Morecambe

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

425 reported · July 2026▲ 12% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences179
• Anti-social behaviour71
• Shoplifting33
• Criminal damage & arson26

Neighbourhood team: West End - 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)

325 food businesses within 2 miles

• 272 rated 4–5 ★ (221 top)
• 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Morecambe (0.5 km)
• 51 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 (2.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (2.9 km)

5 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)

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
• 33 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)

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,495 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

216 jobs advertised · £30,113 avg

e.g. Principal Radiation Physicist, Procurement Professional, Principal Commercial Officer

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

81% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 47% · Wind 32% · Imports 11% · Gas 8%

35 gCO₂/kWh · 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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  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)