LA5 0TX postcode in Silverdale, Lancashire

LA5 0TX is a postcode in Silverdale, in the Silverdale 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 97% of homes and businesses can get it. Lancaster: 89% Typical price £387,000 Homes sold in LA5 0, last 12 months. ▲ 15.5% on the year before Nearest station Silverdale 1.6 km in a straight line

Where LA5 0TX is, and what is near it

Map of LA5 0TX and what is near it Map of LA5 0TX: its centre point, with the 169 other postcodes in the LA5 0 sector, 3 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) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LA5 0JG: also in LA5 0LA5 0RA: also in LA5 0LA5 0RD: also in LA5 0LA5 0RE: also in LA5 0LA5 0RF: also in LA5 0LA5 0RG: also in LA5 0LA5 0RH: also in LA5 0LA5 0RQ: also in LA5 0LA5 0SP: also in LA5 0LA5 0SU: also in LA5 0LA5 0SW: also in LA5 0LA5 0TA: also in LA5 0LA5 0TB: also in LA5 0LA5 0TD: also in LA5 0LA5 0TE: also in LA5 0LA5 0TF: also in LA5 0LA5 0TG: also in LA5 0LA5 0TH: also in LA5 0LA5 0TJ: also in LA5 0LA5 0TL: also in LA5 0LA5 0TN: also in LA5 0LA5 0TP: also in LA5 0LA5 0TQ: also in LA5 0LA5 0TR: also in LA5 0LA5 0TS: also in LA5 0LA5 0TT: also in LA5 0LA5 0TU: also in LA5 0LA5 0TW: also in LA5 0LA5 0TY: also in LA5 0LA5 0TZ: also in LA5 0LA5 0UA: also in LA5 0LA5 0UB: also in LA5 0LA5 0UD: also in LA5 0LA5 0UE: also in LA5 0LA5 0UF: also in LA5 0LA5 0UL: also in LA5 0LA5 0UN: also in LA5 0LA5 0UR: also in LA5 0LA5 0US: also in LA5 0LA5 0UT: also in LA5 0LA5 0UW: also in LA5 0 2 places, 5.2–5.9 kmGP 6.5 kmKent Estuary LA5 0TX Map of LA5 0TX and what is near it Map of LA5 0TX: its centre point, with the 169 other postcodes in the LA5 0 sector, 3 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) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 6.5 kmKent Estuary LA5 0TX
  • LA5 0TX
  • Other postcodes in LA5 0: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 54.1629, longitude -2.8256)

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 LA5 0TX?

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 LA5 0TX?

Every home and business at LA5 0TX can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)97% 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 LA5 0TX?

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 LA5 0TX 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 LA5 0TX.

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 LA5 0TX: 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 LA5 0TX 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 LA5 0TX?

Homes in LA5 0 sold for a typical £387,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 51 sales, up 15.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£387,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£335,000
12 months to August 2026
£387,000

▲ up 15.5% on the 12 months before

Detached£545,000 21 sales
Semi-detached£322,500 16 sales
Terraced£353,250 8 sales
Flat or maisonette£347,500 6 sales

Across the whole LA5 district: a typical £270,000 from 197 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 LA5 0TX

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in LA5 0TX from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 May 2025. The middle sale was £430,000, from £370,000 to £825,000. Across LA5 0, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £387,000. 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

Food hygiene ratings at LA5 0TX

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LA5 0TX. 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 LA5 0TX?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,100 homes in the neighbourhood around LA5 0TX. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band E. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (31%). 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 LA5 0TX

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 E, the most common, is £3,059.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 70 (6%)£1,669
Band Babout 80 (7%)£1,947
Band Cabout 130 (12%)£2,225
Band Dabout 270 (25%)£2,503
Band Eabout 290 (26%)£3,059
Band Fabout 180 (16%)£3,616
Band Gabout 80 (7%)£4,172
Band Hwithheld£5,006

When the homes were built

  1. 31% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 19% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 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 LA5 0TX is in (ONS area E01025148), 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 LA5 0TX?

The nearest open schools to LA5 0TX, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LA5 0TX, 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 LA5 0TX?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LA5 0TX is Silverdale Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Silverdale Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Arnside Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Woodwell Lane, 22 m away.

More stations near LA5 0TX, 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 LA5 0TX?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LA5 0TX, 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 LA5 0TX?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LA5 0TX on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 LA5 0TX?

The nearest to the centre of LA5 0TX, 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 LA5 0TX?

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 LA5 0TX?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LA5 0TX, 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 LA5 0TX?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LA5 0TX, 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 LA5 0TX?

The nearest vets to the centre of LA5 0TX 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 LA5 0TX in a conservation area?

The centre of LA5 0TX 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 LA5 0TX?

Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of LA5 0TX in the latest month it has published.

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 LA5 0TX

Ward
Silverdale
Parish
Silverdale
Region
North West
Country
England
Built-up area
Silverdale
Rural or urban
Smaller 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

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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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