Housing in LA3 1AY
What the homes in LA3 1AY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Morecambe South West
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,093 (2024)
LA3 1AYMorecambe
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (58.7%). Flats make up 12.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
71% of households in the LA3 1AY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 36.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned71%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented25.5%20.5%
- Social rented2.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.2% 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 (16.9%). 26.8% 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 LA3 1AY (Morecambe South West) (about 1,093 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.