LA1 3BU
The median sold price for the postcode LA1 3BU is around £114,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 42 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around LA1 3BU (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £132,500 – £261,500
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across LA1 3, last 24 months.
- Terraced£157,000(233 sales)
- Semi-detached£240,000(61 sales)
- Flat£160,000(46 sales)
- Detached£416,500(31 sales)
LA1 3BU median £114,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £195,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 60% below the typical Lancaster neighbourhood
- Crime: 62% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Lancaster and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 97.4% of premises in LA1 3BU, compared with 88% across Lancaster and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 85.9% of premises across Lancaster (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Lancaster | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 85.9% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 97.4% | 88% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.6% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.05% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 56% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Lancaster: more deprived than 59% of its 88 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income6of 10
- Employment7of 10
- Crime6of 10
- Living environment1of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (90%). Average Band D in Lancaster is £2,503.19 for 2026/27.
That is 5% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in Lancaster: £1,668.79 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 690 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A90%
- Band B7%
- Band C3%
- Band D–
- Band E0%
- Band F0%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster0.1 miles (120 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, March 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School0.4 miles (620 m)Ofsted report card, June 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School0.4 miles (630 m)Ofsted report card, January 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Early years Strong standard
- Leadership and governance Strong standard
- Safeguarding Met
Nearest secondary schools
- Lancaster Royal Grammar School0.1 miles (130 m)Ofsted, October 2021: GoodOfsted reports for Lancaster Royal Grammar School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Lancaster Girls' Grammar School0.5 miles (790 m)Ofsted, September 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Lancaster High School0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted, September 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Lancaster High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to LA1 3BU is Lancaster Rail Station, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away in a straight line. There are 33 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.7 miles (1.1 km)Lancaster Rail Station
- 2.7 miles (4.3 km)Bare Lane Rail Station
- 3.6 miles (5.8 km)Morecambe Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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