Heysham

16°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 17° / 9° · 90% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 14° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:37

13h 0m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

96 reported · July 2026▼ 16% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences50
• Anti-social behaviour17
• Other theft7
• Vehicle crime5

Neighbourhood team: Heysham South · Lancashire

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

213 reported road collisions (2024)

75 killed or seriously injured · 283 casualties · 14.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

149 food businesses within 2 miles

• 120 rated 4–5 ★ (98 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

2 active warnings & alerts

• Flood alert: Coast at North Morecambe Bay
• Flood alert: Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston

Source: Environment Agency

• Nearest station: Heysham Port (1.8 km)
• 39 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£199,762 average▲ 4.9% YoY

Across Lancaster · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£815 average monthly rent▲ 6% YoY

• 1 bed £596
• 2 bed £745
• 3 bed £916

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Asda (4.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (4.9 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

28 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Heysham Main Street car park (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches11
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds13

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)

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 112 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

15% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

66inspected 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 homes423
• GP practices184
• Dentists250
• Homecare agencies290
• Hospitals & hospices38

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Lancashire

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

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

159 applications decided

81.8% granted · 130 granted, 29 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Lizzi Collinge

Labour

Morecambe and Lunesdale

Source: UK Parliament

Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Lab 20
• Con 5
• LD 7
• Grn 23
• Oth 6

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

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens9
• Restaurants & cafés15

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,495 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

53 jobs advertised · £32,495 avg

e.g. Principal Engineer – Electrical Engineering (Power), Procurement Professional, Senior Commissioning Engineer – Electrical

Source: Adzuna

£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

99% low-carbon electricity

Wind 69% · Nuclear 25% · Solar 5% · Gas 1%

5 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North West England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82 yrs women · 78.5 yrs 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Morecambe and Lunesdale:

• New legislation for ponds to have safety measures to prevent access by children736 local signatures · 4,085 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office394 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership337 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s332 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership291 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Heysham · 0.1 km

  Heysham is a coastal village in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England, overlooking Morecambe Bay. It is a ferry port, with services to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power stations.

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  Main Street, Heysham · 0.5 km

  Main Street is a thoroughfare in Heysham, a village in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It forms an extension of Crime Well Lane, running first north-westerly past Heysham's village green, then n…

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  Heysham hogback · 0.6 km

  The Heysham hogback is an early medieval sculpted stone discovered around the beginning of the 19th century in the churchyard of St Peter's Church, Heysham, on the Lancashire coast, and now kept for protection inside…

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  St Peter's Church, Heysham · 0.6 km

  St Peter's Church is in the village of Heysham, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building. It is an active Anglican parish church in the dean…

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  St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham · 0.6 km

  St Patrick's Chapel is a ruined building that stands on a headland above St Peter's Church, in Heysham, Lancashire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed buil…

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  Heysham rock-cut tombs · 0.6 km

  The Heysham rock-cut tombs or Heysham stone graves are eight pre-Conquest tombs of uncertain date cut into the bedrock of a headland outside St Patrick's Chapel, Heysham, Lancashire. They are thought to be unique. The…

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