Westminster Avenue, Morecambe, LA4 4DX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding LA4 4DX has a slightly higher male population, with 50.4% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53%	49.6%	-3.4%	51.0%	-1.4%
Male	47%	50.4%	3.4%	49.0%	1.4%

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 LA4 4DX, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.6% 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	42.6%	46.6%	4.0%	37.9%	8.7%
Married: Opposite sex	32.8%	33%	0.2%	44.2%	-11.2%
Married: Same sex	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	4.3%	4.1%	-0.2%	2.2%	1.9%
Divorced	13.3%	12.2%	-1.1%	9.1%	3.1%
Widowed	6.6%	3.2%	-3.4%	6.1%	-2.9%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.1%	40%	0.9%	48.4%	-8.4%
Good health	33.4%	33.1%	-0.3%	33.6%	-0.5%
Fair health	16.7%	18.9%	2.2%	12.7%	6.2%
Bad health	9.1%	5.5%	-3.6%	4.0%	1.5%
Very bad health	1.6%	2.5%	0.9%	1.2%	1.3%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	34.8%	19.6%	-15.2%	18.2%	1.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.7%	9.6%	-4.1%	9.6%	0.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	16.9%	3.6%	13.4%	3.5%
Apprenticeship	4.7%	4.1%	-0.6%	5.3%	-1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	10.2%	19.2%	9.0%	16.9%	2.3%
Degree or Similar	13.3%	27.9%	14.6%	33.8%	-5.9%
Other	10.2%	2.7%	-7.5%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 93% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.9%	0.7%	-0.2%	0.7%	0.0%
Indian	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.6%	2.2%	0.6%	1.6%	0.6%
Black African	0%	0.4%	0.4%	2.5%	-2.1%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.9%	0.4%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.9%	-0.9%
White	90.9%	93%	2.1%	81.4%	11.6%
Arab	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	0%	2.2%	2.2%	1.6%	0.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 91.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	86.1%	91.1%	5.0%	83.2%	7.9%
European Union	9.1%	5.5%	-3.6%	6.1%	-0.6%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	0.3%	0.7%	0.4%	2.7%	-2.0%
Middle East and Asia	2.8%	1.5%	-1.3%	5.6%	-4.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.3%	-1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	84.5%	89.8%	5.3%	83.2%	6.6%
10+ Years	2.5%	6.5%	4.0%	9.8%	-3.3%
5-10 Years	5.4%	1.5%	-3.9%	2.9%	-1.4%
2-5 Years	3.8%	1.8%	-2.0%	2.2%	-0.4%
Less than 2 years	3.8%	0.4%	-3.4%	1.9%	-1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.9%	76.7%	-6.8%
Poland	7.7%	1.3%	6.4%
Other EU countries	0.4%	1.5%	-1.1%
Turkey	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	21%	13.5%	7.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	41.2%	37.2%	4.0%
Christian	44.5%	46.2%	-1.7%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	2.6%	1.7%	0.9%
Muslim	3.3%	6.5%	-3.2%
Not answered	8%	6.0%	2.0%

Safety

Is Westminster Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Westminster Avenue was 74.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 35.3% higher than the Bare average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Westminster Avenue has the 43rd highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Bare and the 214th highest crime rate of 477 local areas in Lancaster .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -81.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£30,200

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in LA4 4DX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
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) - 10/10 (very high )
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) - 10/10 (very high )
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 Westminster Avenue are based on 39 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 Westminster Avenue, Morecambe, LA4 4DX

Estimated Average Property Prices for LA4 4DX

Average Price
£190,825

Semi-Detached
£190,825

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Westminster Avenue

Average Price
£152,107

Semi-Detached
£170,320

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£99,287

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Westminster AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
18 Westminster Avenue, Morecambe, Lancashire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£70,000	2022-02-14	£75,250
16 Westminster Avenue, Morecambe, Lancashire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£141,000	2018-12-14	£189,469
16 Westminster Avenue, Morecambe, Lancashire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£141,000	2018-12-14	£189,469
25 Westminster Avenue, Morecambe, Lancashire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£152,500	2015-08-17	£216,388
25 Westminster Avenue, Morecambe, Lancashire Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£145,000	2012-05-25	£225,480

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for LA4 4DX

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	63
Retired	39
Part-Time Employee	33
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Other	16
Self-Employed	16
Unemployed	13
Looking after home or family	11
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Manufacturing	15
Transport and storage	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Other	10
Administrative and support service activities	8
Education	8
Construction	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Real estate activities	4
Mining and quarrying	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Information and communication	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Appletree Nursery School Milking Stile Lane , LA1 5QB	4out of 4	4,875 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
West End Primary School Chatsworth Road , LA3 1BW	3out of 4	367 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School Hampton Road , LA3 1EJ	3out of 4	899 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Morecambe Bay Community Primary School Station Road , LA4 5JL	3out of 4	1,236 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Morecambe and Heysham Westgate Primary School Langridge Way , Westgate LA4 4XF	3out of 4	1,251 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Poulton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School Church Street , LA4 5QA	3out of 4	1,540 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bay Leadership Academy Osborne Road , LA3 1AB	1out of 4	874 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Morecambe Bay Academy Dallam Avenue , LA4 5BG	1out of 4	2,081 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Our Lady's Catholic College Morecambe Road , LA1 2RX	3out of 4	5,454 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Lancaster and Morecambe College Morecambe Road , LA1 2TY	- not rated	3,551 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Morecambe Road School Morecambe Road , LA3 3AB	3out of 4	3,032 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Loyne Specialist School Sefton Drive , LA1 2QD	4out of 4	4,454 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lancaster Steiner School Lune Road , LA1 5QU	- not rated	4,808 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Beaumont College - A Salutem/Ambito College Slyne Road , LA2 6AP	- not rated	5,213 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Westminster	41 Clarendon Road East	320 yd
Regent Park Cafe	Regent Park, Regent Road	354 yd
The Beach House Cafe	40a Regent Road	383 yd
KFC	Kentucky Fried Chicken, Central Drive	453 yd
Morecambe Tandoori Restaurant	47 Marine Road West	513 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Boardwalk	100 Marine Road West	299 yd
The Cavern Bar	6-12 Springfield Street	380 yd
The Exchange	29 Regent Road	412 yd
Morecambe Cricket Club	Woodhill Lane	501 yd
The Platform	Marine Road Central	560 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	Unit 2, 1 Hilmore Way	302 yd
Pizza Time	12 Albert Road	331 yd
Atkinsons Fish & Chip Restaurant & Takeaway	16-18 Albert Road	331 yd
Chopsticks	80 Westminster Road	338 yd
Yang Sing	61 Clarendon Road East	338 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
B and M Retail	Unit 3, Hilmore Way	302 yd
Wm Morrison Supermarkets Ltd	Morrisons, Hilmore Way	302 yd
Aldi	Marine Road West	666 yd
Iceland Frozen Foods plc	1 Royalty Mall	872 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Dw Sports Fitness (Morecambe) CENTRAL DRIVE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	469 yd
Morecambe Cricket Club WOODHILL LANE	grass pitches	527 yd
Concorde Gym And Squash Club (Closed) Victoria Street	health and fitness suite, squash courts	797 yd
Heysham Pool HEYSHAM SWIMMING POOL HEYSHAM SWIMMING POOL LIMES AVENUE	swimming pool	812 yd
Morecambe Fc (Globe Arena) CHRISTIE WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	852 yd
Heysham High School OSBORNE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	883 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.6 Mbit/s
Average download speed	72.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	79.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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