LA postcode area: Lancaster
The LA postcode area is known as the Lancaster area. It is every postcode that begins LA followed by a number. It has 23 districts and 11,945 postcodes in use, across 5 councils.
Homes in the LA area sold for a typical £216,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £117,250 in LA18 (Millom) to £430,000 in LA22 (Ambleside).
For the town itself, see Lancaster postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 54.1723
Longitude -2.9068
This is the middle of the postcodes in the LA area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the LA area?
Homes in the LA area sold for a typical £216,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 4,050 sales, down 3.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £380,000 863 sales
- Semi-detached £235,000 1,326 sales
- Terraced £160,000 1,477 sales
- Flat or maisonette £135,000 384 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the LA districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- LA1 postcode district: LancasterLancaster 1,366 postcodes Typical price£185,000 Gigabit, every home961 of 1,276 At flood risk195 of 1,366
- LA2 postcode district: Bolton-le-SandsLancaster, North Yorkshire, Wyre 987 postcodes Typical price£298,500 Gigabit, every home631 of 974 At flood risk228 of 987
- LA3 postcode district: HeyshamLancaster 751 postcodes Typical price£192,000 Gigabit, every home600 of 741 At flood risk222 of 751
- LA4 postcode district: MorecambeLancaster 747 postcodes Typical price£185,000 Gigabit, every home614 of 736 At flood risk391 of 747
- LA5 postcode district: CarnforthLancaster, Westmorland and Furness 587 postcodes Typical price£270,000 Gigabit, every home472 of 572 At flood risk60 of 587
- LA6 postcode district: IngletonWestmorland and Furness, Lancaster, North Yorkshire 677 postcodes Typical price£292,500 Gigabit, every home448 of 668 At flood risk115 of 677
- LA7 postcode district: MilnthorpeWestmorland and Furness, Lancaster 210 postcodes Typical price£280,000 Gigabit, every home156 of 210 At flood risk40 of 210
- LA8 postcode district: No place listedWestmorland and Furness 500 postcodes Typical price£350,000 Gigabit, every home341 of 498 At flood risk126 of 500
- LA9 postcode district: KendalWestmorland and Furness 941 postcodes Typical price£256,000 Gigabit, every home745 of 866 At flood risk281 of 941
- LA10 postcode district: SedberghWestmorland and Furness, North Yorkshire 221 postcodes Typical price£300,000 Gigabit, every home120 of 214 At flood risk63 of 221
- LA11 postcode district: Grange-over-SandsWestmorland and Furness 439 postcodes Typical price£297,500 Gigabit, every home199 of 431 At flood risk104 of 439
- LA12 postcode district: UlverstonWestmorland and Furness 958 postcodes Typical price£255,000 Gigabit, every home608 of 950 At flood risk147 of 958
- LA13 postcode district: Barrow-in-FurnessWestmorland and Furness 500 postcodes Typical price£205,000 Gigabit, every home405 of 498 At flood risk85 of 500
- LA14 postcode district: Barrow-in-FurnessWestmorland and Furness 1,187 postcodes Typical price£147,000 Gigabit, every home959 of 1,147 At flood risk68 of 1,187
- LA15 postcode district: Dalton-in-FurnessWestmorland and Furness 267 postcodes Typical price£162,000 Gigabit, every home242 of 261 At flood risk58 of 267
- LA16 postcode district: Askam in FurnessWestmorland and Furness 112 postcodes Typical price£267,500 Gigabit, every home97 of 112 At flood risk38 of 112
- LA17 postcode district: No place listedWestmorland and Furness 61 postcodes Typical price£267,500 Gigabit, every home43 of 59 At flood risk21 of 61
- LA18 postcode district: MillomCumberland 300 postcodes Typical price£117,250 Gigabit, every home228 of 298 At flood risk66 of 300
- LA19 postcode district: No place listedCumberland 71 postcodes Typical priceToo few sales Gigabit, every home6 of 69 At flood risk18 of 71
- LA20 postcode district: No place listedWestmorland and Furness, Cumberland 88 postcodes Typical price£270,000 Gigabit, every home41 of 88 At flood risk34 of 88
- LA21 postcode district: No place listedWestmorland and Furness 93 postcodes Typical price£320,000 Gigabit, every home16 of 93 At flood risk36 of 93
- LA22 postcode district: AmblesideWestmorland and Furness 391 postcodes Typical price£430,000 Gigabit, every home129 of 388 At flood risk148 of 391
- LA23 postcode district: WindermereWestmorland and Furness 491 postcodes Typical price£352,500 Gigabit, every home340 of 487 At flood risk69 of 491
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the LA area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the LA area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the LA area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Westmorland and Furness6,846 postcodes
- Lancaster4,263 postcodes
- North Yorkshire441 postcodes
- Cumberland380 postcodes
- Wyre15 postcodes
Near the LA area
The postcode areas whose centre points are nearest to this one's, nearest first.
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