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Housing in LA1 3LL

What the homes in LA1 3LL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lancaster East
Council
Lancaster
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,601 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.9%). Flats make up 15.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

LA1 3LLEngland
Detached4.5%22.9%
Semi-detached39.5%31.5%
Terraced40.9%23%
Purpose-built flat14.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.4% of households in the LA1 3LL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 23.9% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.

LA1 3LL
50%
36%
England
  • Owned50.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented11.7%20.5%
  • Social rented36.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

LA1 3LLEngland
Owned outright23.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council26.3%8.3%
From a housing association10.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

LA1 3LLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.9%). 24.9% of households include dependent children.

LA1 3LLEngland
Living alone, under 6618.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.7%12.8%
Couple, no children14.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.2%7.7%
Rents

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.

LancasterEngland
All homes£823£1,459
One bedroom£602£1,195
Two bedrooms£753£1,335
Three bedrooms£925£1,489
Four or more£1,226£2,161
Detached£1,165£1,640
Semi-detached£895£1,449
Terraced£835£1,435
Flat or maisonette£698£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LA1 3LL (Lancaster East) (about 1,601 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.

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