LA5 postcode area guide — Lancaster

Where is LA5?

Broadband & internet speeds in LA5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the LA5 postcode district (Lancaster) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 572 postcodes Ofcom measures in LA5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 81.9%.

Around 0% of premises in LA5 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 LA5

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Mobile signal around Lancaster

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Lancaster district (69,501 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in LA5

Police recorded 2 incidents within about a mile of the centre of LA5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 LA5

Based on 193 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LA5 is £260,000, up 13.0% on the previous year (£230,000).

Latest recorded sales in LA5

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around LA5

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 LA5

117 rated food businesses operate in LA5. 85 hold the top rating of 5, 17 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Abbeyfield Silverdale Society, Aldi, Archbishop Hutton's Primary, Archers @ Red Bank Farm, Arnside Beach Hut.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in LA5

From a sample of 112 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 LA5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 45% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 LA5 typically use:

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What's it like living in LA5?

Postcodes in LA5

Neighbouring districts

All Lancaster (LA) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

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.