LA1 4BW
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Property report — LA1 4BW
Open-data due diligence for LA1 4BW and the area around it.
LA1 4BW in brief: 59 recorded sales (£41,250–£220,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LA1 4BW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LA1 4 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£222,841
Population
28,424
Crimes recorded
35
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
87%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LA1 4, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (46 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | £220,000 | 19 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-12-13 | £213,000 | 37 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-05-31 | £192,000 | 9 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-09-30 | £200,000 | 15 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-09-20 | £215,000 | 33 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-09-11 | £165,000 | 14 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-12-06 | £173,000 | 16 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-10-25 | £170,000 | 22 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-09-07 | £150,000 | 15 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-01-15 | £155,000 | 20 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-11-24 | £160,000 | 20 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-07-14 | £170,000 | 26 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-12-22 | £163,000 | 19 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-09-01 | £154,000 | 1 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-11-30 | £190,000 | 32 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-11-09 | £173,000 | 23 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-07-28 | £174,500 | 30 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-06-29 | £163,000 | 16 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-05-22 | £162,000 | 20 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-05-15 | £164,000 | 4 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-12-17 | £136,000 | 30 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-11-26 | £158,500 | 27 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-03-25 | £160,000 | 37 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-11-08 | £157,000 | 29 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-07-29 | £160,000 | 8 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-06-03 | £170,000 | 32 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-06-25 | £138,000 | 16 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-06-17 | £162,500 | 33 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-05-19 | £131,000 | 1 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-04 | £193,000 | 23 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-02-28 | £169,000 | 37 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-10-12 | £185,000 | 18 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-01-27 | £160,930 | 8 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-05-06 | £169,000 | 32 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-10-21 | £143,500 | 16 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-12-12 | £124,000 | 12 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-08-29 | £115,000 | 11 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-04-04 | £93,000 | 9 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-01-24 | £94,950 | 12 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-03-22 | £72,000 | 16 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-11-30 | £77,000 | 1 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-10 | £74,000 | 35 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-04-26 | £72,500 | 32 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-04-06 | £68,950 | 20 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-03-02 | £60,000 | 19 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-12-15 | £62,950 | 27 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-12-05 | £59,950 | 30 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-11-10 | £59,500 | 5 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-11-04 | £55,000 | 26 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-03-01 | £46,000 | 29 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-19 | £54,000 | 10 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-07-24 | £53,500 | 16 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-03-07 | £45,500 | 12 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-22 | £49,000 | 25 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-11-21 | £42,500 | 4 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-07-19 | £45,800 | 26 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-03-22 | £41,250 | 15 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-09-28 | £45,000 | 15 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-04-07 | £56,000 | 27 SOMERSET AVENUE | Semi-detached |
59 recorded sales on LA1 4BW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowerham Primary & Nursery School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Good (2021) |
| Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy | 0.4 mi | Secondary | Outstanding (2022) |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster | 0.5 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2024) |
| Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Moorside Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.6 mi) · BAY MEDICAL GROUP EXTENDED OOH (3.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BMI - THE LANCASTER HOSPITAL (0.3 mi) · RIDGE LEA HOSPITAL (0.8 mi) · QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL (3.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: GREAVES PARK (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 10, GREAVES DRIVE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BOWERHAM HOUSE (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOWERHAM PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · POINTER COURT PHARMACY (0.3 mi) · HIGHER GREAVES PHARMACY (0.4 mi)
Nearest stations: Lancaster (0.9 mi) · Bare Lane (3.0 mi) · Morecambe (3.8 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Spar (0.2 mi) · Aldi (0.5 mi) · K. F. Oriental Food Supermarket (0.7 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 28
- One-person households
- 31%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 9,331
Owned 64% · Social rent 8% · Private rent 27%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LA1 4.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LA1 4 (May 24–Apr 26, average 62/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LA1 4BW in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictLA1 | SectorLA1 4 | PostcodeLA1 4BW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £209,147 | £222,841 | £126,903 |
| Population | 67,419 | 28,424 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 8/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 437 | 35 | — |
| Schools | 25 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 80% | 87% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LA1 4); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 2 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.