LA4 5XT postcode in Morecambe, Lancashire

LA4 5XT is a postcode in Morecambe, in the Bare 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.

Where LA4 5XT is, and what is near it

Map of LA4 5XT and what is near it Map of LA4 5XT: its centre point, with the 258 other postcodes in the LA4 5 sector, 4 schools (1 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), 17 bus stops and 4 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LA4 5AE: also in LA4 5LA4 5BG: also in LA4 5LA4 5BJ: also in LA4 5LA4 5BL: also in LA4 5LA4 5BN: also in LA4 5LA4 5BP: also in LA4 5LA4 5BQ: also in LA4 5LA4 5BS: also in LA4 5LA4 5NA: also in LA4 5LA4 5ND: also in LA4 5LA4 5NE: also in LA4 5LA4 5NF: also in LA4 5LA4 5NG: also in LA4 5LA4 5NH: also in LA4 5LA4 5NP: also in LA4 5LA4 5NQ: also in LA4 5LA4 5NW: also in LA4 5LA4 5NZ: also in LA4 5LA4 5PD: also in LA4 5LA4 5PF: also in LA4 5LA4 5PG: also in LA4 5LA4 5PH: also in LA4 5LA4 5PJ: also in LA4 5LA4 5PL: also in LA4 5LA4 5PP: also in LA4 5LA4 5PQ: also in LA4 5LA4 5PR: also in LA4 5LA4 5PS: also in LA4 5LA4 5PT: also in LA4 5LA4 5PU: also in LA4 5LA4 5PW: also in LA4 5LA4 5PX: also in LA4 5LA4 5PY: also in LA4 5LA4 5QD: also in LA4 5LA4 5QH: also in LA4 5LA4 5QJ: also in LA4 5LA4 5QL: also in LA4 5LA4 5QN: also in LA4 5LA4 5QP: also in LA4 5LA4 5QR: also in LA4 5LA4 5QW: also in LA4 5LA4 5RA: also in LA4 5LA4 5RB: also in LA4 5LA4 5RE: also in LA4 5LA4 5RF: also in LA4 5LA4 5RG: also in LA4 5LA4 5RH: also in LA4 5LA4 5RJ: also in LA4 5LA4 5RL: also in LA4 5LA4 5RN: also in LA4 5LA4 5RQ: also in LA4 5LA4 5RU: also in LA4 5LA4 5RY: also in LA4 5LA4 5RZ: also in LA4 5LA4 5SA: also in LA4 5LA4 5SB: also in LA4 5LA4 5SD: also in LA4 5LA4 5SE: also in LA4 5LA4 5SF: also in LA4 5LA4 5SG: also in LA4 5LA4 5SH: also in LA4 5LA4 5SJ: also in LA4 5LA4 5SL: also in LA4 5LA4 5SN: also in LA4 5LA4 5SP: also in LA4 5LA4 5SQ: also in LA4 5LA4 5SR: also in LA4 5LA4 5SS: also in LA4 5LA4 5ST: also in LA4 5LA4 5SU: also in LA4 5LA4 5SW: also in LA4 5LA4 5SX: also in LA4 5LA4 5SY: also in LA4 5LA4 5SZ: also in LA4 5LA4 5TA: also in LA4 5LA4 5TD: also in LA4 5LA4 5TE: also in LA4 5LA4 5TH: also in LA4 5LA4 5TJ: also in LA4 5LA4 5TL: also in LA4 5LA4 5TN: also in LA4 5LA4 5TP: also in LA4 5LA4 5TR: also in LA4 5LA4 5TS: also in LA4 5LA4 5TT: also in LA4 5LA4 5TU: also in LA4 5LA4 5TW: also in LA4 5LA4 5TX: also in LA4 5LA4 5TY: also in LA4 5LA4 5TZ: also in LA4 5LA4 5UA: also in LA4 5LA4 5UB: also in LA4 5LA4 5UD: also in LA4 5LA4 5UE: also in LA4 5LA4 5UF: also in LA4 5LA4 5UG: also in LA4 5LA4 5UH: also in LA4 5LA4 5UJ: also in LA4 5LA4 5UL: also in LA4 5LA4 5UN: also in LA4 5LA4 5UP: also in LA4 5LA4 5UQ: also in LA4 5LA4 5UR: also in LA4 5LA4 5UT: also in LA4 5LA4 5UU: also in LA4 5LA4 5UW: also in LA4 5LA4 5XA: also in LA4 5LA4 5XB: also in LA4 5LA4 5XD: also in LA4 5LA4 5XE: also in LA4 5LA4 5XF: also in LA4 5LA4 5XG: also in LA4 5LA4 5XH: also in LA4 5LA4 5XJ: also in LA4 5LA4 5XL: also in LA4 5LA4 5XN: also in LA4 5LA4 5XP: also in LA4 5LA4 5XQ: also in LA4 5LA4 5XR: also in LA4 5LA4 5XS: also in LA4 5LA4 5XU: also in LA4 5LA4 5XW: also in LA4 5LA4 5XX: also in LA4 5LA4 5XY: also in LA4 5LA4 5XZ: also in LA4 5LA4 5YA: also in LA4 5LA4 5YB: also in LA4 5LA4 5YD: also in LA4 5 Morecambe Bay Academy 900 mBay Medical Group 4.5 kmMorecambe LA4 5XT Map of LA4 5XT and what is near it Map of LA4 5XT: its centre point, with the 258 other postcodes in the LA4 5 sector, 4 schools (1 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), 17 bus stops and 4 EV charging points (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 GP practices, 3.7–3.8 kmPoulton LA4 5XT
  • LA4 5XT
  • Other postcodes in LA4 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • 4 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 54.0685, longitude -2.8433)

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 5XT?

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 5XT?

Every home and business at LA4 5XT 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 LA4 5XT?

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 5XT at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 38 homes and businesses at LA4 5XT. 15 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 14 more at a lower risk.

38 homes and businesses at LA4 5XT Low: 15Very low: 14Not in an area at risk: 9

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 LA4 5XT: 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 5XT is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 06:00 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 06:00 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LA4 5XT?

Homes in LA4 5 sold for a typical £169,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 99 sales, up 17% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£169,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£144,500
12 months to August 2026
£169,000

▲ up 17% on the 12 months before

Detached 4 sales, too few to price
Semi-detached£210,000 33 sales
Terraced£148,750 44 sales
Flat or maisonette£110,000 18 sales

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 5XT

HM Land Registry records 4 standard sales of homes in LA4 5XT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 6 August 2026. The middle price was £271,500, from £235,000 to £295,000. Across LA4 5, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £169,000. 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 LA4 5XT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around LA4 5XT. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (68%). 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 5XT

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 C, the most common, is £2,225.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 170 (27%)£1,669
Band Babout 190 (31%)£1,947
Band Cabout 220 (35%)£2,225
Band Dabout 30 (5%)£2,503
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£3,059
Band Fwithheld£3,616
Band Gwithheld£4,172
Band Hfewer than 5£5,006

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 68% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 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 LA4 5XT is in (ONS area E01025137), 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 5XT?

The nearest open schools to LA4 5XT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LA4 5XT, 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 5XT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LA4 5XT is Bare Lane Rail Station, 850 metres away in a straight line.

  • Bare Lane Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Morecambe Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Broadway, 99 m away.

More stations near LA4 5XT, 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 5XT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LA4 5XT, 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 5XT?

4 within 1 km 35 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of LA4 5XT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • EO Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 450 mWalk
  • EO Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2 · up to 22 kW 450 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 1.0 kmWalk

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 5XT?

The nearest to the centre of LA4 5XT, 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 5XT?

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 5XT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LA4 5XT, 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 5XT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LA4 5XT, 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 5XT?

The nearest vets to the centre of LA4 5XT 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 5XT in a conservation area?

The centre of LA4 5XT 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 LA4 5XT?

Police.uk records 212 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LA4 5XT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences89 reports
Anti-social behaviour36 reports
Shoplifting22 reports
Public order17 reports
Other crime12 reports
Other theft11 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 9, burglary 6, vehicle crime 3, bicycle theft 2, drugs 2, possession of weapons 2, 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 LA4 5XT

Ward
Bare
Parish
Morecambe
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Morecambe
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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