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LA4 4TR area guide

Who lives in LA4 4TR, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Morecambe Westgate
Council
Lancaster
Region
North West
Neighbourhood population
1,685 (2024)
At a glance

What LA4 4TR is like

LA4 4TR is a postcode in the Morecambe Westgate area of Lancaster. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,685 people. 71.8% of households own their home, 21.6% rent privately and 5.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 48.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average. Homes in LA4 4 sold for a median of £169,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How LA4 4TR compares

Headline figures for LA4 4TR, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle: 35.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£169,000

Median over 91 sales in LA4 4, −0.4% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 34 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
50%

Rated good or better across 8 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£33,698

Average annual income before tax, higher than 1% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where LA4 4TR differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    30.3% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    71.8% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

LA4 4TR FAQs

01
Is LA4 4TR a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 35.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 50% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in LA4 4TR?

The median sale price over the last year was £169,000.

Homes in LA4 4 sold for a median of £169,000 across 91 sales in the year to August 2026, −0.4% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is LA4 4TR safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around LA4 4TR, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in LA4 4TR?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 9.4% of residents. 71.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (64%).
05
Which council covers LA4 4TR?

The local authority for LA4 4TR is Lancaster.

LA4 4TR comes under Lancaster in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is LA4 4TR?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 34 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Morecambe Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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