LA1 1WD
a large user postcode in Lancaster City Centre, Lancaster
Coordinates
Latitude: 54.0475 / 54°2'51"N
Longitude: -2.7972 / 2°47'49"W
OS Eastings: 347900
OS Northings: 461578
OS Grid: SD479615
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 8PXM.6T
Mapcode Global: WH847.0J8G
Plus Code: 9C6V26X3+24
Maidenhead Locator System: IO84ob41
What Three Birds: robin.hawk-owl.greenfinch
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Dalton Square, Lancaster LA1 1WD
Summary
LA1 1WD is a large user postcode in Lancaster City Centre, Lancaster. It was first introduced in January 1995.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Scott & Wilkinson, Dalton House, 9 Dalton Square, Lancaster LA1 1WD.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
The average commercial rateable value is £27,000. The most common recorded business type is Offices.
Lancaster is a city, which had a population of 48,085 in the 2011 census.
LA1 1WD is in the Lancaster and Morecambe travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the North Lancashire Teaching Primary Care Trust.
LA1 1WD is approximately 22m (72ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing LA1 1WD
2c2: Cosmopolitans - Comfortable Cosmopolitans - Migrant Commuters
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for LA1 1WD
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
10/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near LA1 1WD include Aldi, Asda, Booths, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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LA1 1WD at other websites
- Crime near LA1 1WD at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for LA1 1WD at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at LA1 1WD at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near LA1 1WD at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near LA1 1WD at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near LA1 1WD at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to LA1 1WD at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near LA1 1WD at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near LA1 1WD at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near LA1 1WD at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of LA1 1WD are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
District Council
Lancaster City Council
Ward
Castle
Councillors
Dave Brookes (Green)
Shelagh McGregor (Green)
Paul Stubbins (Green)
County Council
Lancashire
Electoral Division
Lancaster East
County Councillor
Lizzi Collinge (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Lancaster and Fleetwood
MP
Cat Smith (Labour)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for LA1 1WD.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near LA1 1WD.
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