Morecambe

11°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 4° · 14% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:35

9h 21m 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 · Blackpool Marton, 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

347 reported · August 2026▼ 19% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences139
• Anti-social behaviour54
• Shoplifting28
• Public order26

Neighbourhood team: West End - Lancaster · 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)

335 food businesses within 2 miles

• 275 rated 4–5 ★ (222 top)
• 12 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Morecambe (0.5 km)
• 51 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 (2.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 197.7p · Asda (2.9 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

30 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Library Car Park (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms6
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches36
• Playgrounds24

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
• 33 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

Lizzi Collinge

Labour

Morecambe and Lunesdale

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)

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens22
• Restaurants & cafés92

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,485 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

224 jobs advertised · £38,307 avg

e.g. SEN Teacher, SEN / SEND Tutor, Lancashire, Domestic Assistant

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

80% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 47% · Wind 22% · Imports 13% · Gas 7%

32 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 · 4 pharmacies in LA4

• Same Day Health Cntre Coastal Healthcare
• Bay Medical Group Extended Ooh

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Morecambe and Lunesdale:

• New legislation for ponds to have safety measures to prevent access by children779 local signatures · 9,763 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks328 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove the grey belt planning rules216 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases203 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK191 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

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

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  Morecambe Euston Road railway station · 0.3 km

  Morecambe Euston Road was the terminus station of the London and North Western Railway's branch line to Morecambe, in Lancashire, England. It closed in 1962, after which all trains to the town used the nearby Morecamb…

• Morecambe Poulton Lane railway station · 0.4 km

  Morecambe Poulton Lane was the original terminus station of the London and North Western Railway's branch to Morecambe, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. It was opened to passengers in 1864 and closed in 1886, when it w…

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  Queen Victoria Hospital, Morecambe · 0.5 km

  The Queen Victoria Hospital is a health facility on Thornton Road in Thornton Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It is managed by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.

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  Morecambe railway station · 0.5 km

  Morecambe is a railway station on the Morecambe Branch Line, which runs between Lancaster and Heysham Port. The station, situated 4 miles (6 km) west of Lancaster, serves the town of Morecambe in Lancashire. It is own…

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  St Laurence's Church, Morecambe · 0.6 km

  St Laurence's Church stands at the corner of Chapel Street and Edward Street in Morecambe, Lancashire, England. It is a redundant church, formerly an Anglican parish church. Its benefice has been united with that of H…

• Morecambe (Northumberland Street) railway station · 0.6 km

  The first Morecambe railway station was located on Northumberland Street, in the seaside town of Morecambe, Lancashire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)