Middleton (Lancaster)

16°COvercast

• Today: 19° / 15° · 71% rain
• Tomorrow: 17° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:41Sunset 19:32

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

33US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Blackpool Marton, United Kingdom

12 reported · July 2026▲ 33% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour4
• Violence & sexual offences4
• Burglary1
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Overton - Lancaster · 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)

46 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Heysham Port (1.8 km)
• 3 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 (6.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (6.4 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

27 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Heysham Golf Club (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches8
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

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
• 7 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

Green / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

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

• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,495 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

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

• Heysham Refinery · 0.8 km

  Heysham oil refinery was located between Heysham and Middleton on the Heysham peninsula, Lancashire. It was built during the Second World War to produce high octane fuel for combat aircraft. It was later adapted to re…

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  Middleton, Lancashire · 1.1 km

  Middleton is a village and civil parish in the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England, between Heysham and Overton. It had a population of 810 in the 2021 Census.

• Middleton Road Bridge Halt railway station · 1.5 km

  Middleton Road Bridge Halt was one mile northwest of the village of Middleton, Lancashire, England, open from 1904 to 1905 on the North Western Line of the Midland Railway.

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  Heysham nuclear power station · 1.6 km

  The Heysham nuclear power stations are operated by EDF Energy in Heysham, Lancashire, England. On the site two separate nuclear power stations, Heysham 1 and Heysham 2 operate independently, only with joint entry prot…

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  Heysham Port railway station · 1.8 km

  Heysham Port is a railway station on the Morecambe branch line, which runs between Lancaster and Heysham Port. The station, situated 7+3⁄4 miles (12 km) west of Lancaster, serves Heysham Port in Lancashire. It is owne…

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  Heysham Port · 2.0 km

  Heysham Port is situated by the village of Heysham, Lancashire, England. The harbour ships mainly roll-on/roll-off freight, with one passenger service run by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, which operates a twic…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)