LA1 1ND Lancaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Castle. Region: North West.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Church Street, Lancaster: 15 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Lancaster in 2026-27: Band D £2,503 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,669 | £1,947 | £2,225 | £2,503 | £3,059 | £3,616 | £4,172 | £5,006 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (58% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Lancaster (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 15.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 42 AND 44, CHURCH STREET, grade II*
- 1, DALTON SQUARE, grade II
- 10 AND 12, MARKET STREET, grade II
- 108 AND 110, ST LEONARDS GATE, grade II
- 112 AND 114, ST LEONARDS GATE, grade II
- 13, GREAT JOHN STREET, grade II
- 14, PENNY STREET, grade II
- 22 AND 24, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 33, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 6, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- BLUE ANCHOR PUBLIC HOUSE (PART) AND REAR BUILDING ON LAWSON'S YARD, grade II
- CENTENARY CHURCH, grade II
- NEW INN PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- STONEWELL TAVERN, grade II
- The Staggered Inn, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 47-51 North Road: up to 35 homes, permissioned (130 m)
- Tramway Hotel, 127 St Leonards Gate, Lancaster, LA1 1NL, not permissioned (130 m)
- Damside Street Car Park, North Of 50-62 Church Street, Lancaster, LA1 1LH, not permissioned (160 m)
- 5-11 Brock Street: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- Canal Corridor North Development Site, Lancaster, not permissioned (250 m)
- Canal Quarter, Lancaster: up to 400 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Land At Corner Of Bulk Road And St Leonards Gate: up to 4 homes, not permissioned (410 m)
- J Wedlake and Son, Wheatfield Street, permissioned (460 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 15 addresses are between 8 m and 10 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lancaster 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m |
| Bare Lane 119,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Morecambe 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 60 within 800 m; nearest Chapel Street Lancaster City Centre | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lancaster City Centre | 160 m |
| Ferry terminal | Heysham Ferry Terminal | 7.6 km |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Charterhouse Car Park | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 240 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 77.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lancaster Medical Practice | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 30 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Perpignan Way (Dental Surgery) | 50 m |
| Hospital | The Lancaster Hospital | 710 m |
| Police station | Lancaster Police Station | 310 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 60 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,530 m² | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Ryelands Park 19 ha | 730 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 390 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Quay Meadow Sports Ground 2.3 ha | 630 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Fairfield Allotments 2.2 ha | 780 m |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 51 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 42 and 44, Church Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north-west. 278 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I and 20 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 42 and 44, Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-west |
| Church of St John | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north |
| City Museum, the Old Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 160 m west |
| Queen Victoria Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m south-east |
| Glass melting and annealing workshop; part of Shrigley and Hunt's stained glass manufacturing workshops | Scheduled monument | 280 m west |
| Part of a Roman fort and its associated vicus and remains of a pre-Conquest monastery and a Benedictine priory on Castle Hill | Scheduled monument | 480 m north-west |
| Skerton Bridge | Scheduled monument | 630 m north |
| Ashton Memorial Gardens and Williamson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km east |
| Lancaster Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Wood | Wood | 2.0 km south-east |
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 2.0 km north-east |
| Freeman's Wood | Wood | 2.0 km west |
| Aldcliffe Marsh | Wetland | 2.6 km south-west |
| Oxcliffe Hill | Hill | 2.7 km west |
| Langthwaite Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 15 |
14 of the postcode's 15 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 23 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | under 1% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 12% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 8% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 81% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 26% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 26% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 2% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 13% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 38% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 27% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 85% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Unnamed street near Church Street.