LA3 3EA Lancaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Westgate. Region: North West.
Streets
- Whitefield Place, Morecambe: 31 addresses
- Whitegate, Morecambe: 3 addresses
- White Lund Avenue, Morecambe: 1 address
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 B (40% of about 700 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Nursery On White Lund Road, White Lund: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (220 m)
- Land West Of 113 White Lund Road, Oxcliffe Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (320 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 5 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 36 addresses are between 5 m and 6 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Morecambe 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Bare Lane 119,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Lancaster 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest William Mitchell Westgate | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Morecambe | 1.8 km |
| Ferry terminal | Heysham Ferry Terminal | 4.9 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car Park - Central Drive Retail Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 1.9 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 80.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Bay Medical Group | 3.4 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Cohens Chemist | 1.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Queen Victoria Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Morecambe Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,780 m² | 410 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,030 m² | 490 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,260 m² | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 36 |
4 of the postcode's 36 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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 9% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 6% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Whitefield Place.