Postcode LA5 9DX (Lancaster)

Map showing LA5 9DX and nearby postcodes

The postcode LA5 9DX is located in Lancaster, in the county of Lancashire. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LA5 9DX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LA5 9DX is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of LA5 9DX as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > White professionals.

The closest road name to LA5 9DX is Stanley Street which is centered 26 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Police Station and is 110 m away. The closest railway station is Carnforth Rail Station, 334 m away.

The closest primary school to LA5 9DX (for ages 11 and under) is Carnforth Community Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on April 12, 2018.

The local pub for residents of LA5 9DX is Grange over Sands Golf Club and is 11.25 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on March 15, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 63.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 84.2% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LA5 9DX is covered by the Lancashire police force association and North Lancashire Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to LA5 9DX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LA5 9DX, and the approximate distance away.

Stanley Street 26 m
Oxford Street 77 m
Hill Street 81 m
King Street 86 m
Alexandra Road 89 m
Towpath Walk 100 m
Booth Street 111 m
Wartonwood View 138 m
Grosvenor Road 160 m
Haws Hill 173 m
Bloomfield Park 173 m
Albert Street 194 m
Haws Avenue 200 m
Back New Street 202 m
Edward Street 208 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LA5 9DX

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from LA5 9DX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Carnforth Community Primary School Good
(April 12, 2018)
176 m
Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(January 31, 2017)
318 m
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth Good
(November 23, 2016)
600 m
Carnforth High School Good
(December 9, 2021)
600 m
Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School Good
(June 19, 2019)
2.16 km
Nether Kellet Community Primary School Outstanding
(November 19, 2014)
2.41 km
Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School Good
(July 11, 2017)
2.65 km
Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(March 13, 2008)
2.7 km
Yealand Church of England Primary School Good
(January 18, 2017)
4.95 km
Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School Good
(January 12, 2022)
5.1 km
St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School Good
(January 16, 2020)
5.19 km
Prospect House Good
(May 1, 2019)
6.02 km
Bleasdale School Outstanding
(July 11, 2017)
6.04 km
Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(December 12, 2017)
6.1 km
Caton Primary School Good
(May 16, 2019)
7.08 km
Burton Morewood CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(March 21, 2019)
7.15 km
Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School Requires improvement
(June 28, 2018)
7.29 km
Great Wood Primary School Good
(October 26, 2017)
7.39 km
Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School Good
(April 19, 2017)
7.44 km
Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School Outstanding
(October 5, 2016)
7.59 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LA5 9DX - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Grange over Sands Golf Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
March 15, 2022
11.25 km
Holme Farm Dairy Ice Cream Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 19, 2018
11.25 km
Sandra Hill Other catering premises Exempt
February 18, 2022
11.39 km
Meathop Fell Caravan Club Site Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 1, 2021
11.59 km
Woodlands Hotel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 30, 2018
11.59 km
Netherwood Hotel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 29, 2022
11.6 km
Cumbria Grand Hotel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 23, 2022
11.6 km
Karen Rhodes Catering Other catering premises 5
Very Good
July 17, 2019
11.61 km
Emmas Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 19, 2018
11.62 km
Promenade Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 17, 2018
11.62 km
Spar Shop Retailers - other Exempt
January 13, 2022
11.62 km
Bay View Guesthouse Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
December 19, 2019
11.68 km
Clare House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 9, 2019
11.68 km
Grange View School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 8, 2022
11.68 km
Sea View Lodge Residential Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Awaiting Inspection
11.68 km
Thornleigh Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 26, 2018
11.68 km
Grange Pre School Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Exempt
March 14, 2022
11.68 km
Procters Butchers Retailers - other 4
Good
October 8, 2021
11.7 km
Well Pharmacy Retailers - other 5
Very Good
August 11, 2020
11.7 km
Bay Villa B&B Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
May 13, 2019
11.71 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LA5 9DX - Data from Apr 2022

Police Station Bus Stop/Station 110 m
New Street Bus Stop/Station 146 m
New Street Bus Stop/Station 146 m
Canal Turn Bus Stop/Station 237 m
Railway Station Bus Stop/Station 306 m
Carnforth Rail Station Rail 334 m
Silverdale Rail Station Rail 5.29 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LA5 9DX - Data from Dec 2021

Wood Tarn Pond Inland Water 651 m
Hunting Hill Hill Or Mountain 785 m
Hagg Wood Woodland Or Forest 940 m
Leapers Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.41 km
Wheel Hole Inland Water 1.61 km
Whorleys Moss Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
Bowman Stout Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.8 km
Crawstone Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.84 km
Bessybank Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.11 km
Slack's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Kit Bill Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.37 km
Helks Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.42 km
Barnes Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.46 km
Warton Crag Hill Or Mountain 2.53 km
Pine Lake Inland Water 2.57 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LA5 9DX - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 69 Mbps 63.8 Mbps 107 Mbps
Upload 16.1 Mbps 13.3 Mbps 20 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 23 1.5
30-300 Mbps 15.8% 70.1 15.2
300+ Mbps 84.2% - -

Gas Consumption

20 meters consuming 222,220 kWh - mean 11,111 kWh : median 10,136 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

17 meters consuming 50,235 kWh - mean 2,955 kWh : median 2,401 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LA5 9DX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Lancashire
Latitude 54.12628500
Longitude -2.77049500
OS Easting 349744
OS Northing 0470321
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
15221
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Lancashire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale
County Electorial Division Lancaster Rural North ED
Electoral Ward Carnforth & Millhead
Local Authority District Lancaster
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Lancashire
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Lancashire

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000121
Travel To Work Area Lancaster and Morecambe

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
North Lancashire Teaching
Cancer Alliance Lancashire and South Cumbria
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Healthier Lancashire and South Cumbria
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Morecambe Bay CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: White professionals
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Built-Up Area Carnforth BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Carnforth BUASD
Workplace Zone E33008346
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Lancaster 001
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Lancaster 001D
Output Area / Small Area 5A1