LA6 postcode area guide — Lancaster
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the LA6 postcode district in Lancaster — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in LA6
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
94.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
73.1%
Gigabit-capable
73.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.3%
Broadband availability in the LA6 postcode district (Lancaster) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 671 postcodes Ofcom measures in LA6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 94.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 73.1%.
Around 0.3% of premises in LA6 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 LA6
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| LA6 1AA | 0% | 0% |
| LA6 1AB | 25% | 0% |
| LA6 1AD | 95.7% | 95.7% |
| LA6 1AE | 22.2% | 22.2% |
| LA6 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| LA6 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| LA6 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| LA6 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| LA6 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| LA6 1AN | 100% | 100% |
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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.
House prices in LA6
Based on 134 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in LA6 is £275,000, down 12.7% on the previous year (£315,000).
Detached
£460,000
39 sales
Semi-detached
£307,500
37 sales
Terraced
£208,250
36 sales
Flat / maisonette
£170,000
11 sales
Latest recorded sales in LA6
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | £272,000 | Detached | Church Bank Gardens | LA6 1NT |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Ash Meadow Road | LA6 1EN |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £64,000 | Flat | Pear Tree Park | LA6 1PP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £320,000 | Terraced | Mitchelgate | LA6 2BE |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £189,000 | Semi-detached | LA6 2PE | |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £465,000 | Other | Barnoldswick Lane | LA6 3LZ |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £126,142 | Other | LA6 1NX | |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | LA6 3JG | |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £240,000 | Flat | Tunstall Road | LA6 2QR |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £797,000 | Detached | LA6 3AY |
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 LA6
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,155 | LA6 2HJ |
| Queen Elizabeth Studio School | Secondary | 14–19 | 329 | LA6 2HJ |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 220 | LA6 2DN |
| Ingleton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 191 | LA6 3DY |
| Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory School | Not applicable | 2–13 | 178 | LA6 2SG |
| Burton Morewood CofE Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 165 | LA6 1ND |
| Holme Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 122 | LA6 1QA |
| Nether Kellet Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 104 | LA6 1HH |
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 LA6
151 rated food businesses operate in LA6. 117 hold the top rating of 5, 13 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Avanti, Bella Pizzeria & Grill, Botanica, Brant Howe Residential Home, Bull Farm Produce.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in LA6
From a sample of 54 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 LA6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 20% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
2%
Band C
19%
Band D
44%
Band E
28%
Band F
4%
Band G
4%
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 LA6 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.