Carnforth

Carnforth is covered by postcode districts LA5 and LA6. It is in the Lancaster council area, Lancashire.

Typical price £175,000 Homes sold in Carnforth, last 12 months. ▼ 2.1% on the year before Gigabit broadband 143 of 172 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 26 of 187 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 82 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 4 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Carnforth, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Carnforth, by flood risk Of the 187 postcodes in Carnforth that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst, 10 are at low risk at worst, 3 are at very low risk only and 161 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 5 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Carnforth. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. M6A6 LA5 5AS: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AD: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AE: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AF: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AG: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AH: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AJ: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AN: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AP: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AR: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AT: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AU: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AW: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AX: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AY: not on the flood risk listLA5 9AZ: not on the flood risk listLA5 9BA: not on the flood risk listLA5 9BB: not on the flood risk listLA5 9BD: not on the flood risk listLA5 9BE: not on the flood risk listLA5 9BF: not on the flood risk listLA5 9BG: not on the flood risk listLA5 9BJ: not on the flood risk listLA5 9BL: not on the flood risk listLA5 9BN: not on the flood risk listLA5 9BP: not on the flood risk listLA5 9BS: not on the flood risk listLA5 9BT: not on the flood risk listLA5 9BW: not on 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listLA5 9NB: not on the flood risk listLA5 9NG: not on the flood risk listLA5 9NZ: not on the flood risk listLA5 9RF: not on the flood risk listLA5 9RG: not on the flood risk listLA5 9TP: not on the flood risk listLA5 9TR: not on the flood risk listLA5 9TS: not on the flood risk listLA5 9TT: not on the flood risk listLA5 9TU: not on the flood risk listLA5 9TW: not on the flood risk listLA5 9TX: not on the flood risk listLA5 9UB: not on the flood risk listLA5 9UH: not on the flood risk listLA5 9UJ: not on the flood risk listLA5 9UL: not on the flood risk listLA5 9UN: not on the flood risk listLA5 9UP: not on the flood risk listLA5 9UR: not on the flood risk listLA5 9UT: not on the flood risk listLA5 9UU: not on the flood risk listLA5 9UW: not on the flood risk listLA5 9XA: not on the flood risk listLA5 9XB: not on the flood risk listLA5 9XD: not on the flood risk listLA5 9XE: not on the flood risk listLA5 9XF: not on the flood risk listLA5 9XG: not on the flood risk listLA5 9XN: not on the flood risk listLA5 9XP: not on the flood risk listLA5 9XQ: not on the flood risk listLA5 9GX: very low flood risk onlyLA5 9GY: very low flood risk onlyLA5 9JJ: very low flood risk onlyLA5 9AS: low flood risk at worstLA5 9EF: low flood risk at worstLA5 9HG: low flood risk at worstLA5 9HR: low flood risk at worstLA5 9JB: low flood risk at worstLA5 9LJ: low flood risk at worstLA5 9LS: low flood risk at worstLA5 9UX: low flood risk at worstLA5 9XT: low flood risk at worstLA5 9XW: low flood risk at worstLA5 9AL: medium flood risk at worstLA5 9AQ: medium flood risk at worstLA5 9XJ: medium flood risk at worstLA5 9BH: high flood riskLA5 9EU: high flood riskLA5 9EY: high flood riskLA5 9EZ: high flood riskLA5 9FA: high flood riskLA5 9HD: high flood riskLA5 9LR: high flood riskLA5 9RE: high flood riskLA5 9XH: high flood riskLA5 9XL: high flood risk Carnforth 5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to LA5 9EZ, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk5 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in Carnforth, by flood risk Of the 187 postcodes in Carnforth that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst, 10 are at low risk at worst, 3 are at very low risk only and 161 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 5 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Carnforth. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M6 Carnforth 5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to LA5 9EZ, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk5 postcodes at high or medium risk
  • A home or business at high risk: 10
  • At medium risk at worst: 3
  • At low risk at worst: 10
  • At very low risk only: 3
  • Not on the at-risk list: 161
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 187 postcodes in Carnforth that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 3 are at medium risk at worst, 10 are at low risk at worst, 3 are at very low risk only and 161 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 150 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.1278, longitude -2.7697. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

LA5 9XL12 at high riskLA5 9EZ4 at high riskLA5 9BH4 at high riskLA5 9XH4 at high riskLA5 9EY3 at high riskLA5 9HD1 at high riskLA5 9EU1 at high riskLA5 9FA1 at high riskLA5 9LR1 at high riskLA5 9RE1 at high risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. LA5 9EZ, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What is it like to live in Carnforth?

Homes sold for a typical £175,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 2.1% on the 12 months before. At 143 of the 172 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 82 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 26 of its 187 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Carnforth, 250 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Carnforth?

Homes in Carnforth sold for a typical £175,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 71 sales, down 2.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£175,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£178,750
12 months to August 2026
£175,000

▼ down 2.1% on the 12 months before

Detached£275,000 17 sales
Semi-detached£192,500 13 sales
Terraced£157,000 38 sales
Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

Across the whole LA5 district, Carnforth's main postcode district: a typical £270,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Carnforth: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode 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

Are new homes being built in Carnforth?

8 of the 187 postcodes now in use in Carnforth came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 100 homes sold in Carnforth were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LA5 district, 10%.

The newest postcodes

LA5 5DQsince May 2026LA5 5DPsince January 2026LA5 5DLsince January 2025LA5 5DEsince June 2024LA5 5DHsince June 2024LA5 5DDsince January 2024

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn CarnforthAcross the LA5 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 71 (0%) 1 of 197 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 100 (0%) 32 of 312 (10%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Carnforth?

Ofcom reports on 172 of the 187 postcodes in Carnforth. At 143 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit143 of 172
Postcodes where every home can get superfast161 of 172

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Carnforth at risk of flooding?

26 of the 187 postcodes in Carnforth have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 82 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 26 of 187 postcodes High: 32Medium: 50Low: 26Very low: 27

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Carnforth?

The open schools at the postcodes in Carnforth. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Carnforth?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Carnforth is Carnforth Rail Station, 250 m away in a straight line.

  • Carnforth Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Silverdale Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive
  • Bare Lane Rail Station Railway station 7.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Carnforth?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Carnforth. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Carnforth safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 456 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Carnforth over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 24 September 2025
  2. 58 October 2025
  3. 28 November 2025
  4. 32 December 2025
  5. 43 January 2026
  6. 49 February 2026
  7. 36 March 2026
  8. 33 April 2026
  9. 22 May 2026
  10. 52 June 2026
  11. 40 July 2026
  12. 39 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences178 reports
Anti-social behaviour96 reports
Criminal damage and arson42 reports
Other theft34 reports
Public order23 reports
Vehicle crime21 reports
Burglary20 reports
Shoplifting20 reports

Also: other crime 12, drugs 7, bicycle theft 2, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Carnforth?

District, borough or city council
Lancaster
County council
Lancashire
Parliamentary constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale
Police force area
Lancashire
Region
North West
Country
England
MP
Lizzi Collinge (Labour)

All 187 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Carnforth

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Carnforth postcodes

187 postcodes in use in Carnforth, by district:

LA5 postcode district,185 postcodesLA6 postcode district,2 postcodes

Those districts are all in the LA postcode area.

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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Carnforth

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Carnforth's £175,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Warton, Lancaster2.0 km, £327,500Bolton-le-Sands3.9 km, £299,500Halton5.5 km, £331,250Silverdale5.9 km, £371,500Caton7.0 km, £292,500Morecambe8.6 km, £185,000Arnside8.9 km, £390,000Lancaster9.1 km, £185,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Carnforth

What is it like to live in Carnforth?
Homes sold for a typical £175,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 2.1% on the 12 months before. At 143 of the 172 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 82 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 26 of its 187 postcodes. It has 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Carnforth, 250 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Carnforth?
Carnforth is covered by postcode districts LA5 and LA6, across 187 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Carnforth in?
Carnforth is in the Lancaster council area, and Lancashire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Carnforth?
Carnforth is in the Morecambe and Lunesdale parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Lizzi Collinge (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Carnforth?
Homes in Carnforth sold for a typical £175,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 71 sales, down 2.1% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Carnforth?
In Carnforth, primary schools at its postcodes include Carnforth Community Primary School, Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School and Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth; secondary schools at its postcodes include Carnforth High School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Carnforth have a railway station?
Yes: Carnforth is 250 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Carnforth, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Carnforth?
Ofcom reports on 172 of the 187 postcodes in Carnforth. At 143 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Carnforth at risk of flooding?
26 of the 187 postcodes in Carnforth have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 82 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Carnforth?
8 of the 187 postcodes now in use in Carnforth came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 100 homes sold in Carnforth were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the LA5 district, 10%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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