Warton (Lancaster)

16°COvercast

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:39Sunset 19:34

12h 56m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Preston, United Kingdom

13 reported · July 2026▲ 8% YoY

• Public order3
• Vehicle crime3
• Anti-social behaviour2
• Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Warton - 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)

64 food businesses within 2 miles

• 54 rated 4–5 ★ (47 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Carnforth (2.0 km)
• 13 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 (10.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.7p · Asda (10.8 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

11 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Booths Carnforth (1.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms2
• Sports pitches7
• Playgrounds5

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

• In a conservation area (Warton)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 29 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)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés1

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

79% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 51% · Wind 25% · Imports 14% · Gas 7%

31 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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  Warton, Lancaster · 0.0 km

  Warton is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. The village is close to the boundary with Cumbria, and approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Carnforth, which…

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  Warton with Lindeth · 0.1 km

  Warton with Lindeth was a civil parish in the north of Lancashire, England, from 1866 to 1935. It had an area of 4,141 acres (1,676 ha). It was a township and became a parish in 1866. It was abolished on 1 April 1935,…

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  Old Rectory, Warton · 0.4 km

  The Old Rectory is a ruin of a former rectory in the village of Warton, near Lancaster, Lancashire, England. Owned by the Yearron/Bell family and under the protection of English Heritage, it has been designated a Sche…

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  St Oswald's Vicarage, Warton · 0.4 km

  St Oswald's Vicarage is a historic building in the English village of Warton, Lancashire. Largely built in 1823, it was formerly the clergy house for the nearby St Oswald's Church. It is now a Grade I listed building.…

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  St Oswald's Church, Warton · 0.4 km

  St Oswald's Church is in the village of Warton, Lancashire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tunstall, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn. Its benefice is unit…

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  Hyning Scout Wood · 0.9 km

  Hyning Scout Wood is a wood between Yealand Conyers and Warton in Lancashire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)