LA3 2XA postcode in Middleton, Lancaster, Lancashire

LA3 2XA is a postcode in Middleton, Lancaster, in the Overton 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 2005.

Flooding High flood risk 16 of 592 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at LA3 2XA can get it Across Lancaster: 89% Typical price £220,000 Homes sold in LA3 2, last 12 months. ▲ 7.6% on the year before Nearest station Heysham Port 1.1 km in a straight line

Where LA3 2XA is, and what is near it

Map of LA3 2XA and what is near it Map of LA3 2XA: its centre point, with the 279 other postcodes in the LA3 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 bus stop and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LA3 2BY: also in LA3 2LA3 2DA: also in LA3 2LA3 2SA: also in LA3 2LA3 2SB: also in LA3 2LA3 2SD: also in LA3 2LA3 2SE: also in LA3 2LA3 2SF: also in LA3 2LA3 2SH: also in LA3 2LA3 2SJ: also in LA3 2LA3 2SL: also in LA3 2LA3 2SN: also in LA3 2LA3 2SP: also in LA3 2LA3 2SQ: also in LA3 2LA3 2SR: also in LA3 2LA3 2SS: also in LA3 2LA3 2ST: also in LA3 2LA3 2SU: also in LA3 2LA3 2SW: also in LA3 2LA3 2SX: also in LA3 2LA3 2SY: also in LA3 2LA3 2SZ: also in LA3 2LA3 2TA: also in LA3 2LA3 2TB: also in LA3 2LA3 2TD: also in LA3 2LA3 2TE: also in LA3 2LA3 2TF: also in LA3 2LA3 2TG: also in LA3 2LA3 2TH: also in LA3 2LA3 2TJ: also in LA3 2LA3 2TL: also in LA3 2LA3 2TT: also in LA3 2LA3 2TU: also in LA3 2LA3 2TX: also in LA3 2LA3 2TY: also in LA3 2LA3 2UP: also in LA3 2LA3 2UR: also in LA3 2LA3 2UT: also in LA3 2LA3 2UU: also in LA3 2LA3 2UW: also in LA3 2LA3 2UX: also in LA3 2LA3 2UZ: also in LA3 2LA3 2WD: also in LA3 2LA3 2WE: also in LA3 2LA3 2WG: also in LA3 2LA3 2WH: also in LA3 2LA3 2WJ: also in LA3 2LA3 2WL: also in LA3 2LA3 2WN: also in LA3 2LA3 2XE: also in LA3 2LA3 2XF: also in LA3 2LA3 2XH: also in LA3 2LA3 2XR: also in LA3 2LA3 2XS: also in LA3 2LA3 2XU: also in LA3 2LA3 2XW: also in LA3 2 2 GP practices, 7.3–7.6 kmHeysham South LA3 2XA Map of LA3 2XA and what is near it Map of LA3 2XA: its centre point, with the 279 other postcodes in the LA3 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 bus stop and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 GP practices, 7.3–7.6 kmHeysham South LA3 2XA
  • LA3 2XA
  • Other postcodes in LA3 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • 1 EV charging point
  • 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 54.0237, longitude -2.9059)

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 LA3 2XA?

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 LA3 2XA?

None of the homes and businesses at LA3 2XA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

LA3 2XA 0% Lancaster 89%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

LA3 2XA 0% Lancaster 98%
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 LA3 2XA?

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 LA3 2XA at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 592 homes and businesses at LA3 2XA. 16 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 85 more at a lower risk.

592 homes and businesses at LA3 2XA High: 16Medium: 13Low: 44Very low: 28Not in an area at risk: 491

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.

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 LA3 2XA: 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 LA3 2XA 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 LA3 2XA?

Homes in LA3 2 sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 124 sales, up 7.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£204,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £290,000 38 sales
  • Semi-detached £210,000 65 sales
  • Terraced £173,750 16 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £115,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole LA3 district: a typical £192,000 from 319 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 LA3 2XA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LA3 2XA from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at LA3 2XA

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at LA3 2XA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LA3 2XA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,280 homes in the neighbourhood around LA3 2XA. The largest share of them, 40%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (24%). 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 LA3 2XA

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 510 (40%)£1,669
Band Babout 380 (30%)£1,947
Band Cabout 120 (9%)£2,225
Band Dabout 160 (13%)£2,503
Band Eabout 80 (6%)£3,059
Band Fabout 30 (2%)£3,616
Band Gwithheld£4,172
Band Hfewer than 5£5,006

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 11% 1919 to 1939
  4. 24% 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. 16% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 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 LA3 2XA is in (ONS area E01033072), 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 LA3 2XA?

The nearest open schools to LA3 2XA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LA3 2XA, 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 LA3 2XA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LA3 2XA is Heysham Port Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Heysham Port Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Morecambe Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive

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

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Ocean Edge Leisure Park, 72 m away.

More stations near LA3 2XA, 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 LA3 2XA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LA3 2XA, 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 LA3 2XA?

1 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LA3 2XA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Heysham Visitor Centre Charging point · No details mapped 850 mWalk
  • EVBOX Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 2.4 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 LA3 2XA?

The nearest to the centre of LA3 2XA, 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 LA3 2XA?

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 LA3 2XA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LA3 2XA, 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 LA3 2XA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LA3 2XA, 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 LA3 2XA?

The nearest vets to the centre of LA3 2XA 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 LA3 2XA in a conservation area?

The centre of LA3 2XA 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 LA3 2XA?

Police.uk records 23 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LA3 2XA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences16 reports
Public order2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Burglary1 report
Drugs1 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 LA3 2XA

Ward
Overton
Parish
Middleton
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Middleton, Lancaster
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 2005

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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