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Affluence in Lancaster

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

Council
Lancaster
Region
North West
Population
54,416 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off Lancaster is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Lancaster scores 5.5 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
5.5/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 32 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Health and disability4.1
  • Living environment4.4
  • Crime4.6
  • Older people in low-income households5.2
  • Children in low-income families5.6
  • Income5.8
  • Employment5.9
  • Education and skills5.9
  • Barriers to housing and services8.3
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£46,667
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
32%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

49.6% of adults in Lancaster are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 17% are retired and 19.8% are full-time students.

LancasterEngland
Employee, full-time31%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.2%11.9%
Self-employed6.3%9.5%
Unemployed2.1%2.9%
Full-time student19.8%7.9%
Retired17%21.5%
Looking after home or family3.4%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.5%4.1%
Other3.6%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

29.7% of adults in Lancaster work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.

LancasterEngland
Higher managerial & professional11.8%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional17.9%19.9%
Intermediate8.9%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed7%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical4.9%5.3%
Semi-routine11.1%11.3%
Routine11.5%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed7.3%8.5%
Full-time students19.4%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

37% of adults in Lancaster hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 14.4% have no qualifications.

LancasterEngland
Degree level or above37%33.9%
A level or equivalent23.8%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above11.1%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C7.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship4.1%5.3%
Other qualifications2%2.8%
No qualifications14.4%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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