Lansil Way Lancaster
83 addresses across 5 postcodes (LA1,LA3), about 570 m (0.4 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 19701982.
- Flood: 39 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 A; Band D in Lancaster costs £2,503 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 97% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Lancaster, about 2 km (1.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 370 m away, and Lune Riverside Park (16 hectares) is about 440 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 7 to 10 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 83 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lancaster Medical Practice, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 530 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 43% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 15 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2021 | UNIT 1A LA1 3QY | Other | £2,700,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Nov 2019 | UNIT 1A LA1 3QY | Other | £480,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Oct 2013 | CELTECH INTERNATIONAL LA1 3QY | Other | £1,900,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (85% of about 1,520 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Lansil Sports and Social Club: up to 35 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Private Car Park, Dolphinlee Bridge: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Garages Adjacent 32 Tan Hill Drive Lancaster Lancashire LA1 2JB: up to 1 home, not permissioned (650 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 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 31 addresses are in areas at high risk, 8 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: of the 49 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 3 low and 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA1 3PQ | zone 3 | 11 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LA1 3QY | zone 3 | 9 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LA1 3PE | zone 2 | 8 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
| LA1 3PB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| LA3 1QY | zone 2 | 3 / 8 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 83 addresses are between 7 m and 10 m above sea level (8 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA1 3PB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LA1 3PE | 96% | 17% | 17% | 0% |
| LA1 3PQ | 92% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LA1 3QY | 82% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| LA3 1QY | 97% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lancaster 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Bare Lane 119,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Morecambe 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lansil Way | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lancaster City Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Ferry terminal | Heysham Ferry Terminal | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Caton Road Park and RIde | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ionity Charging Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 77.3 km (48 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lancaster Medical Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lancaster Dental Clinic | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Ridge Lea Hospital | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Police station | Lancaster Police Station | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,870 m² | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Lune Riverside Park 16 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 490 m² | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest King George's Field 3.0 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,920 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lancaster Canal Lune Aqueduct, a listed building (Grade I), 550 m (0.3 miles) north. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Canal Lune Aqueduct | Listed building, Grade I | 550 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Skerton Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Lancaster Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| 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 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Glass melting and annealing workshop; part of Shrigley and Hunt's stained glass manufacturing workshops | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Ashton Memorial Gardens and Williamson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Long Bank Wood | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Moss Syke Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| Oakenhead Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| Oxcliffe Marsh | Wetland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) west |
| Oxcliffe Hill | Hill | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 76 | 83 |
7 of the street's 83 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Castle View Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequate |
| Lancaster High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Our Lady's Catholic College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Requires improvement (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Lancaster Ryelands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Lancaster Royal Grammar School Christian | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Exceptional; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Post-16 provision: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super 8 Pizza LA1 3PQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Brunch Bar LA1 3PB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 4 Good | 5 May 2026 |
| Lancaster Townhouse LA1 3PB | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 130 m | 5 Very good | 2 Dec 2025 |
| Lansil Sports & Social Club LA1 3PE | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 5 Very good | 4 Nov 2023 |
| Shell Lancaster LA1 3PE | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 6 May 2026 |
| McDonald's Restaurants LA1 3PE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Cottams Field LA1 3PE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 2 Dec 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Shoplifting | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Caton Road (13); On or near Lansil Way (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 43% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 27% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 2 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
- LA1 3PQ: 39 addresses of 40 in the postcode
- LA1 3QY: 38 addresses of 41 in the postcode
- LA1 3PE: 4 addresses of 83 in the postcode
- LA1 3PB: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
- LA3 1QY: 1 address of 47 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.