LA1 5BZ
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Property report — LA1 5BZ
Open-data due diligence for LA1 5BZ and the area around it.
LA1 5BZ in brief: 48 recorded sales (£25,000–£225,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LA1 5BZ itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LA1 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£241,650
Population
19,740
Crimes recorded
43
Schools
4
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
78%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in LA1 5, 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 (34 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-17 | £197,500 | 66 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2024-08-08 | £225,000 | 76 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-09-18 | £217,000 | 56 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-02-24 | £150,000 | 54 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-03-25 | £181,250 | 74 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-04-12 | £135,000 | 66 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-01-08 | £180,000 | 45 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2020-10-23 | £146,000 | 51 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-09-17 | £139,000 | 58 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-04-12 | £130,000 | 53 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-10-19 | £80,000 | 52 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-05-12 | £135,000 | 45 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-10-21 | £101,289 | 39 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2016-08-01 | £129,000 | 50 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-10-09 | £149,000 | 47 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-01-09 | £124,000 | 56 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-08-20 | £118,000 | 39 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-03-01 | £124,000 | 55 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-05-08 | £100,000 | 54 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-02-19 | £135,000 | 72 WEST DRIVE | Detached |
| 2010-01-29 | £117,500 | 58 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-03-31 | £120,000 | 53 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-01-30 | £144,000 | 47 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-12-14 | £147,000 | 47 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-14 | £143,000 | 76 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-01-26 | £138,000 | 39 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-06-30 | £122,000 | 53 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2005-03-11 | £107,000 | 47 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-11-03 | £114,000 | 49 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-08-13 | £115,000 | 51 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-07-18 | £90,000 | 55 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-05-09 | £79,950 | 41 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-06-28 | £52,500 | 56 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-05-16 | £57,000 | 49 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-12-06 | £59,950 | 60 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-08-17 | £54,000 | 41 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2001-05-18 | £45,000 | 78 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-02-28 | £49,950 | 50 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-01-28 | £25,000 | 52 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-01-28 | £30,000 | 52 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-07-09 | £47,500 | 44 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-05-28 | £41,000 | 64 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-06-19 | £47,000 | 47 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-12-06 | £36,850 | 64 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-04-26 | £40,000 | 43 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-12-06 | £35,000 | 35 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-09-29 | £43,000 | 39 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-05-05 | £48,000 | 55 WEST DRIVE | Semi-detached |
48 recorded sales on LA1 5BZ. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Ryelands Primary School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Our Lady's Catholic College | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Willow Lane Community Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster | 0.8 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
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 (1.1 mi) · LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.2 mi) · BAY MEDICAL GROUP EXTENDED OOH (1.9 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BMI - THE LANCASTER HOSPITAL (1.5 mi) · RIDGE LEA HOSPITAL (1.7 mi) · QUEEN VICTORIA HOSPITAL (1.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: GATE PIERS APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES EAST OF SCALE HALL (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · SCALE HALL (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · GATE PIERS APPROXIMATELY 5 METRES SOUTH WEST OF SCALE HALL (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · COHENS CHEMIST (0.8 mi) · BOOTS (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Lancaster (0.9 mi) · Bare Lane (1.3 mi) · Morecambe (2.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Spar (0.0 mi) · Aldi (0.2 mi) · Asda (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 37
- One-person households
- 34%
- Households with children
- 24%
- Households
- 8,075
Owned 61% · Social rent 13% · Private rent 25%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LA1 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LA1 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 61/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for LA1 5BZ 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 5 | PostcodeLA1 5BZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £209,147 | £241,650 | £105,109 |
| Population | 67,419 | 19,740 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 437 | 43 | — |
| Schools | 25 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 80% | 78% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 98% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LA1 5); 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 1 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.