Lancaster: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£348,161

Semi-detached

£225,717

Terraced

£181,602

Flat or maisonette

£115,617

First-time buyers

£180,632

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  129,582 in 1991 → 145,006 in 2024 (+11.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £121,336 in 2005 → £202,966 in 2026 (+67.3%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £371 in 2008 → £567 in 2025 (+52.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  63.9% in 2004 → 71.1% in 2023 (+11.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.9% in 2001 → 2.9% in 2025 (0.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,508 in 1997 → £20,896 in 2024 (+145.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Lancaster; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Housing affordability · Housing5.7× earnings (April 2025) · 53rd lowest of 316
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.6 out of 10 (2022/23) · 87th highest of 363
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills71.4% (2023) · 116th highest of 348
• Home gas use · Environment9,456 kWh (2024/25) · 115th lowest of 347

Where it ranks worst

• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access95.1% (January 2026) · 351st highest of 361
• New homes · Housing3.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 277th highest of 296
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing42.9 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 269th lowest of 292
• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£567 (April 2025) · 327th highest of 359

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lancashire, which includes Lancaster.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.0 years · England 80.0 · 92nd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.0 years · England 83.8 · 92nd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.3 years · England 60.9 · 88th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)60.3 years · England 61.3 · 78th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)354.2 per 100k · England 321.0 · 88th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.5% · England 10.4 · 59th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)68.6% · England 64.6 · 112th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Lancashire, which includes Lancaster.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)64.1% · England 68.3 · 139th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)44.7 score · England 46.0 · 96th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.0% · England 5.8 · 104th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)24.9% · England 19.8 · 112th lowest of 153