LA1 5JU is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (LA1) is called the outward code. The part after the space (5JU) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case LA which means Lancaster.
Postal District. In our case LA1.
Postal Sector. In our case LA1 5.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case JU.

The regional mail center for the post area LA is the North West Distribution Centre, which is located at Mill Lane, Winwick Quay, WARRINGTON, WA2 8RJ.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the LA1 5JU postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is LANCASTER DO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the LA1 5JU postcode have the street address of St. Georges Quay

Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the LA1 5JU postcode is home to a bustling 71 residents!

It is situated within the post town of LANCASTER within the old postal county of Lancashire.

LA1 5JU is within the city of Lancaster.

The LA1 5JU postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in LA1 5JU are houses. The remainder of residential properties consist of flats. Of these houses, most are mid-terraced. The remainder are semi-detached and end-terraced. Of these flats, most are detached.

Most properties in LA1 5JU are unknown tenure with the rest being newly built and awaiting an owner.

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	100%
Commercial	0%
Public	0%

Telephone Area Code for LA1 5JU

The telephone area code for LA1 5JU is 01524 Lancaster.

Map Coordinates for LA1 5JU

Latitude	54.0538385239
Longitude	-2.81204761359

Ordnance Survey Maps for LA1 5JU

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Map showing 5 and 10 minutes walking distances from LA1 5JU © Crown copyright and database rights 2024

Weather Forecast for LA1 5JU

Sat 27th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
21:00 to 00:00		Partly cloudy (night)	7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	1.00%	NE 9 mph

Sun 28th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	5.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	5.00%	NNE 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	5.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	6.00%	NNE 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	18.00%	N 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Overcast	7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	27.00%	N 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Light rain	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	59.00%	NW 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	53.00%	WNW 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Sunny day	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	5.00%	W 16 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Partly cloudy (night)	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	33.00%	SW 13 mph

Mon 29th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	8.00%	SSW 11 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	46.00%	S 13 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Partly cloudy (day)	7.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	12.00%	S 13 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Light rain shower (day)	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	34.00%	S 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Light rain shower (day)	13.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	35.00%	S 16 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Light rain shower (day)	13.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	36.00%	S 16 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Light rain	12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	49.00%	SSE 13 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Light rain	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	47.00%	SSE 13 mph

Tue 30th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	13.00%	SSE 13 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	9.00%	SE 13 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Sunny day	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	3.00%	ESE 13 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Sunny day	13.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	2.00%	SE 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Partly cloudy (day)	16.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	4.00%	SE 16 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	8.00%	SE 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	9.00%	ESE 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	9.00%	E 9 mph

Wed 1st May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Partly cloudy (night)	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	8.00%	E 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	10.00%	ENE 7 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	12.00%	ENE 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Light rain shower (day)	14.0°C (feels like 13.0°C)	31.00%	ENE 9 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	17.0°C (feels like 15.0°C)	17.00%	E 9 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Partly cloudy (day)	17.0°C (feels like 16.0°C)	10.00%	E 9 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	15.0°C (feels like 14.0°C)	10.00%	NE 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	6.00%	ENE 7 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like in the LA1 5JU Postcode?

Download Speeds For LA1 5JU

Average Mbps	102.700
Median Mbps	76.000
Maximum Mbps	550.000

LA1 5JU has an average download speed of 102.7 Megabits per second (Mbps).

782 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

69% of postcodes (815,438) have slower broadband speeds.

31% of postcodes (368,421) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For LA1 5JU

Average Mbps	16.300
Median Mbps	10.000
Maximum Mbps	75.000

LA1 5JU has an average upload speed of 16.3 Megabits per second (Mbps).

9,294 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

77% of postcodes (911,038) have slower upload speeds.

22% of postcodes (264,309) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute drive of LA1 5JU Postcode

England Secondary Schools

Lancaster Royal Grammar School

Address: Lancaster Royal Grammar School, East Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3EF

Distance: 1.00 miles

School Website

Contact: 01524580600

Lancaster Royal Grammar School

Address: Lancaster Royal Grammar School, East Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3EF

Distance: 1.00 miles

Contact:

Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy

Address: Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy, Ashton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4RS

Distance: 1.11 miles

School Website

Contact: 0152464496

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

Address: Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, Regent Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1SF

Distance: 0.66 miles

School Website

Contact: 01524581661

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

Address: Lancaster Girls' Grammar School, Regent Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1SF

Distance: 0.66 miles

Contact:

England Primary Schools

The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster

Address: The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster, Balmoral Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3BT

Distance: 0.98 miles

School Website

Contact: 0152464686

Bowerham Primary & Nursery School

Address: Bowerham Primary & Nursery School, Bowerham Road, Bowerham, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4BS

Distance: 1.28 miles

School Website

Contact: 0152463999

Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School

Address: Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School, Scotforth Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4SE

Distance: 1.70 miles

School Website

Contact: 0152465379

Willow Lane Community Primary School

Address: Willow Lane Community Primary School, Willow Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 5PR

Distance: 0.29 miles

School Website

Contact: 0152465880

Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School

Address: Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School, High Street, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1LD

Distance: 0.60 miles

School Website

Contact: 0152464520

Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School

Address: Morecambe and Heysham Torrisholme Community Primary School, Low Lane, Torrisholme, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 6PN

Distance: 1.28 miles

School Website

Contact: 01524410799

Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School

Address: Morecambe and Heysham Grosvenor Park Primary School, Roeburn Drive, Grosvenor Park, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA3 3RY

Distance: 0.82 miles

School Website

Contact: 01524845708

Lancaster Road Primary School

Address: Lancaster Road Primary School, Lancaster Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5TH

Distance: 1.85 miles

School Website

Contact: 01524410914

England Higher Schools

Lancaster and Morecambe College

Address: Lancaster and Morecambe College, Morecambe Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 2TY

Distance: 0.84 miles

Contact: 0152466215

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near LA1 5JU

MAYO DENTAL CLINIC

Address: 3 MEETING HOUSE LANE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1TJ

Distance: 0.47 miles

Contact: :

BAY DENTAL CARE

Address: 6 NEW STREET, LANCASTER, LA1 1EG

Distance: 0.51 miles

Contact: :

BAY DENTAL PARTNERSHIP

Address: 6 NEW STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1EG

Distance: 0.51 miles

Contact: :

SHIMMIN & ASSOCIATES

Address: 1-7 MARKETGATE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1JF

Distance: 0.59 miles

Contact: :

PERPIGNAN WAY (DENTAL SURGERY)

Address: 12-14 PERPIGNAN WAY, ST. NICHOLAS ARCADES, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1NE

Distance: 0.63 miles

Contact: :

LANCASTER DENTAL CLINIC

Address: 8 ALDRENS LANE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 2DU

Distance: 0.64 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near LA1 5JU

SUPERDRUG PHARMACY

Address: 10 LANCASTER GATE, ST. NICHOLAS ARCADES, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1NB

Distance: 0.63 miles

Contact: tel: 01524 849195

BOOTS

Address: 14-16 LANCASTER GATE, ST. NICHOLAS ARCADES, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1NB

Distance: 0.63 miles

Contact: tel: 01524 64547

FOX AND MEDCALFE

Address: 36 KING STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1RE

Distance: 0.63 miles

Contact: tel: 01524 32933

DALTON SQUARE PHARMACY (KING STREET)

Address: 44-46 KING STREET, LANCASTER, LA1 1RE

Distance: 0.63 miles

Contact: tel: 01524 32182

COHENS CHEMIST

Address: 2 BROADWAY, SKERTON, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 2BU

Distance: 0.67 miles

Contact: tel: 01524 64558

ASDA PHARMACY

Address: ASDA SUPERSTORE, OVANGLE ROAD, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 5JR

Distance: 0.67 miles

Contact: tel: 01524 580790

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near LA1 5JU

WELBOURNE OPTICIANS LTD

Address: 3 KING STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1JN

Distance: 0.54 miles

Contact: :

BOOTS OPTICIANS (LANCASTER)

Address: 18-20 MARKET STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1HT

Distance: 0.57 miles

Contact: :

SPECSAVERS (LANCASTER)

Address: 14-16 CHEAPSIDE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1LZ

Distance: 0.58 miles

Contact: :

VISION EXPRESS (LANCASTER)

Address: 13-15 PENNY STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1UA

Distance: 0.63 miles

Contact: :

OPTIMUM COATINGS LTD

Address: 5 NEWGATE, WHITE LUND INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MORECAMBE, LANCASHIRE, LA3 3PT

Distance: 0.94 miles

Contact: :

MOON & COXHILL LTD

Address: 306 LANCASTER ROAD, MORECAMBE, LANCASHIRE, LA4 6LY

Distance: 1.21 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near LA1 5JU

SCALE HALL SURGERY

Address: 1 WEST DRIVE, SCALE HALL, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 5BY

Distance: 0.35 miles

Contact: :

OWEN ROAD SURGERY

Address: 67 OWEN ROAD, SKERTON, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 2LG

Distance: 0.58 miles

Contact: :

KING STREET SURGERY

Address: 38 KING STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1RE

Distance: 0.63 miles

Contact: :

QUEEN SQUARE MEDICAL PRACTICE

Address: 2 QUEEN SQUARE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1RP

Distance: 0.69 miles

Contact: tel: 01524 843333

HEALTHUB

Address: 1B QUEEN STREET, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1RS

Distance: 0.71 miles

Contact: :

LANCASTER MEDICAL PRACTICE

Address: 8 DALTON SQUARE, LANCASTER, LANCASHIRE, LA1 1PN

Distance: 0.74 miles

Contact: tel: 01524 551551

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Transport Links near LA1 5JU

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: LA1 5JU

Lancaster
Lancaster station, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 5NW
Distance: 0.57 miles
Driving Time: 1.75 minutes
Bare Lane
Bare Lane station, Bare Lane, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 6LL
Distance: 3.63 miles
Driving Time: 8.25 minutes
Morecambe
Morecambe station, Central Drive, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 4DW
Distance: 4.34 miles
Driving Time: 9.73 minutes
Heysham Port
Heysham Port station, off Princess Alexandra Way, Heysham Port, Lancashire, LA3 2XE
Distance: 6.62 miles
Driving Time: 12.06 minutes
Carnforth
Carnforth station, Market Street, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 9ET
Distance: 8.76 miles
Driving Time: 12.96 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near LA1 5JU

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near LA1 5JU

M6 J34

Distance: 2.69 miles

Driving Time: 6.20 minutes

M6 J33

Distance: 5.92 miles

Driving Time: 11.09 minutes

M6 J35

Distance: 6.50 miles

Driving Time: 9.95 minutes

M6 J36

Distance: 14.20 miles

Driving Time: 17.38 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the LA1 5JU Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood Co Const
Member or Parliament	Cat Smith
Contact Details	Contact Cat Smith
Political Party	Labour

What Council is the LA1 5JU Postcode in?

The Local Council for this Postcode is Lancaster District Council and the County Council is Lancashire County Council.

Lancashire County Council is responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways.

Lancaster District Council is responsible for duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for Lancaster District at the following link Lancaster District.

How much is the Council Tax?

Lancaster District Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Lancaster District charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Planning Applications

When moving house to a new post code it is worth checking out what will be built in the neighbourhood.

Few people want to live next door to a building site, have their garden overlooked or have the views from their property ruined.

Visit the local planning department and search for planning applications in this postcode granted within the last three years or still awaiting a decision. This will give an indication of what could still be built.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the LA1 5JU Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Lancashire County Council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries - Lancashire County Council

House Sales in LA1 5JU

Yearly House Sales for LA1 5JU
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2018	£109,995	£197,996	£159,995	27
2020	£220,000	£220,000	£220,000	1
2022	£260,000	£260,000	£260,000	1
2023	£172,500	£172,500	£172,500	1

Postcodes near the LA1 5JU Postcode

LA1 5WB Abram Close LA1 5WE Booth Gardens LA1 5QX Long Marsh Lane LA1 5QT Lune Road LA1 5QU Lune Road LA1 5WF Ropewalk LA1 5JT St. Georges Quay LA1 5WD William Priestley Park

What Popular Supermarkets are near the LA1 5JU Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near LA1 5JU
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Aldi, Morecambe Road, LANCASTER, LA1 5JB	0.55 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to Aldi
Sainsburys, Cable Street, LANCASTER, LA1 1HH	0.87 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to Sainsburys
Iceland, Perpignan Way, St. Nicholas Arcades, LANCASTER, LA1 1NE	1.02 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to Iceland
Asda, Ovangle Road, LANCASTER, LA1 5JR	1.08 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to Asda
Lidl, Caton Road, LANCASTER, LA1 1BS	1.13 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to Lidl

What Popular Restaurants are near the LA1 5JU Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near LA1 5JU
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Arndale Shopping Centre, Morecambe, LA4 5DH	2.54 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to Arndale Shopping Centre
Granada Service Area, Burton, Carnforth, LA6 1JF	5.38 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to Granada Service Area, Burton
Forton Serv., Lancaster Northbound, Lancaster, LA2 9DU	6.69 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to Forton Serv., Lancaster Northbound
Porton Service Area, Lancaster, LA2 9DU	6.69 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to Porton Service Area

Mcdonald's Restaurants near LA1 5JU
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, Cheapside, LANCASTER, LA1 1LZ	0.58 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to McDonald's, Cheapside, LANCASTER, LA1 1LZ
McDonald's, Morecambe Road, MORECAMBE, LA3 3AB	0.99 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to McDonald's, Morecambe Road, MORECAMBE, LA3 3AB
McDonald's, Caton Road, LANCASTER, LA1 3PE	1.24 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to McDonald's, Caton Road, LANCASTER, LA1 3PE
McDonald's, Anchorage Road, FLEETWOOD, FY7 6AE	12.49 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to McDonald's, Anchorage Road, FLEETWOOD, FY7 6AE

KFC Restaurants near LA1 5JU
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Penny Street, LANCASTER, LA1 1XN	0.74 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to KFC Lancaster - Penny Street
KFC, Central Drive, MORECAMBE, LA4 4DW	2.77 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to KFC Morecambe - Marine Road
KFC, Lord Street, FLEETWOOD, FY7 6DT	12.11 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to KFC Fleetwood - Lord Street
KFC, Victoria Road West, THORNTON-CLEVELEYS, FY5 3NE	15.29 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to KFC Cleveleys - Victoria Road
KFC, Hollywood Park, Hindpool Road, BARROW-IN-FURNESS, LA14 2NA	17.72 miles	Directions from LA1 5JU to KFC Barrow In Furness - Hollywood Retail Park