Galgate

11°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 6° · 30% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:33

9h 18m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

• 5.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

10 reported · August 2026▼ 9% YoY

• Other theft3
• Bicycle theft2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Ellel · Lancashire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

231 reported road collisions (2025)

83 killed or seriously injured · 314 casualties · 16.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

50 food businesses within 2 miles

• 45 rated 4–5 ★ (35 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Lancaster (6.2 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£203,781 average▲ 4.6% YoY

Across Lancaster · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£823 average monthly rent▲ 6.3% YoY

• 1 bed £602
• 2 bed £753
• 3 bed £925

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

5.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.8 times median annual pay (5.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,800 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 173.9p · Asda (7.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.7p · Asda (7.2 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

23 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Lancaster House Hotel (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches11
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

142,932 residents in Lancaster · 252/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 63%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK11,320
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,202
• Net moves+118

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 135 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,503 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (35% of 66,990)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

73 schools · 19,170 pupils

52 primary · 8 secondary · 13 other

Ofsted: 27 of 33 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (82%)

66 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Lancaster

1,255 CQC-registered services

• Care homes424
• GP practices184
• Dentists248
• Homecare agencies288
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 29 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

156 applications decided

84.6% granted · 132 granted, 24 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Cat Smith

Labour

Lancaster and Wyre

Source: UK Parliament

Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Lab 20
• Con 5
• LD 7
• Grn 24
• Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens52
• Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,485 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£687 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,896 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

36% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 69,734 certificates

13.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

83% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 53% · Wind 20% · Gas 9% · Imports 7%

44 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82 yrs women · 78.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Lancashire): 60.3 women · 59.3 men

64% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.8
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

2 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in LA2

• Bentham Medical Practice
• St John'S Hospice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Lancaster and Wyre:

• New legislation for ponds to have safety measures to prevent access by children426 local signatures · 9,763 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks274 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Fund a medical cannabis trial for children left without NHS access since 2018218 local signatures · 6,235 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases213 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills155 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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