LA1 1RL postcode in Lancaster, Lancashire

LA1 1RL is a postcode in Lancaster, in the Castle ward. It is in the Lancaster and Wyre parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since December 1996.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Lancaster: 89% Typical price £138,998 Homes sold in LA1 1, last 12 months. ▼ 10.3% on the year before Nearest station Lancaster 650 m in a straight line

Where LA1 1RL is, and what is near it

Map of LA1 1RL and what is near it Map of LA1 1RL: its centre point, with the 244 other postcodes in the LA1 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 39 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LA1 1AA: also in LA1 1LA1 1AB: also in LA1 1LA1 1AE: also in LA1 1LA1 1AF: also in LA1 1LA1 1AG: also in LA1 1LA1 1AH: also in LA1 1LA1 1AJ: also in LA1 1LA1 1AL: also in LA1 1LA1 1AS: also in LA1 1LA1 1AT: also in LA1 1LA1 1AW: also in LA1 1LA1 1AY: also in LA1 1LA1 1BD: also in LA1 1LA1 1BE: also in LA1 1LA1 1BG: also in LA1 1LA1 1BH: also in LA1 1LA1 1BJ: also in LA1 1LA1 1BL: also in LA1 1LA1 1BN: also in LA1 1LA1 1BP: also in LA1 1LA1 1BQ: also in LA1 1LA1 1BT: also in LA1 1LA1 1BU: also in LA1 1LA1 1DB: also in LA1 1LA1 1DD: also in LA1 1LA1 1DF: also in LA1 1LA1 1DR: also in LA1 1LA1 1DT: also in LA1 1LA1 1EE: also in LA1 1LA1 1EG: also in LA1 1LA1 1EL: also in LA1 1LA1 1EQ: also in LA1 1LA1 1ET: also in LA1 1LA1 1EW: also in LA1 1LA1 1EX: also in LA1 1LA1 1EZ: also in LA1 1LA1 1FD: also in LA1 1LA1 1GE: also in LA1 1LA1 1GX: also in LA1 1LA1 1HD: also in LA1 1LA1 1HF: also in LA1 1LA1 1HH: also in LA1 1LA1 1HJ: also in LA1 1LA1 1HP: also in LA1 1LA1 1HS: also in LA1 1LA1 1HT: also in LA1 1LA1 1HX: also in LA1 1LA1 1HY: also in LA1 1LA1 1HZ: also in LA1 1LA1 1JF: also in LA1 1LA1 1JG: also in LA1 1LA1 1JH: also in LA1 1LA1 1JL: also in LA1 1LA1 1JN: also in LA1 1LA1 1JQ: also in LA1 1LA1 1JT: also in LA1 1LA1 1JY: also in LA1 1LA1 1JZ: also in LA1 1LA1 1LA: also in LA1 1LA1 1LD: also in LA1 1LA1 1LE: also in LA1 1LA1 1LF: also in LA1 1LA1 1LG: also in LA1 1LA1 1LH: also in LA1 1LA1 1LP: also in LA1 1LA1 1LR: also in LA1 1LA1 1LT: also in LA1 1LA1 1LU: also in LA1 1LA1 1LY: also in LA1 1LA1 1LZ: also in LA1 1LA1 1NA: also in LA1 1LA1 1NB: also in LA1 1LA1 1ND: also in LA1 1LA1 1NE: also in LA1 1LA1 1NF: also in LA1 1LA1 1NG: also in LA1 1LA1 1NH: also in LA1 1LA1 1NJ: also in LA1 1LA1 1NL: also in LA1 1LA1 1NN: also in LA1 1LA1 1NP: also in LA1 1LA1 1NQ: also in LA1 1LA1 1NR: also in LA1 1LA1 1NS: also in LA1 1LA1 1NW: also in LA1 1LA1 1NX: also in LA1 1LA1 1NY: also in LA1 1LA1 1NZ: also in LA1 1LA1 1PA: also in LA1 1LA1 1PB: also in LA1 1LA1 1PD: also in LA1 1LA1 1PJ: also in LA1 1LA1 1PL: also in LA1 1LA1 1PN: also in LA1 1LA1 1PP: also in LA1 1LA1 1PQ: also in LA1 1LA1 1PR: also in LA1 1LA1 1PT: also in LA1 1LA1 1PU: also in LA1 1LA1 1PW: also in LA1 1LA1 1PX: also in LA1 1LA1 1PZ: also in LA1 1LA1 1QD: also in LA1 1LA1 1QE: also in LA1 1LA1 1QF: also in LA1 1LA1 1QH: also in LA1 1LA1 1QL: also in LA1 1LA1 1QN: also in LA1 1LA1 1QS: also in LA1 1LA1 1QU: also in LA1 1LA1 1QW: also in LA1 1LA1 1QX: also in LA1 1LA1 1QY: also in LA1 1LA1 1QZ: also in LA1 1LA1 1RE: also in LA1 1LA1 1RG: also in LA1 1LA1 1RH: also in LA1 1LA1 1RN: also in LA1 1LA1 1RP: also in LA1 1LA1 1RQ: also in LA1 1LA1 1RR: also in LA1 1LA1 1RW: also in LA1 1LA1 1SN: also in LA1 1LA1 1TD: also in LA1 1LA1 1TE: also in LA1 1LA1 1TG: also in LA1 1LA1 1TH: also in LA1 1LA1 1TJ: also in LA1 1LA1 1TL: also in LA1 1LA1 1TN: also in LA1 1LA1 1TQ: also in LA1 1LA1 1TT: also in LA1 1LA1 1TW: also in LA1 1LA1 1TX: also in LA1 1LA1 1UA: also in LA1 1LA1 1UE: also in LA1 1LA1 1UF: also in LA1 1LA1 1UG: also in LA1 1LA1 1UH: also in LA1 1LA1 1UL: also in LA1 1LA1 1UN: also in LA1 1LA1 1UP: also in LA1 1LA1 1UQ: also in LA1 1LA1 1UR: also in LA1 1LA1 1UU: also in LA1 1LA1 1UW: also in LA1 1LA1 1WA: also in LA1 1LA1 1WD: also in LA1 1LA1 1WF: also in LA1 1LA1 1WT: also in LA1 1LA1 1XD: also in LA1 1LA1 1XF: also in LA1 1LA1 1XL: also in LA1 1LA1 1XN: also in LA1 1LA1 1XQ: also in LA1 1LA1 1XU: also in LA1 1LA1 1XX: also in LA1 1LA1 1XZ: also in LA1 1LA1 1YB: also in LA1 1LA1 1YD: also in LA1 1LA1 1YE: also in LA1 1LA1 1YF: also in LA1 1LA1 1YG: also in LA1 1LA1 1YH: also in LA1 1LA1 1YJ: also in LA1 1LA1 1YN: also in LA1 1LA1 1YP: also in LA1 1LA1 1YQ: also in LA1 1LA1 1YR: also in LA1 1LA1 1YS: also in LA1 1LA1 1YX: also in LA1 1LA1 1YY: also in LA1 1LA1 1YZ: also in LA1 1 Bare Lane station 3.8 kmBay Medical Group 6.4 kmCastle LA1 1RL Map of LA1 1RL and what is near it Map of LA1 1RL: its centre point, with the 244 other postcodes in the LA1 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 39 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Castle LA1 1RL
  • LA1 1RL
  • Other postcodes in LA1 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 39 bus stops
  • 8 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.0490, longitude -2.7975)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LA1 1RL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LA1 1RL?

Every home and business at LA1 1RL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Lancaster: 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Lancaster: 98%

The line marks the figure across Lancaster.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at LA1 1RL?

BinDayBuddy does not read Lancaster City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Lancaster City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LA1 1RL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LA1 1RL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Lancaster

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LA1 1RL: 1,585 properties in Lancaster are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Lancaster

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LA1 1RL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LA1 1RL?

Homes in LA1 1 sold for a typical £138,998 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 48 sales, down 10.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£138,998 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£155,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 10.3% on the 12 months before
  • Semi-detached 3 sales, too few to price
  • Terraced £166,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £127,500 28 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LA1 district: a typical £185,000 from 570 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in LA1 1RL

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in LA1 1RL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 14 November 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near LA1 1RL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 980 homes in the neighbourhood around LA1 1RL. Over half of them (58%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (30%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LA1 1RL

Band D in Lancaster for 2026‑27: £2,503. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,669 (band A) to £3,616 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,669.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 570 (58%)£1,669
Band Babout 260 (27%)£1,947
Band Cabout 110 (11%)£2,225
Band Dabout 20 (2%)£2,503
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,059
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,616
Band Gwithheld£4,172
Band Hfewer than 5£5,006

When the homes were built

  1. 24% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. Withheld 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 30% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

Averages for Lancaster before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LA1 1RL is in (ONS area E01033071), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LA1 1RL?

The nearest open schools to LA1 1RL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LA1 1RL, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to LA1 1RL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LA1 1RL is Lancaster Rail Station, 650 metres away in a straight line.

  • Lancaster Rail Station Railway station 650 mWalk
  • Bare Lane Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle

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

39 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Robert Street, 191 m away.

More stations near LA1 1RL, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near LA1 1RL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LA1 1RL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LA1 1RL?

17 within 1 km 64 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LA1 1RL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • BP chargemaster Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 150 mWalk
  • BP chargemaster Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 150 mWalk
  • Lancaster City Council Charging point · 2 chargers 250 mWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LA1 1RL?

The nearest to the centre of LA1 1RL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LA1 1RL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LA1 1RL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LA1 1RL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LA1 1RL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LA1 1RL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LA1 1RL?

The nearest vets to the centre of LA1 1RL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LA1 1RL in a conservation area?

The centre of LA1 1RL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LA1 1RL?

Police.uk records 441 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LA1 1RL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences132 reports
Anti-social behaviour90 reports
Shoplifting46 reports
Criminal damage and arson40 reports
Public order28 reports
Vehicle crime24 reports

Also: other theft 19, burglary 17, other crime 13, bicycle theft 12, robbery 8, drugs 6, possession of weapons 5, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for LA1 1RL

Ward
Castle
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Lancaster
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
December 1996

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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