Is Lancaster a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Lancaster, from official data · 8 postcode districts · 4,265 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Lancaster, from official data · 8 postcode districts · 4,265 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Lancaster sold for £202,966 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.9% on a year earlier. Across Lancaster, police record 96 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Lancaster, the nearest primary school is Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Our Lady's Catholic College, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk (Ofsted: requires improvement); the nearest GP surgery is Lancaster Medical Practice, 1.3 mi away.
Lancaster station is 1.2 mi away, about a 24 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
Across Lancaster, police record 96 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Lancaster sold for £202,966 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.9% on a year earlier. By type: detached £348,161, semi-detached £225,717, terraced £181,602, flats £115,617. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Our Lady's Catholic College, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk (Ofsted: requires improvement). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Lancaster is 1.2 mi away, about a 24 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £37,385 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.