Postcode LA5 9LR (Lancaster)

Map showing LA5 9LR and nearby postcodes

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

LA5 9LR is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.9 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 9LR as Hard-pressed living > Industrious communities > Industrious transitions.

The closest road name to LA5 9LR is Prince Avenue which is centered 104 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Prince Avenue and is 13 m away. The closest railway station is Carnforth Rail Station, 637 m away.

The closest primary school to LA5 9LR (for ages 11 and under) is Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 23, 2016.

The local pub for residents of LA5 9LR is Grange over Sands Golf Club and is 11.65 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on March 15, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 79.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 66.7% 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 2.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LA5 9LR 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 9LR and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Prince Avenue 104 m
Russell Road 146 m
King's Drive 157 m
Arnhem Road 176 m
Alamein Road 200 m
Fairfield Close 201 m
Queen's Drive 227 m
Bridgeside 296 m
Highfield Road 315 m
North Road 380 m
Market Street 435 m
Kellet Road 787 m
Back Lane 1.09 km
B6254 14.45 km
A683 17.84 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode LA5 9LR

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 9LR - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth Good
(November 23, 2016)
101 m
Carnforth High School Good
(December 9, 2021)
101 m
Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(January 31, 2017)
300 m
Carnforth Community Primary School Good
(April 12, 2018)
419 m
Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School Good
(July 11, 2017)
2.13 km
Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School Good
(June 19, 2019)
2.21 km
Nether Kellet Community Primary School Outstanding
(November 19, 2014)
2.3 km
Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(March 13, 2008)
2.92 km
Yealand Church of England Primary School Good
(January 18, 2017)
4.96 km
St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School Good
(January 16, 2020)
5.09 km
Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School Good
(January 12, 2022)
5.33 km
Prospect House Good
(May 1, 2019)
6.06 km
Bleasdale School Outstanding
(July 11, 2017)
6.4 km
Silverdale St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(December 12, 2017)
6.45 km
Caton Primary School Good
(May 16, 2019)
6.8 km
Burton Morewood CofE Primary School Requires improvement
(March 21, 2019)
6.98 km
Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School Good
(April 19, 2017)
7.09 km
Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School Requires improvement
(June 28, 2018)
7.4 km
Great Wood Primary School Good
(October 26, 2017)
7.67 km
St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 7.77 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Grange over Sands Golf Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
March 15, 2022
11.65 km
Holme Farm Dairy Ice Cream Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
June 19, 2018
11.65 km
Meathop Fell Caravan Club Site Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 1, 2021
11.91 km
Woodlands Hotel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 30, 2018
11.91 km
Spar Shop Retailers - other Exempt
January 13, 2022
11.96 km
Cumbria Grand Hotel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
February 23, 2022
12 km
Netherwood Hotel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 29, 2022
12.01 km
Karen Rhodes Catering Other catering premises 5
Very Good
July 17, 2019
12.03 km
Emmas Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 19, 2018
12.06 km
Promenade Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 17, 2018
12.06 km
Sea View Lodge Residential Care Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises Awaiting Inspection
12.12 km
Thornleigh Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 26, 2018
12.12 km
Clare House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 9, 2019
12.12 km
Grange View School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 8, 2022
12.12 km
Bay View Guesthouse Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
December 19, 2019
12.13 km
Grange Hotel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 15, 2022
12.13 km
Bay Villa B&B Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
May 13, 2019
12.14 km
Coffee Pot Eating House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
April 26, 2019
12.14 km
Commodore Hotel Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
October 2, 2020
12.14 km
The Estuary Bistro Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
December 1, 2021
12.14 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Prince Avenue Bus Stop/Station 13 m
Highfield Road Bus Stop/Station 36 m
Our Lady of Lourdes Bus Stop/Station 116 m
High School Bus Stop/Station 125 m
Highfield Shops Bus Stop/Station 235 m
Carnforth Rail Station Rail 637 m
Silverdale Rail Station Rail 5.56 km

Nearby Nature

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

Leapers Wood Woodland Or Forest 921 m
Wood Tarn Pond Inland Water 1.11 km
Hagg Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.26 km
Hunting Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.29 km
Bowman Stout Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.3 km
Whorleys Moss Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km
Slack's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
Wheel Hole Inland Water 1.72 km
Kit Bill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.91 km
Helks Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.98 km
Crawstone Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km
Cock's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.15 km
Bessybank Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.2 km
Pine Lake Inland Water 2.31 km
Barnes Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.55 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 79.8 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 17 Mbps 36 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% 21 1
30-300 Mbps 33.3% 73.5 17.7
300+ Mbps 66.7% 331 36

Gas Consumption

36 meters consuming 565,294 kWh - mean 15,703 kWh : median 11,832 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

33 meters consuming 108,899 kWh - mean 3,300 kWh : median 2,820 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LA5 9LR - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Lancashire
Latitude 54.12587700
Longitude -2.76257600
OS Easting 350261
OS Northing 0470270
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
7394
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Industrious communities
Subgroup: Industrious transitions
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 001C
Output Area / Small Area 8A1