LA1 3JD
a large user postcode in Bowerham, Lancaster
Coordinates
Latitude: 54.0408 / 54°2'26"N
Longitude: -2.7877 / 2°47'15"W
OS Eastings: 348512
OS Northings: 460823
OS Grid: SD485608
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR 8PZQ.87
Mapcode Global: WH847.4PSM
Plus Code: 9C6V26R6+8W
Maidenhead Locator System: IO84oa59
What Three Birds: pochard.twite.dove
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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University of Cumbria, Bowerham Road, Lancaster LA1 3JD
Summary
LA1 3JD is a large user postcode in Bowerham, Lancaster. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'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:
University of Cumbria, Bowerham Road, Lancaster LA1 3JD.
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.
Commercial rateable values range from £480 to £625,000 with an average of £164,558. The most common recorded business types are University and Day Nursery.
Lancaster is a city, which had a population of 48,085 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 361 people resident in LA1 3JD, of which 109 were male and 252 were female. This includes residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence, which are likely to be the majority in otherwise non-residential postcodes.
LA1 3JD is in the Lancaster and Morecambe travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the North Lancashire Teaching Primary Care Trust.
LA1 3JD is approximately 81m (266ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing LA1 3JD
2a1: Cosmopolitans - Students Around Campus - Student Communal Living
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for LA1 3JD
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
3/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near LA1 3JD include Aldi, Asda, Booths, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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LA1 3JD at other websites
- Air quality forecast for LA1 3JD at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at LA1 3JD at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near LA1 3JD at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near LA1 3JD at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near LA1 3JD at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to LA1 3JD at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near LA1 3JD at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near LA1 3JD at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near LA1 3JD at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of LA1 3JD 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
John O'Gaunt
Councillors
Alistair Sinclair (Green)
Faye Penny (Green)
Erica Lewis (Labour)
County Council
Lancashire
Electoral Division
Lancaster South East
County Councillor
Dr Erica Lewis (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 3JD.
- 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 3JD.
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