LA6 2HS Lancaster
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Upper Lune Valley. Region: North West.
Streets
- A65, North Yorkshire: 52 addresses
- Woodman Lane, Lancaster: 6 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 D (20% of about 540 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 3.
- 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
- BOUNDARY STONE, grade II
- BOUNDARY STONE, grade II
- COWAN BRIDGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Burr Tree Meadow, A65, Cowan Bridge, LA6 2HS, permissioned (50 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 29 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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 58 addresses are between 82 m and 90 m above sea level (87 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 | Wennington 6,630 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.9 km |
| Bentham 41,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km | |
| Clapham (North Yorkshire) 9,690 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 3 within 800 m; nearest Post Office Cowan Bridge | 40 m |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 3.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 68.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lunesdale Surgery | 3.4 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.2 km |
| Hospital | Westmorland General Hospital | 17.7 km |
| Police station | Kendal Police Station | 20.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Burrow Park 21 ha | 2.0 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman milestone 500ft (150m) SE of Overtown Farm, a scheduled monument, 680 m south-west. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Roman milestone 500ft (150m) SE of Overtown Farm | Scheduled monument | 680 m south-west |
| Romano-British enclosed hut circle settlement 375m ENE of Collingholme | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Prehistoric, Romano-British, medieval and early post-medieval settlements, field systems and a deer park at High Park, east of Bindloss Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Wood | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Carlow Wood | Wood | 1.1 km south-west |
| Cowdber Hill | Hill | 1.8 km south-west |
| Job's Dub | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km north-east |
| The Island | Island | 3.2 km north-west |
| Allam Bottom | Valley | 3.8 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 14 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 58 |
43 of the postcode's 58 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 | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 79% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 27% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 44% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 A65.