Weavers Close Galgate, Lancaster
76 addresses across 1 postcode (LA2), about 460 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 19704350.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £362,495 across 4 sales.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, B: 8, D: 1).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- 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 54% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Lancaster, about 6 km (3.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Conder Green Picnic Area, is about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 21 to 31 m above sea level.
- Noise: 59 of its 76 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Queen Square Medical Practice, about 5.6 km (3.5 miles) away.
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 16 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often other theft.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | £362,495 | £284,995 | £429,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2024 | 9 LA2 0FB | Detached | £344,995 | New build. |
| 12 Feb 2024 | 11 LA2 0FB | Detached | £284,995 | New build. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Feb 2024 | 13 LA2 0FB | Detached | £429,995 | New build. |
| 8 Feb 2024 | 5 LA2 0FB | Detached | £379,995 | New build. |
| 8 Feb 2024 | 7 LA2 0FB | Detached | £284,995 | New build. |
| 17 Dec 2021 | 7 LA2 0FB | Other | £2,880,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 124 m². Most common: House, detached (10). Built: 2021 (9); before 1900 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10).
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 (33% of about 1,090 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)
- Galgate Mill, Chapel Lane, Galgate, LA2 0PR, not permissioned (300 m)
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
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 76 addresses are between 21 m and 31 m above sea level (27 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA2 0FB | 100% | 54% | 54% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Lancaster 2.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Heysham Port 13,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9 km (5.6 miles) | |
| Bare Lane 119,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Police Station Galgate | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Lancaster City Centre | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Heysham Ferry Terminal | 9 km (5.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | Gridserve Charging Station | 4.2 km (2.6 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 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Galgate Pharmacy | 130 m |
| NHS dentists | Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Lancaster Infirmary | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Police station | Lancaster Constabulary | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Village Store t/a Spar, Galgate Cashzone | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Conder Green Picnic Area 8,900 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 410 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,290 m² | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
16 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Forerigg Wood | Wood | 730 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Cockshades Wood | Wood | 830 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Cockshades Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Ellel Crag | Cliff or slope | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Blea Tarn Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-east |
| Colloway Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 7 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 48 | 19 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 57 |
59 of the street's 76 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 19 from railways, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 410 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lune Brew Co LA2 0PR | Manufacturers/packers | 310 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Georges Kitchen Company LA2 0PR | Mobile caterer | 310 m | 5 Very good | 19 Sep 2025 |
| Galgate Village Kebab House LA2 0PR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 320 m | 5 Very good | 22 Apr 2026 |
| Hillcroft Nursing Homes (Galgate) LA2 0PR | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 320 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2026 |
| St.Johns C.E Primary School LA2 0JS | School/college/university | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Other theft | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Highland Brow (8); On or near Lime Avenue (6); On or near Tanhouse (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 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 | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 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) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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.
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 0FB: 76 addresses of 78 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Lime Avenue · Tanhouse · Beech Avenue · Oak Avenue · Birch Avenue · Meadow Park · Ash Avenue · Leachfield Close · East View · Mulberry Cottages · Teesdale · Crofters Fold
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.