LA2 6HD postcode in Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire

LA2 6HD is a postcode in Bolton-le-Sands, in the Bolton & Slyne ward of Lancaster. It is in the Morecambe and Lunesdale parliamentary constituency and the Lancashire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 £350,000 Homes sold in LA2 6, last 12 months. ▲ 16.7% on the year before Nearest station Bare Lane 2.8 km in a straight line

Where LA2 6HD is, and what is near it

Map of LA2 6HD and what is near it Map of LA2 6HD: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the LA2 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LA2 6AZ: also in LA2 6LA2 6BA: also in LA2 6LA2 6BB: also in LA2 6LA2 6BD: also in LA2 6LA2 6BE: also in LA2 6LA2 6BP: also in LA2 6LA2 6BX: also in LA2 6LA2 6BY: also in LA2 6LA2 6BZ: also in LA2 6LA2 6DA: also in LA2 6LA2 6DB: also in LA2 6LA2 6DD: also in LA2 6LA2 6DE: also in LA2 6LA2 6DF: also in LA2 6LA2 6DG: also in LA2 6LA2 6DH: also in LA2 6LA2 6DJ: also in LA2 6LA2 6DL: also in LA2 6LA2 6DN: also in LA2 6LA2 6DP: also in LA2 6LA2 6DQ: also in LA2 6LA2 6DR: also in LA2 6LA2 6DS: also in LA2 6LA2 6DT: also in LA2 6LA2 6DU: also in LA2 6LA2 6DW: also in LA2 6LA2 6DX: also in LA2 6LA2 6DY: also in LA2 6LA2 6DZ: also in LA2 6LA2 6EA: also in LA2 6LA2 6EB: also in LA2 6LA2 6ED: also in LA2 6LA2 6EE: also in LA2 6LA2 6EF: also in LA2 6LA2 6EG: also in LA2 6LA2 6EH: also in LA2 6LA2 6EN: also in LA2 6LA2 6EP: also in LA2 6LA2 6EQ: also in LA2 6LA2 6ER: also in LA2 6LA2 6ES: also in LA2 6LA2 6ET: also in LA2 6LA2 6EU: also in LA2 6LA2 6EW: also in LA2 6LA2 6EX: also in LA2 6LA2 6EY: also in LA2 6LA2 6EZ: also in LA2 6LA2 6HA: also in LA2 6LA2 6HB: also in LA2 6LA2 6HE: also in LA2 6LA2 6HF: also in LA2 6LA2 6HG: also in LA2 6LA2 6HH: also in LA2 6LA2 6HJ: also in LA2 6LA2 6HL: also in LA2 6LA2 6HN: also in LA2 6LA2 6HP: also in LA2 6LA2 6HQ: also in LA2 6LA2 6HR: also in LA2 6LA2 6HW: also in LA2 6LA2 6HX: also in LA2 6LA2 6HY: also in LA2 6LA2 6HZ: also in LA2 6LA2 6JA: also in LA2 6LA2 6JB: also in LA2 6LA2 6JD: also in LA2 6LA2 6JE: also in LA2 6LA2 6JF: also in LA2 6LA2 6JG: also in LA2 6LA2 6JH: also in LA2 6LA2 6JJ: also in LA2 6LA2 6JL: also in LA2 6LA2 6JN: also in LA2 6LA2 6JP: also in LA2 6LA2 6JQ: also in LA2 6LA2 6JR: also in LA2 6LA2 6JU: also in LA2 6LA2 6JW: also in LA2 6LA2 6JX: also in LA2 6LA2 6JY: also in LA2 6LA2 6JZ: also in LA2 6LA2 6LA: also in LA2 6LA2 6LB: also in LA2 6LA2 6LJ: also in LA2 6LA2 6RD: also in LA2 6 School 1.7 kmMorecambe Bay Academy 3.5 kmBolton-le-Sands LA2 6HD Map of LA2 6HD and what is near it Map of LA2 6HD: its centre point, with the 207 other postcodes in the LA2 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.7 kmBolton & Slyne LA2 6HD
  • LA2 6HD
  • Other postcodes in LA2 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • 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 54.0934, longitude -2.8068)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LA2 6HD?

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 LA2 6HD?

Every home and business at LA2 6HD 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 LA2 6HD?

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 LA2 6HD 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 LA2 6HD.

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 LA2 6HD: 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 LA2 6HD 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 LA2 6HD?

Homes in LA2 6 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 72 sales, up 16.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£300,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 16.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £425,000 41 sales
  • Semi-detached £287,500 18 sales
  • Terraced £274,500 8 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £185,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole LA2 district: a typical £298,500 from 248 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 LA2 6HD

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in LA2 6HD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 11 June 2026. 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 LA2 6HD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 640 homes in the neighbourhood around LA2 6HD. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (32%). 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 LA2 6HD

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 £4,172 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,225.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,669
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,947
Band Cabout 160 (25%)£2,225
Band Dabout 120 (19%)£2,503
Band Eabout 160 (25%)£3,059
Band Fabout 150 (23%)£3,616
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,172
Band Hfewer than 5£5,006

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 20% 1919 to 1939
  4. 26% 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 LA2 6HD is in (ONS area E01025160), 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 LA2 6HD?

The nearest open schools to LA2 6HD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LA2 6HD, 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 LA2 6HD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LA2 6HD is Bare Lane Rail Station, 2.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Bare Lane Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle
  • Carnforth Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Greenacre Park, 156 m away.

More stations near LA2 6HD, 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 LA2 6HD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LA2 6HD, 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 LA2 6HD?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LA2 6HD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Tritium Charging point · 2 chargers 1.1 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 kmCycle

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 LA2 6HD?

The nearest to the centre of LA2 6HD, 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 LA2 6HD?

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 LA2 6HD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LA2 6HD, 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 LA2 6HD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LA2 6HD, 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 LA2 6HD?

The nearest vets to the centre of LA2 6HD 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 LA2 6HD in a conservation area?

The centre of LA2 6HD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 LA2 6HD?

Police.uk records 22 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LA2 6HD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Public order3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Vehicle crime1 report
Shoplifting1 report

Also: other crime 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 LA2 6HD

Ward
Bolton & Slyne
Parish
Slyne-with-Hest
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Bolton-le-Sands
Rural or urban
Larger rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

LA2 6HB60 mLA2 6EZ110 mLA2 6HQ140 mLA2 6EU140 mLA2 6HE160 mLA2 6EX160 m
All of LA2

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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