LA1 2ES Lancaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Skerton. Region: North West.
Streets
- Green Lane, Lancaster: 19 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 C (23% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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
- BEAUMONT HALL, grade II
- BEAUMONT HALL BRIDGE (NUMBER 109), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Garages Adjacent 32 Tan Hill Drive Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2JB: up to 1 home, not permissioned (540 m)
- Lansil Sports and Social Club: up to 35 homes, permissioned (940 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 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 19 addresses are between 22 m and 24 m above sea level (23 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 88%, ultrafast 82%, gigabit 82% 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 | 2.2 km |
| Bare Lane 119,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Morecambe 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 25 within 800 m; nearest Beaumont College | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lancaster City Centre | 1.9 km |
| Ferry terminal | Heysham Ferry Terminal | 8.4 km |
| Car parks | Caton Road Park and RIde | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Ionity Charging Station | 880 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 78.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lancaster Medical Practice | 2.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lancaster Dental Clinic | 1.0 km |
| Hospital | Ridge Lea Hospital | 2.5 km |
| Police station | Lancaster Police Station | 2.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Hare Runs, Hare Runs Cashzone | 780 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,960 m² | 420 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Lune Riverside Park 16 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 50 m² | 370 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest King George's Field 3.0 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 650 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 17 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lancaster Canal Lune Aqueduct, a listed building (Grade I), 610 m east. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Canal Lune Aqueduct | Listed building, Grade I | 610 m east |
| Skerton Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km south |
| Torrisholme bowl barrow | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km 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 | 1.9 km south |
| Lancaster Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km south-east |
| Ashton Memorial Gardens and Williamson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km south |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Bank Wood | Wood | 1.4 km east |
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Oxcliffe Marsh | Wetland | 3.4 km south-west |
| Oxcliffe Hill | Hill | 3.5 km south-west |
| Bare Ayre | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km west |
| Morecambe North Beach | Beach | 4.6 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 19 | 19 |
None of the postcode's 19 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Green Lane.