Affluence in LA4 6TA
How LA4 6TA ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Scale Hall & Torrisholme
- Council
- Lancaster
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,433 (2024)
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How well off LA4 6TA is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LA4 6TA area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Health and disability5.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Living environment6.0
- Employment7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Income8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Crime9.0
- Barriers to housing and services10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
45.2% of adults in the LA4 6TA area are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 42.4% are retired and 4.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
33.1% of adults in the LA4 6TA area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
27.4% of adults in the LA4 6TA area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 18.6% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LA4 6TA (Scale Hall & Torrisholme) (about 1,433 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.