B5290 Lancaster
31 addresses across 6 postcodes (LA2), about 570 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a b road. USRN 19701852.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (D: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Lancaster costs £2,503 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Lancaster, about 6.2 km (3.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Conder Green Picnic Area, is about 670 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 4 to 7 m above sea level.
- Noise: 17 of its 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Queen Square Medical Practice, about 6.1 km (3.8 miles) away.
- People: About 580 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 212 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: before 1900 (2); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 street: most are in band E (22% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Glasson Dock (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Glasson Dock, Glasson Dock, Glasson Dock.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHRIST CHURCH, grade II
- VICTORIA HOTEL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Land East Of Village Hall, Bodie Hill, Glasson, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 38 homes the Environment Agency counts, 4 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 21 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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA2 0BP | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LA2 0BS | zone 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LA2 0BT | zone 3 | 4 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| LA2 0BY | zone 2 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| LA2 0AR | zone 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| LA2 0BX | zone 3 |
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 4 m and 7 m above sea level (5 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA2 0AR | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LA2 0BP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LA2 0BS | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LA2 0BT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LA2 0BY | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lancaster 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Heysham Port 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Morecambe 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest JeremyLane Glasson Dock | 260 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Night Std Lancaster City Centre | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Heysham Ferry Terminal | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 73.6 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Queen Square Medical Practice | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Galgate Pharmacy | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Lancaster Infirmary | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Lancaster Constabulary | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Village Store t/a Spar, Galgate Cashzone | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Conder Green Picnic Area 8,900 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Glasson Dock, a scheduled monument, 630 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Glasson Dock | Scheduled monument | 630 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Glasson Dock | Lake or reservoir | 640 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Seafield Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Long Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Glasson Marsh | Wetland | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Ice House Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Sunderland Point | Headland | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 31 |
17 of the street's 31 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Lancaster: see them on the Lancaster page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurnham Glasson Christ Church, Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Mar 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Urgent improvement; Achievement: Urgent improvement; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Urgent improvement; Leadership and governance: Urgent improvement; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near B5290 (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- LA2 0BP: 16 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- LA2 0BS: 7 addresses
- LA2 0BT: 4 addresses of 10 in the postcode
- LA2 0BY: 2 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- LA2 0AR: 1 address of 9 in the postcode
- LA2 0BX: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
Nearby streets
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.