AREA DECISION REPORT
Lancaster area decision report
Balanced shortlist area
Median affordability sits at 5.7x in 2025, which reads as stretch. Gigabit availability is 89.2% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 98.3% and 5G reaches 50.6% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-up | Sold prices through 26 Jun 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
- Median sold price, last 5 years £185,500Based on 11,949 sales · Latest sale in data: 26 Jun 2026
- Affordability StretchMedian ratio 5.7x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 89.2%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 98.3%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
Stretch at 5.7xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 5.7x in 2025, with a median house price of £200,000 and residence earnings of £34,890.
Broadband
Gigabit 89.2%Gigabit availability is 89.2%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.1%.
Mobile
4G 98.3% · 5G 50.6%4G strong-coverage share is 98.3%, with 5G at 50.6% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Lancaster in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
25 nearby school rows25 nearby school rows matched postcode area LA2 0PR for Lancaster. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
1,187 mapped stopsLancaster currently links 1,187 mapped transport stops, including 1,159 local bus or tram access points and 23 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 1,040 stops are marked active and 147 inactive. Top localities include Morecambe (60), Lancaster City Centre (58), Heysham (49).
Local business
Score 100/100Lancaster currently links 983 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 330 food and drink, 186 personal services, 153 nightlife. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Jobs
1,757 online job adverts observedLancaster local authority · Jun 2026. No comparable movement yet
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Lancaster.
Crime
Latest month 1,368Lancaster recorded 1,368 crimes in Jun 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 14,156, with a 9.1% fall against the prior twelve months and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Lancashire Constabulary contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Lancaster, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
Amenity group
Food and drink
330 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by fast food (144), cafe (119), restaurant (67).
Amenity group
Personal services
186 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (128), beauty (58).
Amenity group
Nightlife
153 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (123), bar (30).
Amenity group
Grocery
133 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (96), supermarket (19), butcher (13).
Compare against another area
Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.
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Birmingham
Birmingham has 63,331 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,400.
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Leeds
Leeds has 60,832 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire has 59,996 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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LA2 0PR
LA2 0PR has 96 recorded sales with a median sold price of £95,800.
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LA1 4AS
LA1 4AS has 49 recorded sales with a median sold price of £330,000.
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LA5 9SS
LA5 9SS has 41 recorded sales with a median sold price of £188,250.
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Compare nearby schools
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Check affordability
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Check planning nearby
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