Postcode sector · Carnforth

LA5 5 area guide

Who lives in LA5 5, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Lancaster
Region: North West
Population: 1,593 (2024)

LA5 5Postcode sector · Carnforth

At a glance

What LA5 5 is like

The LA5 5 postcode sector in Lancaster covers 10 live postcodes and is home to about 1,593 people in 715 households. 82.5% of households own their home, 16.6% rent privately and 0.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 63.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average.

Scores

How LA5 5 compares

Headline figures for LA5 5, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 15.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 25 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£45,443

Average annual income before tax, higher than 28% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where LA5 5 differs most from the national average.

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Mostly owner-occupied
82.5% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

LA5 5 FAQs

Is LA5 5 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 15.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is LA5 5 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around LA5 5, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in LA5 5?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.9% of residents. 82.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (46.7%).

Which council covers LA5 5?

The local authority for LA5 5 is Lancaster.

LA5 5 comes under Lancaster in the North West. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is LA5 5?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 25 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Carnforth Rail Station, 77 yards 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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