Housing in LA1 3DP
What the homes in LA1 3DP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Moorlands & Greaves
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,408 (2024)
LA1 3DPLancaster
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (84.1%). Flats make up 11.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
40.4% of households in the LA1 3DP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 48.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 21% own outright and 19.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented48.1%20.5%
- Social rented11.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 39.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.9%). 15% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Lancaster
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lancaster (August 2026, +6.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LA1 3DP (Moorlands & Greaves) (about 1,408 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.