Postcode district

LA1: house prices and neighbourhoods

The LA1 postcode district (Lancaster): 1,366 live postcodes across 11 neighbourhoods, with official figures as of 30 October 2026.

Typical house price

£200,000

Median of 165 resales of existing houses in LA1, Sep 2025 to Sep 2026.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£120,500

Median of 35 resales of existing flats in LA1, Sep 2025 to Sep 2026.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Neighbourhoods in LA1

NeighbourhoodCouncilTypical houseTypical flatAffluence todaySigns of gentrification
Halton & CatonLancaster£275,000–Middle incomeFew signs
Hest Bank & Bolton-le-SandsLancaster£295,000–AffluentFew signs
Lancaster CentralLancaster£175,000£125,000Below average incomeMixed signs
Lancaster EastLancaster£224,350£161,000Middle incomeSome signs
Marsh, Haverbreaks & Scotforth WestLancaster£207,500£119,000Below average incomeMoving the other way
Moorlands & GreavesLancaster£153,000–Below average incomeMoving the other way
Morecambe WestgateLancaster£170,000–Among the most income-deprivedMoving the other way
Scale Hall & TorrisholmeLancaster£217,000£115,000Below average incomeSome signs
Scotforth East & BowerhamLancaster£233,750–Middle incomeFew signs
Skerton & ValeLancaster£147,500–Below average incomeFew signs
University, Galgate & DolphinholmeLancaster£244,450–Middle incomeFew signs

Each neighbourhood's figures are the median resale prices of houses and flats, Affluence today and the gentrification indication from its own page.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.