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Lancaster

Lancaster is a district council in Lancashire, in the North West of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

Of the 12 districts in Lancashire, Lancaster has the fewest residents at the same address a year earlier: 84.9%. It has the 2nd most pubs, bars and clubs per head, 8.6 per 10,000 residents, up 8.7% since 2021. Anxiety averages 3.6 out of 10, higher than 88% of UK councils, while life satisfaction, 7.6, is higher than 76% of them. Recorded crime, 72.7 per 1,000 residents, is the highest of the councils it borders.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is Lancaster and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,503

Higher than 69% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£200k

Lower than 79% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

Up 4.9% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£753

Lower than 78% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 6.4% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings5.7

Lower than 76% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 12 districts in Lancashire.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home66

Lower than 92% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 3rd lowest of the 12 districts in Lancashire.

Joint 5th lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van22.7%

Higher than 67% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station29.9%

Higher than 60% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket73.4%

Higher than 51% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy78.6%

Lower than 51% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available88%

Higher than 78% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%

Lower than 69% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Down 4 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score44.9

Lower than 60% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,175

Higher than 51% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 12 districts in Lancashire.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding99%

Higher than 52% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Published for Lancashire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents72.7

Higher than 54% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Down 1.4% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households7.1

Higher than 74% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 8th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year60.4

Higher than 88% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Published for Lancashire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 4th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier84.9%

Lower than 89% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 12 districts in Lancashire.

3rd lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents8.6

Higher than 82% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 12 districts in Lancashire.

5th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Up 8.7% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.6

Higher than 76% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

6th highest of the 32 councils in the North West.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.6

Higher than 88% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd highest of the 11 districts in Lancashire.

5th highest of the 32 councils in the North West.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women60.3 yrs

Lower than 62% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Published for Lancashire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 7th highest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Down 2.2 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home14.4 ha

Lower than 75% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

8th lowest of the 33 councils in the North West.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean5.6 µg/m³

Lower than 77% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

6th lowest of the 35 councils in the North West.

Down 42.3% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Lancaster shares a boundary with North Yorkshire, Ribble Valley, Westmorland and Furness and Wyre. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Wyre£717
  2. Lancaster£753
  3. North Yorkshire£769
  4. Ribble Valley£772
  5. Westmorland and Furness£772
Average house price, all homes
  1. Wyre£193k
  2. Lancaster£200k
  3. Westmorland and Furness£230k
  4. North Yorkshire£271k
  5. Ribble Valley£288k
Council tax, band D
  1. Ribble Valley£2,387
  2. Wyre£2,461
  3. Lancaster£2,503
  4. Westmorland and Furness£2,508
  5. North Yorkshire£2,544
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Ribble Valley38.5
  2. North Yorkshire47.1
  3. Wyre57.5
  4. Westmorland and Furness65.7
  5. Lancaster72.7
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Ribble Valley1,639
  2. Westmorland and Furness1,759
  3. North Yorkshire1,777
  4. Lancaster2,175
  5. Wyre2,643
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. North Yorkshire59%
  2. Lancaster60%
  3. Westmorland and Furness60%
  4. Wyre61%
  5. Ribble Valley66%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Westmorland and Furness3.4 µg/m³
  2. North Yorkshire5.1 µg/m³
  3. Wyre5.2 µg/m³
  4. Ribble Valley5.3 µg/m³
  5. Lancaster5.6 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. North Yorkshire26.3%
  2. Ribble Valley28.9%
  3. Lancaster29.9%
  4. Westmorland and Furness38.6%
  5. Wyre39.9%

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