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Affluence in LA3

How LA3 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Lancaster
Region
North West
Population
32,945 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off LA3 is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, LA3 scores 3.5 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (2.5 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.5/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 20 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Health and disability2.5
  • Employment3.0
  • Crime3.3
  • Education and skills3.5
  • Income3.8
  • Children in low-income families3.8
  • Living environment4.3
  • Older people in low-income households4.5
  • Barriers to housing and services6.6
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£38,899
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
8%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

53.5% of adults in LA3 are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 24.8% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.

LA3England
Employee, full-time32.3%34.3%
Employee, part-time13.9%11.9%
Self-employed7.4%9.5%
Unemployed2.8%2.9%
Full-time student5.3%7.9%
Retired24.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family4.5%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled6.2%4.1%
Other2.9%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

24.7% of adults in LA3 work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

LA3England
Higher managerial & professional7.3%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional17.4%19.9%
Intermediate11.6%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed10.3%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical7.2%5.3%
Semi-routine16.5%11.3%
Routine15.2%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed9.4%8.5%
Full-time students5.1%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

24% of adults in LA3 hold a degree or equivalent, well below the England average of 33.9%. 20.1% have no qualifications.

LA3England
Degree level or above24%33.9%
A level or equivalent19.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above15.3%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C11.1%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.5%5.3%
Other qualifications2.8%2.8%
No qualifications20.1%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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