LA2 postcode area guide — Lancaster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LA2 postcode district in Lancaster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LA2
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
70.9%
Gigabit-capable
70.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.4%
Broadband availability in the LA2 postcode district (Lancaster) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 971 postcodes Ofcom measures in LA2, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 70.9%.
Around 0.4% of premises in LA2 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in LA2
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LA2 0AA | 0% | 0% |
| LA2 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| LA2 0AD | 0% | 0% |
| LA2 0AE | 0% | 0% |
| LA2 0AG | 0% | 0% |
| LA2 0AH | 0% | 0% |
| LA2 0AJ | 0% | 0% |
| LA2 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| LA2 0AP | 0% | 0% |
| LA2 0AQ | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Lancaster
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Lancaster district (69,501 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
92.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
68.8%
Voice indoors — all networks
94.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in LA2
Police recorded 1 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LA2 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 100.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in LA2
Based on 251 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LA2 is £285,000, up 7.5% on the previous year (£265,000).
Detached
£415,000
86 sales
Semi-detached
£265,000
77 sales
Terraced
£185,000
64 sales
Flat / maisonette
£155,000
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in LA2
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2026 | £350,000 | Semi-detached | Meadowside | LA2 9LB |
| 15 May 2026 | £350,000 | Other | Littlefell Lane | LA2 0RF |
| 11 May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Sea View Drive | LA2 6BX |
| 8 May 2026 | £249,950 | Detached | Oak Drive | LA2 6QL |
| 8 May 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Armitage Way | LA2 0BN |
| 7 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Mulberry Cottages | LA2 0RN |
| 5 May 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | Sycamore Road | LA2 9PB |
| 5 May 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | Broadacre View | LA2 9NN |
| 1 May 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | Springfield | LA2 7BA |
| 1 May 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Sandside | LA2 0EN |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Lancaster demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Lancaster district (142,932 residents, 59,978 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.3% |
| 15–29 | 26.7% |
| 30–44 | 16.8% |
| 45–64 | 19.7% |
| 65+ | 20.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 67.1% |
| Private rented | 21.8% |
| Social rented | 4.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around LA2
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Wilfrid's Cof E Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 225 | LA2 6QE |
| Slyne-with-Hest, St Luke's, Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 201 | LA2 6JL |
| Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 199 | LA2 0JS |
| Caton St Paul's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 171 | LA2 9PJ |
| Bentham Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 147 | LA2 7BP |
| Crookhey Hall School | Not applicable | 10–17 | 98 | LA2 0HA |
| Quernmore Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 97 | LA2 9EL |
| Cedar House School | Not applicable | 7–18 | 92 | LA2 7DD |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in LA2
147 rated food businesses operate in LA2. 112 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Age UK Lancashire Ellel Village Hall, Ambry Bakery, Animal Care Tea Rooms, Austwick County Primary School, Bay Horse Inn.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LA2
From a sample of 104 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 LA2 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
26%
Band D
33%
Band E
26%
Band F
10%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Lancaster
Landlines around LA2 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.