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LA1 5PE · Neighbourhood Report
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Last updated 17 JUN 2026

LA1 5PE

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score
50/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 2/10, ranked 4,941 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated
01 — Snapshot

Around LA1 5PE.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools47/100
10Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

21 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 30 schools in total

Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal)0.1 miWillow Lane Community Primary School0.2 miAppletree Nursery SchoolGood · 0.2 miLancaster Dallas Road Community Primary SchoolGood · 0.4 miLancaster Girls' Grammar SchoolGood · 0.4 miOur Lady's Catholic CollegeRequires Improvement · 0.5 mi

Nearest top-rated: Appletree Nursery School (Good) — 0.2 mi

Safety45/100
17crimes last month

IMD crime decile 3/10 · 17 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 14.4)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare69/100
14GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 1/10 · 10 GP, 4 hospitals, 15 dentists, pharmacy 0.4 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: LONGLANDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE — 0.3 mi

Transport73/100
Lancaster Rail Station0.2 mi

34 bus stops also within 0.5 miles

Green space72/100
22green spaces

IMD environment decile 4/10 · 20.9 ha total — largest park 6.4 ha (0.23 mi away)

Nearest: Bowling Green (0.11 ha) — 0.1 mi

Amenities95/100
24supermarkets

24 supermarkets within 2 mi — Morrisons, Spar, Tesco, Marks and Spencer… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.4 mi

Nearest: Morrisons Daily Lancaster Willow Lane — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near LA1 5PE.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk
Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1
Zone 2
Zone 3
Air qualityWithin WHO guideline
9.6µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10
10–20
20–30
30–40
≥40
Road noiseModerate
59dB Lden

Road traffic, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
Rail noiseQuiet
45dB Lden

Railways, day-evening-night average · Source: DEFRA strategic noise mapping

<55
55–64
65–74
≥75
03 — House prices

Sold prices in LA1.

Average sold price by property type across the LA1 district, 2021–2026 — 4,453 sales.

£0£200k£400k£600k202120222023202420252026
  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flat
Detached£470k▲ 41.0%
Semi-detached£241k▲ 24.8%
Terraced£168k▲ 1.7%
Flat£125k▲ 0.0%

District-level averages (LA1) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About LA1 5PE

LA1 5PE scores 50/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and transport — with Morrisons Daily Lancaster Willow Lane about 2 minutes' walk away. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

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Data: DfE/Ofsted · UK Police API · NHS ODS · NaPTAN · Ordnance Survey · Geolytix. Crown Copyright / OGL. Look up any postcode: nestscope.uk/area/YOUR+POSTCODE — e.g. SW1A 1AA, M1 1AE, BS1 1HT.