Housing in LA4 5EF
What the homes in LA4 5EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Morecambe Town
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,602 (2024)
LA4 5EFMorecambe
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (34.3%). Flats make up 59.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.5% of households in the LA4 5EF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 61.6% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 20.3% own outright and 12.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented61.6%20.5%
- Social rented4.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 50.7% 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 (36%). 19% 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 LA4 5EF (Morecambe Town) (about 1,602 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.