LA Postcode Area for the Lancaster Region

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This section of the site is all about the LA Postcode area, also known as the Lancaster Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as LA1.

Detailed map of LA Lancaster Postcode Area
Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the LA Area
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Map of the LA Lancaster Postcode Area

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Quick Facts about the LA Postcode

LA Area Statistics
Width from East to West 45.67 mi
Height from North to South 39.72 mi
Area of LA 829.14 mi²
Maximum Width 48.40 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area 305.15 mi
Number of Postcode Districts 23
Number of Postcode Sectors 65
Number of Post Towns 17
Number of Postcodes 11,851
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The LA postcode area represents a group of 23 postal districts in the Lancaster area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters l and a in LAcaster. The area has a population of 328,704 and covers an area of 2,703,149 hectares. Fun fact: 0.51% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Cumbria (59.93%), Lancashire (36.67%), North Yorkshire (3.40%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

LANCASTER
LA1 LancashireLA2 Lancashire (74%), North Yorkshire (25%)
MORECAMBE
LA3 LancashireLA4 Lancashire
CARNFORTH
LA5 Cumbria (16%), Lancashire (83%)LA6 Cumbria (45%), Lancashire (29%), North Yorkshire (24%)
MILNTHORPE
LA7 Cumbria
KENDAL
LA8 CumbriaLA9 Cumbria
SEDBERGH
LA10 Cumbria (98%), North Yorkshire (1%)
GRANGE-OVER-SANDS
LA11 Cumbria
ULVERSTON
LA12 Cumbria
BARROW-IN-FURNESS
LA13 CumbriaLA14 Cumbria
DALTON-IN-FURNESS
LA15 Cumbria
ASKAM-IN-FURNESS
LA16 Cumbria
KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 Cumbria
MILLOM
LA18 CumbriaLA19 Cumbria
BROUGHTON-IN-FURNESS
LA20 Cumbria
CONISTON
LA21 Cumbria
AMBLESIDE
LA22 Cumbria
WINDERMERE
LA23 Cumbria

Where is the LA Postcode Area?

The LA Lancaster Postcode is in the North West of England.. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: PR - Preston, CA - Carlisle, BB - Blackburn, BD - Bradford and DL - Darlington, It also borders The Irish Sea and Morecambe Bay.


Map Showing Location of the postcode area
Where is the postcode area?
A word cloud for the postcode area
A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is LA20 and the most urban is LA4.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District Total Area (m²) Footprint Area (m²) Built Percentage %
LA20 134,791,682 197,563 0.15%
LA10 241,669,523 437,331 0.18%
LA21 69,157,467 131,153 0.19%
LA19 74,981,088 229,005 0.31%
LA22 171,726,106 575,498 0.34%
LA8 370,289,405 1,284,337 0.35%
LA17 29,981,272 129,271 0.43%
LA6 361,612,782 1,616,092 0.45%
LA2 500,699,350 2,427,869 0.48%
LA11 123,766,401 922,786 0.75%
LA12 213,685,989 1,689,470 0.79%
LA18 75,226,014 613,961 0.82%
LA23 72,289,893 771,590 1.07%
LA7 42,686,295 513,358 1.20%
LA5 54,317,087 1,023,827 1.88%
LA16 7,795,104 171,663 2.20%
LA15 10,032,952 354,036 3.53%
LA13 22,169,081 875,850 3.95%
LA3 31,800,834 1,485,791 4.67%
LA9 31,902,924 1,789,925 5.61%
LA14 34,415,129 2,179,733 6.33%
LA1 21,257,404 2,211,422 10.40%
LA4 6,262,506 1,040,946 16.62%
Total 2,702,516,288 (m²) 22,672,477 (m²) 0.84%
Map of the LA Postcode Area

A map showing the boundary of LA in relation to other areas

There are 16 towns within the Lancaster postcode area.

Map of Posttowns in the LA
Map of Posttowns in the LA Postal Area
Area of the LA postcode area
Unit Area²
Hectares 2,703,149²
Miles 10,437²
Feet 290,964,255,211²
Kilometres 27,031²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

  • Austwick Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Barrow In Furness Delivery Office
  • Bentham Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Broughton-in-furness Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Carnforth Delivery Office
  • Grange Over Sands Delivery Office
  • Ingleton Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Kendal Delivery Office
  • Kirkby Lonsdale Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Lancaster Delivery Office
  • Levens Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Millom Delivery Office
  • Milnthorpe Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Morecambe Delivery Office
  • Sedbergh Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Ulverston Delivery Office
  • Windermere Delivery Office
  • Wray Scale Payment Delivery Office

Tourist Attractions within the Area

Nearby Postcodes

PR
CA
BB
BD
DL

Councils within the LA Area

Councils within the LA area
South Lakeland District (4711 postcodes)
Lancaster District (B) (4225 postcodes)
Barrow-in-Furness District (B) (2084 postcodes)
Craven District (431 postcodes)
Copeland District (B) (380 postcodes)
Wyre District (B) (15 postcodes)
Richmondshire District (4 postcodes)
Eden District (1 postcodes)

Towns and Villages within the Area

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