Parkgate Drive Lancaster
16 addresses across 3 postcodes (LA1), about 530 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 19703827.
- Sales: 27 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £725,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 5, E: 2, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 B; Band D in Lancaster costs £2,503 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 76% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Lancaster, about 2 km (1.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Williamson Park, is about 70 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 71 to 80 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lancaster Medical Practice, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 590 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 67% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 19 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £725,000 | £725,000 | £725,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £485,500 | £485,500 | £485,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £560,000 | £560,000 | £560,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2011 | 2 | £651,223 | £630,000 | £672,445 |
| 2008 | 1 | £355,000 | £355,000 | £355,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £675,000 | £675,000 | £675,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £207,750 | £197,000 | £218,500 |
| 2002 | 1 | £249,500 | £249,500 | £249,500 |
| 2001 | 5 | £272,450 | £190,000 | £330,000 |
| 2000 | 4 | £149,250 | £142,500 | £330,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2026 | 2, THE WOODLANDS LA1 3FN | Semi-detached | £725,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2023 | ST. MICHAELS CHURCH LA1 3FN | Terraced | £355,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Oct 2020 | 2 LA1 3FE | Detached | £485,500 | |
| 20 Jun 2018 | NORTH LODGE LA1 3FN | Detached | £560,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2014 | 10 LA1 3FE | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 30 Jun 2011 | 2, THE WOODLANDS LA1 3FN | Semi-detached | £672,445 | |
| 3 May 2011 | 1, THE WOODLANDS LA1 3FN | Semi-detached | £630,000 | |
| 2 May 2008 | ST. MICHAELS MANSE LA1 3FN | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2007 | 1, THE WOODLANDS LA1 3FN | Semi-detached | £675,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2004 | 10 LA1 3FE | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2003 | 8 LA1 3FE | Detached | £218,500 | |
| 15 Aug 2003 | 6 LA1 3FE | Detached | £197,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2002 | 12 LA1 3FE | Detached | £249,500 | New build. |
| 18 Oct 2001 | 2, THE WOODLANDS LA1 3FN | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 17 Sep 2001 | ST. MICHAELS MANSE LA1 3FN | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 19 Jun 2001 | NORTH LODGE LA1 3FN | Detached | £275,950 | New build. |
| 15 Jun 2001 | THE GATE HOUSE LA1 3FN | Detached | £272,450 | |
| 18 May 2001 | THE GATE HOUSE LA1 3FN | Detached | £272,450 | New build. |
| 22 Dec 2000 | 6 LA1 3FE | Detached | £149,250 | |
| 11 Dec 2000 | 6 LA1 3FE | Detached | £149,250 | New build. |
| 20 Oct 2000 | 8 LA1 3FE | Detached | £142,500 | New build. |
| 27 Jun 2000 | 1, THE WOODLANDS LA1 3FN | Semi-detached | £330,000 | New build. |
| 27 Aug 1999 | 2 LA1 3FE | Detached | £201,000 | |
| 30 Jun 1999 | 10 LA1 3FE | Detached | £100,000 | New build. |
| 28 Jun 1999 | 4 LA1 3FE | Detached | £96,500 | New build. |
| 3 Jun 1999 | 2, THE WOODLANDS LA1 3FN | Detached | £275,000 | New build. |
| 25 Mar 1999 | ST. MICHAELS MANSE LA1 3FN | Detached | £59,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 189 m². Most common: House, detached (8); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1996-2002 (9); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 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 street: most are in band B (34% of about 870 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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
- MOOR HOSPITAL, BLOCKS 40,41,42,44 AND 46, grade II*
- CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, MOOR HOSPITAL, grade II
- WATER CLOSET CUBICLE IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF APSE OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, MOOR HOSPITAL, grade II
- WATER CLOSET CUBICLE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF WEST PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL, MOOR HOSPITAL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Nightingale Hall, Lancaster, LA1 3ES, permissioned (300 m)
- Stone Row Head: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Moor Park, Quernmore Road, Lancaster, LA1 3QZ, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- Lancaster Moor Hospital, Quernmore Road, Lancaster, LA1 3QZ, permissioned (570 m (0.4 miles))
- Ridge Lea Hospital: up to 88 homes, not permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- The Abattoir, Wyresdale Road: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Farmers Auction Mart, Wyresdale Road: up to 84 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Ridge Hotel, 10 Patterdale Road, Lancaster, permissioned (1 km (0.6 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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 71 m and 80 m above sea level (77 m on average); the ground rises about 8 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA1 3FE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| LA1 3FF | 100% | 76% | 76% | 0% |
| LA1 3FN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lancaster 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Bare Lane 119,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Morecambe 175,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km (4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 26 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parkgate Drive Standen Gate | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lancaster City Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Heysham Ferry Terminal | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Lodge Street Car Park | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 76 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lancaster Medical Practice | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Brock Street Pharmacy | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Redbridge Associates Limited (Smart Dental Care) | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Ridge Lea Hospital | 160 m |
| Police station | Lancaster Constabulary | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cash machine 29-31 Penny Street Halifax | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Williamson Park 22 ha | 70 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Highfield Recreation Ground 2.7 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Park Ward Allotments 1.5 ha | 340 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moor Hospital, Blocks 40,41,42,44 and 46, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m south-east. 31 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Moor Hospital, Blocks 40,41,42,44 and 46 | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m south-east |
| Lancaster Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 230 m north |
| Ashton Memorial | Listed building, Grade I | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Ashton Memorial Gardens and Williamson Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 440 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Skerton Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Glass melting and annealing workshop; part of Shrigley and Hunt's stained glass manufacturing workshops | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) 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 (1.2 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ridge Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Recess Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Langthwaite Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Burrow Heights | Hill | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) south-west |
| Aldcliffe Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) west |
| Windy Clough | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 16 |
2 of the street's 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 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 High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lancaster Royal Grammar School Christian | Secondary | 11–18 | 820 m (0.5 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 |
| Castle View Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 880 m (0.5 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 |
| The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bowerham Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Lancaster Girls' Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Our Lady's Catholic College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Requires improvement (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Moorside Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Dec 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Co-Op LA1 3TJ | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 8 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Redwood Heights (15); On or near Parkgate Drive (3); On or near Cedarwood Place (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 8% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 71% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 67% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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 3FN: 8 addresses
- LA1 3FE: 6 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- LA1 3FF: 2 addresses of 25 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Standen Park House · Quernmore Road · The Piazza · Cedarwood Place · Nightingale Hall Road · Nightingdale Hall Road · St Andrews Close · Stone Row Head · Redwood Heights · Fenham Carr Lane · Willow Grove · Wentworth Drive
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.