LA1 5 - Lancasters most spread out postcode covering from Scale Hall through to Haverbreaks!

This property market report is for LA1 5.  

LA1 5 is an interesting area demographically as it is the only LA1 postcode which crosses over the river.   This report lets you know about the latest sales,  property averages and focuses on how property prices have changed over the past 5 years.   If you like to know about a specific postcode, please get in touch.

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This week on our area guide focus,  we thought we would look closer as to what it is like to live in Fairfield and why this part of our city is in such high demand.  Fairfield is an area of the city which features many period homes ranging from 2-bed terraces through to larger 5 and 6-bed houses.   It is popular with academics,  families and many people who are more “green” aware.   The area is surrounded by greenery, features some fabulous allotments and is home to Lancaster’s Fauna and Nature Reserve.

La1 5 is one of the most diverse and interesting postcodes in Lancaster.  Often described as a postman's nightmare,  this is the only postcode that crosses the river!LA1 5 covers Scale Hall,  parts of St Georges Quay and the new Riverview development,  Marsh, Fairfield,  Abraham Heights and Haverbreaks.

The history in LA1 5 is as diverse as the postcode itself.  

Josh takes a look at some of the historic features, visits Westfield Memorial Village and also takes a look at the interesting past of some of the residential homes in LA1 5 including a house which was once home to the Storey family.  

If you are a parent, education is something you consider very seriously when it comes to where you live.   For many it is a key reason why people move and a reason why property prices can demand a premium in some areas.   

Lancaster is renowned for its education, with both Lancaster Boys and Girls Grammar School featuring high in the UK league tables.   Education, however, really begins when the children are at primary school. 

The Willows is a small development of mainly one and two-bedroom houses and apartments, built in the 1990s, located in the Marsh area of Lancaster.  There are a few 3-bed homes.

It is set next to Lancaster Cricket ground which us rather apt given the fact that the streets are named after famous Cricketer's.  Take Hadlee Terrace, for example, this street is named after Richard Hadlee, the famous New Zealand Cricket Captain.   

When it comes to property prices, LA1 5 is one of the most diverse postcodes there is. This is an area of the city which offers one extreme to the other. One of the most affordable areas of Lancaster is in LA1 5. Equally one of the most expensive areas also features.

Welcome to Scale Hall, an area in North Lancaster which is becoming increasingly popular. Live here and you are 1.5 miles from both Lancaster City Centre and the seaside town of Morecambe. Let’s explore some of our favourite walks which start in Scale Hall...

One of my favourite walks on a Sunday (when the sun is shining) is along New Quay Road down to Glasson Dock.  Again, living close to the Cricket Ground it means I can leave my car at home.  New Quay Road is in LA1 5 and runs alongside the River Lune. 

What do you love most about where you live?   Today Jody shares one of her passions.  Walking....

"I live just a ten-minute walk from the city centre of Lancaster.  I love having all the amenities of the city right on my doorstep but what I love even more is that I can walk out of my front door and access walks and green-space within minutes, with no need to get in a car.  This walk is just a few minutes from my home."