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Skerton & Vale: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Skerton & Vale neighbourhood of Lancaster, England (ONS area Lancaster 011). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes LA1. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LA1 2HX.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Lancaster

Skerton & Vale is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Lancaster (few signs of gentrification: 1 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £147,500 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Lancaster (1.2 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Lancaster, is about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£147,500

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance -0.04; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 4.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£37,400

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.2 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Skerton & Vale sits in Lancaster

  • Typical house price: the lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Lancaster
  • Average household income: 6th lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Lancaster

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Skerton & Vale

House prices: Skerton & Vale against Lancaster: This neighbourhood £34k (1995) to £173k (2026); Lancaster £45k (1995) to £213k (2026).£57k£190k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£173kLancaster£213k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Lancaster, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

1 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Lancaster, 2 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recorded crime

Falling behind the borough

  • Schools improving
  • Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Lancaster Railway station, about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 10 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express to Glasgow Central (124 to 132 min); TransPennine Express and Northern to Manchester Airport (74 to 80 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jun 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Our Lady's Catholic College 770 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Mar 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Skerton & Vale

What is the typical house price in Skerton & Vale?

£147,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +31% against 2017-2019.

How does Skerton & Vale compare with the rest of Lancaster?

Typical house price: the lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Lancaster. Average household income: 6th lowest of 18 neighbourhoods in Lancaster.

Is Skerton & Vale an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Skerton & Vale gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance -0.04; 1 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Skerton & Vale?

Lancaster. Railway station, about a 19-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.5 km in a straight line). About 10 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express to Glasgow Central (124 to 132 min); TransPennine Express and Northern to Manchester Airport (74 to 80 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Skerton & Vale?

Nearest state primary school. St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster. 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Jun 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Our Lady's Catholic College. 770 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Mar 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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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. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.