City Profile • Local Authority

Lancaster

Lancaster is a local authority district comprising 6 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £226k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.9% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 94 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

144,446
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

6 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Lancaster authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English87.8%
White: Other White4.4%
Indian1.1%
Chinese1.1%
African0.7%
Other Asian0.7%

Age Profile

20-24 years8.9%
15-19 years7.5%
55-59 years6.8%
50-54 years6.7%
60-64 years6.2%
35-39 years5.9%

Top Occupations

Professional20.0%
Caring and leisure12.0%
Associate professional11.9%
Skilled trades11.8%
Elementary occupations10.6%
Managers and directors10.5%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright38.6%
Owned: Mortgage28.5%
Private rented: Landlord19.1%
Social rented: Council5.7%
Social rented: Other4.6%
Private rented: Other2.6%

Area DNA

family3/10
health4/10
safety4/10
homeown6/10
transit9/10
affluence4/10
diversity6/10
employment3/10
investment4/10