LA5 8EW

a postcode in Lancashire

Introduced in January 1980

LA5 8EW	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with LA5 8EW

Westfield Drive - 30 properties, USRN 19702232

St Nicholas Lane - 1 property, USRN 19702230

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.1132 / 54°6'47"N

Longitude: -2.79 / 2°47'23"W

UTM Reference: 30U 513729 5996135

OS Easting: 348454

OS Northing: 468877

OS Grid: SD484688

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR 8NYW.S9

Mapcode Global: WH83V.3WP4

Open Location Code: 9C6V4676+72

Maidenhead Locator System: IO84oc57

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

rural town
a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a2

Retired Professionals
Spacious Rural Living
Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28221 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LA5 8EW on Thursday 11 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:01
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:44
Sunrise	04:38
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:10
Sunset	21:43
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:37
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:19

Hours of daylight today	04:08 to 22:13
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:13 to 04:08
Moon Phase	Waning Crescent
Moon Rises	01:04
Moon sets	16:36

For a full sun and moon calendar for LA5 8EW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LA5 8EW

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
17 May 2024	21 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£238,000
12 October 2023	10 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£175,000
14 November 2022	11 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£182,000
1 June 2021	8 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Detached	Freehold	£210,000
29 March 2021	7 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
5 June 2020	35 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Detached	Freehold	£170,000
23 July 2018	29 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,000
11 December 2017	1 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£159,000
1 December 2017	6 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Detached	Freehold	£205,000
25 May 2017	27 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£120,000
9 January 2017	15 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£205,000
26 September 2014	3 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£145,000
17 September 2014	19 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£210,000
6 February 2014	6 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Detached	Freehold	£182,000
30 November 2011	4 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£145,000
30 June 2010	2 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,000
8 April 2010	6 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Detached	Freehold	£168,000
14 July 2009	25 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Detached	Freehold	£162,500
27 November 2007	15 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£193,500
15 January 2007	25 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Detached	Freehold	£120,000
16 January 2006	19 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£129,950
6 August 2004	17 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£145,000
13 May 2004	27 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£130,000
27 April 2004	23 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£133,000
8 January 2004	31 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Detached	Freehold	£55,000
18 December 2003	17 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£125,000
7 November 2003	27 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£99,000
9 May 2003	1 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£117,500
22 June 2000	21 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£54,000
26 November 1999	11 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£52,500
26 April 1996	17 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£40,000
7 April 1995	1 Westfield Drive, Bolton Le Sands, Carnforth LA5 8EW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£55,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LA5 8EW

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Morecambe and Lunesdale

MP

Lizzi Collinge Labour

Lancashire County Council

County council electoral division

Morecambe North

Councillor

Russell Walsh Reform UK

Lancaster City Council

District council ward

Bolton & Slyne

Councillors

Keith Budden Conservative

Paul Newton Conservative

John Wild Conservative

LA5 8EW also falls within the Civil Parish of Bolton-le-Sands, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LA5 8EW

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00127335		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01025090	Lancaster 003B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02005223	Lancaster 003	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04005179	Bolton-le-Sands	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E05014886	Bolton & Slyne	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E07000121	Lancaster	Non-metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E10000017	Lancashire	Counties	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000002	North West	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001372	Morecambe and Lunesdale	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000003	Lancashire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000076	Lancaster & Morecambe	Travel to Work Areas	Other	1 January 2009	ONS
E33008353		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000019	Lancashire	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	13 April 2011	BEIS
E38000228	NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB - 01K	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000010	North West	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E54000048	NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000018	Lancashire and South Cumbria	Cancer Alliances	Health	14 February 2017	NHS England
E58000791	Morecambe North ED	County Electoral Divisions	Electoral	4 May 2017	DLUHC
E63007627	Bolton-le-Sands	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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