£659
Jan 2023£657
Dec 2022£655
Nov 2022£653
Oct 2022£650
Sept 2022£648
Aug 2022£645
Jul 2022£643
Jun 2022£641
May 2022£639
Apr 2022£637
Mar 2022£635
Feb 2022£634
Jan 2022£633
Dec 2021£632
Nov 2021£631
Oct 2021£630
Sept 2021£629
Aug 2021£626
Jul 2021£624
Jun 2021£623
May 2021£623
Apr 2021£622
Mar 2021£621
Feb 2021£621
Jan 2021£620
Dec 2020£619
Nov 2020£617
Oct 2020£615
Sept 2020£614

Average house price

£202,966Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £154,165 to £202,966. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£203k£178.6k£154.2k202020232026
Jul 2026£202,966

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£202,966
Jun 2026£199,664
May 2026£194,817
Apr 2026£192,888
Mar 2026£194,744
Feb 2026£197,240
Jan 2026£197,854
Dec 2025£199,664
Nov 2025£198,447
Oct 2025£199,399
Sept 2025£196,266
Aug 2025£194,831
Jul 2025£193,469
Jun 2025£190,485
May 2025£191,793
Apr 2025£192,994
Mar 2025£194,865
Feb 2025£194,163
Jan 2025£193,498
Dec 2024£196,403
Nov 2024£200,503
Oct 2024£197,121
Sept 2024£197,012
Aug 2024£193,416
Jul 2024£198,674
Jun 2024£195,619
May 2024£193,339
Apr 2024£190,305
Mar 2024£188,767
Feb 2024£189,721
Jan 2024£190,958
Dec 2023£194,460
Nov 2023£198,663
Oct 2023£198,896
Sept 2023£199,136
Aug 2023£195,618
Jul 2023£190,310
Jun 2023£185,402
May 2023£182,268
Apr 2023£186,738
Mar 2023£188,901
Feb 2023£191,570
Jan 2023£191,669
Dec 2022£192,667
Nov 2022£193,955
Oct 2022£189,493
Sept 2022£188,219
Aug 2022£185,308
Jul 2022£185,053
Jun 2022£182,180
May 2022£179,277
Apr 2022£176,213
Mar 2022£176,023
Feb 2022£176,586
Jan 2022£176,767
Dec 2021£174,081
Nov 2021£173,026
Oct 2021£171,264
Sept 2021£167,297
Aug 2021£167,410
Jul 2021£165,492
Jun 2021£166,912
May 2021£164,283
Apr 2021£165,073
Mar 2021£166,168
Feb 2021£162,898
Jan 2021£160,101
Dec 2020£157,796
Nov 2020£156,173
Oct 2020£156,889
Sept 2020£157,437
Aug 2020£154,165
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimateUnknownMean across 0 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage99.9%Local authority: Lancaster; 69,501 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage99.1%Local authority: Lancaster; 69,501 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 0 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Lancaster; 69,501 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Lancaster; 69,501 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 43 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station0.1 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.1 km
  • Nearest post office0.2 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.1 km
  • Nearest hospital8.6 km
  • Nearest gym1.6 km
  • Nearest restaurant40.9 km
  • Nearest community centre0.3 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking1.5 km
  • Nearest Waitrose42.8 km
  • Mapped pubs in sectorUnknownInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 43 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.3 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km7 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
42.79 km
Tesco
0.48 km
Sainsbury's
8.55 km
Aldi
0.21 km
Lidl
8.56 km
M&S
22.78 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Mapped bathing-water site

Morecambe North
8.31 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

0Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.4 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.8 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset9.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset8.8 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

Recorded incident counts are unavailable for this sector.

Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from LA5 5. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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There are not enough shared measures to suggest another sector yet. Browse all areas.

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector LA5 5, not the whole of Lancaster. 3 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

No data for: recorded sale prices, broadband, recorded crime counts.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 0 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Lancaster; 69,501 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Lancaster; 69,501 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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