Damside, Ellel, Lancaster, LA2 0PP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around LA2 0PP is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.8%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52%	51.2%	-0.8%	51.0%	0.2%
Male	48%	48.8%	0.8%	49.0%	-0.2%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around LA2 0PP, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 94.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	93%	94.8%	1.8%	37.9%	56.9%
Married: Opposite sex	5.8%	4.1%	-1.7%	44.2%	-40.1%
Separated	0.2%	0.1%	-0.1%	2.2%	-2.1%
Divorced	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	9.1%	-8.4%
Widowed	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	6.1%	-5.7%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (93.2%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	64.2%	57.7%	-6.5%	48.4%	9.3%
Good health	31.1%	35.5%	4.4%	33.6%	1.9%
Fair health	4%	6.2%	2.2%	12.7%	-6.5%
Bad health	0.6%	0.4%	-0.2%	4.0%	-3.6%
Very bad health	0.1%	0.2%	0.1%	1.2%	-1.0%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around LA2 0PP this area, 1.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	2.1%	1.5%	-0.6%	18.2%	-16.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	3.6%	0.9%	-2.7%	9.6%	-8.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	5.9%	1.6%	-4.3%	13.4%	-11.8%
Apprenticeship	0.2%	1.1%	0.9%	5.3%	-4.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	45.2%	64%	18.8%	16.9%	47.1%
Degree or Similar	35.2%	26.3%	-8.9%	33.8%	-7.5%
Other	7.7%	4.6%	-3.1%	2.8%	1.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 69.8% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	1.1%	-0.9%
Chinese	14.4%	11.9%	-2.5%	0.7%	11.2%
Indian	7.4%	4.9%	-2.5%	3.1%	1.8%
Pakistani	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	2.7%	-1.5%
Other Asian	3%	2.4%	-0.6%	1.6%	0.8%
Black African	1.6%	3.5%	1.9%	2.5%	1.0%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.2%	-0.1%	1.0%	-0.8%
Other Black	0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	1.7%	1.0%	0.8%	0.9%
Mixed White and African	0.1%	0.4%	0.3%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.2%	0.5%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	0.8%	0.1%
White	69.1%	69.8%	0.7%	81.4%	-11.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.1%	0%	-0.1%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%
Other	0.7%	1.2%	0.5%	1.6%	-0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 64.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.8%	64.6%	5.8%	83.2%	-18.6%
European Union	9.4%	13.1%	3.7%	6.1%	7.0%
Rest of Europe	2.2%	1.4%	-0.8%	0.8%	0.6%
Africa	2.1%	2.5%	0.4%	2.7%	-0.2%
Middle East and Asia	24.8%	17.5%	-7.3%	5.6%	11.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	0.7%	-1.2%	1.3%	-0.6%
Oceania	0.1%	0.3%	0.2%	0.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	58.7%	64.7%	6.0%	83.2%	-18.5%
10+ Years	30.5%	2.8%	-27.7%	9.8%	-7.0%
5-10 Years	6.5%	1.8%	-4.7%	2.9%	-1.1%
2-5 Years	1.9%	2.7%	0.8%	2.2%	0.5%
Less than 2 years	2.4%	28%	25.6%	1.9%	26.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.2%	76.7%	-8.5%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Spain	4.6%	0.4%	4.2%
Lithuania	0.1%	0.3%	-0.2%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	2.8%	1.5%	1.3%
Turkey	0.1%	0.1%	0.0%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	9.2%	0.3%	8.9%
Southern Asia	3%	1.2%	1.8%
South-East Asia	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Central Asia	0.1%	0.0%	0.1%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	2%	13.5%	-11.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	50%	37.2%	12.8%
Christian	28.2%	46.2%	-18.0%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	3.5%	6.5%	-3.0%
Sikh	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	13.4%	6.0%	7.4%

Safety

Is Damside Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Damside was 3.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 92.4% lower than the Ellel average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Damside has the lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Ellel and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 0.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -83.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,500

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in LA2 0PP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Damside are based on 8 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Lancaster.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Damside, Ellel, Lancaster, LA2 0PP

Estimated Average Property Prices for LA2 0PP

Average Price
£219,046

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£219,046

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Damside

Average Price
£210,939

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£199,652

Detached
£289,951

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on DamsideStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Damside, Lancaster, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£198,500	2024-06-17	£191,335
3 Damside, Lancaster, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£143,000	2019-08-27	£187,628
4 Damside, Lancaster, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£118,000	2019-07-26	£155,445
1 Damside, Lancaster, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£220,000	2019-05-24	£294,127
1 Damside, Lancaster, Lancashire Terraced, an established residential building	£165,000	2012-07-20	£248,128

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LA2 0PP

Employment

LA2 0PP area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in LA2 0PP area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	1488
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	300
Retired	40
Full-Time Employee	30
Part-Time Employee	14
Self-Employed	7
Other	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	2
Unemployed	2
Looking after home or family	0

Employment Industry

Education	76
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	74
Accommodation and food service activities	71
Other	25
Human health and social work activities	22
Professional, scientific and technical activities	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Information and communication	10
Construction	9
Manufacturing	7
Financial and insurance activities	6
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	4
Transport and storage	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School Chapel Street , Galgate LA2 0JS	3out of 4	634 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School Scotforth Road , LA1 4SE	4out of 4	4,180 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Moorside Primary School Bowerham Road , Newlands LA1 4HT	3out of 4	4,198 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Bowerham Road , LA1 4HT	4out of 4	4,300 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dolphinholme Church of England Primary School Dolphinholme , LA2 9AN	4out of 4	4,451 yd	Voluntary aided school	-	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy Ashton Road , LA1 4RS	4out of 4	5,140 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Lancaster University House , Bailrigg LA1 4YW	- not rated	1,527 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stepping Stones School Bowerham Road , LA1 4HT	4out of 4	4,198 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Jamea Al Kauthar Ashton Road , LA1 5AJ	- not rated	4,482 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
New Inn	59 Main Road		619 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Galgate Village Kebab House	Unit 1a, Galgate Mill, Chapel Lane		326 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ellel St Johns C Of E Primary School CHAPEL STREET	grass pitches	611 yd
Galgate Cricket Ground (Closed) Main Road	grass pitches	1,059 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of LA2 0PP