LA4 4AH postcode in Morecambe, Lancashire

LA4 4AH is a postcode in Morecambe, in the Poulton 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 88% of homes and businesses can get it. Lancaster: 89% Typical price £169,500 Homes sold in LA4 4, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Morecambe 200 m in a straight line

Where LA4 4AH is, and what is near it

Map of LA4 4AH and what is near it Map of LA4 4AH: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the LA4 4 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 16 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LA4 4AA: also in LA4 4LA4 4AD: also in LA4 4LA4 4AE: also in LA4 4LA4 4AF: also in LA4 4LA4 4AJ: also in LA4 4LA4 4AL: also in LA4 4LA4 4AN: also in LA4 4LA4 4AR: also in LA4 4LA4 4AS: also in LA4 4LA4 4AU: also in LA4 4LA4 4AX: also in LA4 4LA4 4AY: also in LA4 4LA4 4BA: also in LA4 4LA4 4BD: also in LA4 4LA4 4BE: also in LA4 4LA4 4BJ: also in LA4 4LA4 4BL: also in LA4 4LA4 4BQ: also in LA4 4LA4 4BU: also in LA4 4LA4 4BW: also in LA4 4LA4 4DB: also in LA4 4LA4 4DD: also in LA4 4LA4 4DH: also in LA4 4LA4 4DP: also in LA4 4LA4 4DQ: also in LA4 4LA4 4DS: also in LA4 4LA4 4DW: also in LA4 4LA4 4DY: also in LA4 4LA4 4DZ: also in LA4 4LA4 4EA: also in LA4 4LA4 4EB: also in LA4 4LA4 4ED: also in LA4 4LA4 4EE: also in LA4 4LA4 4EF: also in LA4 4LA4 4EG: also in LA4 4LA4 4EH: also in LA4 4LA4 4EL: also in LA4 4LA4 4EN: also in LA4 4LA4 4EQ: also in LA4 4LA4 4EW: also in LA4 4LA4 4FB: also in LA4 4LA4 4FD: also in LA4 4LA4 4FE: also in LA4 4LA4 4JN: also in LA4 4LA4 4LD: also in LA4 4LA4 4NA: also in LA4 4LA4 4NG: also in LA4 4LA4 4NJ: also in LA4 4LA4 4NL: also in LA4 4LA4 4NP: also in LA4 4LA4 4NR: also in LA4 4LA4 4NS: also in LA4 4LA4 4NT: also in LA4 4LA4 4NU: also in LA4 4LA4 4NX: also in LA4 4LA4 4NY: also in LA4 4LA4 4NZ: also in LA4 4LA4 4PT: also in LA4 4LA4 4PY: also in LA4 4LA4 4PZ: also in LA4 4LA4 4QB: also in LA4 4LA4 4QG: also in LA4 4LA4 4QH: also in LA4 4LA4 4UP: also in LA4 4 2 places, 1.3–3.8 kmBare Lane station 2.1 kmMorecambe LA4 4AH Map of LA4 4AH and what is near it Map of LA4 4AH: its centre point, with the 239 other postcodes in the LA4 4 sector, 4 schools (2 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), 16 bus stops and 8 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.3–3.8 kmWest End LA4 4AH
  • LA4 4AH
  • Other postcodes in LA4 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 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 54.0718, longitude -2.8676)

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 LA4 4AH?

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 LA4 4AH?

Every home and business at LA4 4AH can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 88% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)88% 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 LA4 4AH?

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 LA4 4AH 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 LA4 4AH.

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 LA4 4AH: 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 LA4 4AH 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 LA4 4AH?

Homes in LA4 4 sold for a typical £169,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 90 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£169,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£169,500 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £189,750 6 sales
  • Semi-detached £173,000 62 sales
  • Terraced £162,000 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £108,000 7 sales

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

Across the whole LA4 district: a typical £185,000 from 317 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 LA4 4AH

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LA4 4AH 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 LA4 4AH

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LA4 4AH. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LA4 4AH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 940 homes in the neighbourhood around LA4 4AH. Over half of them (70%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (75%). 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 LA4 4AH

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 £3,059 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,669.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 660 (70%)£1,669
Band Babout 250 (27%)£1,947
Band Cabout 20 (2%)£2,225
Band Dwithheld£2,503
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,059
Band Ffewer than 5£3,616
Band Gfewer than 5£4,172
Band Hfewer than 5£5,006

When the homes were built

  1. 75% Before 1900
  2. 5% 1900 to 1918
  3. 2% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1965 to 1982, 2010 to 2019: 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 LA4 4AH is in (ONS area E01025139), 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 LA4 4AH?

The nearest open schools to LA4 4AH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LA4 4AH, 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 LA4 4AH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LA4 4AH is Morecambe Rail Station, 200 metres away in a straight line.

  • Morecambe Rail Station Railway station 200 mWalk
  • Bare Lane Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle

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

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Eric Morecambe Memorial, 99 m away.

More stations near LA4 4AH, 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 LA4 4AH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LA4 4AH, 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 LA4 4AH?

14 within 1 km 28 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LA4 4AH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Lancaster City Council Charging point · 2 chargers 100 mWalk
  • BP Chargemaster Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 100 mWalk
  • Blink Charging point · 2 chargers 200 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 LA4 4AH?

The nearest to the centre of LA4 4AH, 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 LA4 4AH?

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 LA4 4AH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LA4 4AH, 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 LA4 4AH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LA4 4AH, 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 LA4 4AH?

The nearest vets to the centre of LA4 4AH 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 LA4 4AH in a conservation area?

The centre of LA4 4AH 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 LA4 4AH?

Police.uk records 325 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LA4 4AH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences136 reports
Anti-social behaviour55 reports
Shoplifting23 reports
Public order21 reports
Other theft19 reports
Criminal damage and arson18 reports

Also: other crime 13, burglary 10, vehicle crime 8, bicycle theft 8, drugs 8, possession of weapons 3, theft from the person 2, robbery 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 LA4 4AH

Ward
Poulton
Parish
Morecambe
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Morecambe
Rural or urban
Urban, 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

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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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