Property market | £222,692 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Liverpool (49.0 miles) | |
Broadband | 103.6mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 93.1% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 6.9% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 383 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 252 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Morecambe and Lunesdale level) | |
Community | Median age is 39.5 | Happiness is Above Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Crime | 6.0 burglaries per 1k people (Lancaster) | |
Commute (approx) | - Manchester Piccadilly (56 mins) | |
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£222,692 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Liverpool (49.0 miles) | |
103.6mbps average broadband speeds (very fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 39.5 | Happiness is Above Average for Lancashire, Average for UK | |
Ranked 383 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 252 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Morecambe and Lunesdale level) | |
6.0 burglaries per 1k people (Lancaster) | |
- Manchester Piccadilly (56 mins) | |
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Lower Heysham has one main store nearby, Tesco Heysham Express, Tesco Morecambe Heysham Road Express. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Duke of Rothesay, Old Hall Inn, Strawberry Gardens, The Bookmakers, The Royal Hotel. Regarding restaurants and other types of eateries, there are a few nearby, including: Anchor Housing, Masala Restaurant, Morecambe Tandoori Restaurant, The Old Barn, Tracy's Pies and Cakes. There are a few cafes and coffee shops nearby, including: Half Moon Bay Cafe, The Beach Cafe. Lower Heysham has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Lower Heysham has had a steep increase over the last few years and accelerating growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £362,841, which is up 6.7% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £222,692 (up 5.7% on last year) , a terraced house £181,367 (up 4.7% on last year) and a flat £119,903. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £576 per month. Property prices in Lower Heysham are a little higher than the average property prices across Lancashire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Lower Heysham, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the Lancashire region.
Property data is based on Lancaster level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Lower Heysham, or click here to browse the longer list of Lower Heysham property transactions from 2023.
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Lower Heysham has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2015. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Yes - 2015 |
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
West End Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Mossgate Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
Bay Leadership Academy | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (7/12/2017) | Ofsted Report Link | Morecambe | |
West End Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/23/2022) | 16 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Morecambe |
Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/13/2016) | Ofsted Report Link | Morecambe | |
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (11/28/2018) | Ofsted Report Link | Morecambe | |
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/13/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Morecambe | |
Mossgate Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (1/21/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Morecambe | |
Bay Leadership Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (10/13/2022) | 45 submissions 76.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Morecambe |
School | Type |
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Morecambe and Heysham Sandylands Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/12/2017) |
West End Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/23/2022) 16 submissions 100.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Trumacar Nursery and Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/13/2016) |
Heysham St Peter's Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (11/28/2018) |
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/13/2014) |
Mossgate Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (1/21/2015) |
Bay Leadership Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (10/13/2022) 45 submissions 76.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Lower Heysham | Commute options |
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Morecambe A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed +6% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 80 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (134 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 140 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 153 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 153 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - York (1 change(s) - 170 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Bare Lane A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +0% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 77 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (131 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 137 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 150 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 150 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - York (1 change(s) - 167 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Lancaster A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 5 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (63 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Birmingham New Street (126 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Leeds (125 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (144 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Glasgow Central (135 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - York (1 change(s) - 155 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Kents Bank A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +27% from the previous year. | 12 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 101 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 138 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 161 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 174 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 174 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Cark & Cartmel A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +16% from the previous year. | 13 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 105 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 142 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 165 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 178 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 178 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
Grange-over-Sands | 13 miles |
- Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 98 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 135 mins - Northern Trains) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 158 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 171 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 171 mins - Avanti West Coast) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Lancaster) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Lancaster residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 93.1% | 81.7% |
Asian | 3.6% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.5% | 2.9% |
Black | 0.9% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.9% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Morecambe and Lunesdale consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 11.7% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 10.9% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 9.4% | 383 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 19.2% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 6.8% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 15.0% | |
Routine occupations | 13.6% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 8.2% | 252 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 5.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Lancashire is average (67mbps). Lower Heysham is much faster than this, with average download speeds of 103.6mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Morecambe and Lunesdale level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 103.6 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 98.8% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.1% |
Crime stats were found at the Lancaster level:
Type | Lancaster | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 78 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 6 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 6 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 32 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Lower Heysham.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Cumbria and Lancashire | South Morecambe Bay | Warton, Carnforth, Crag Bank, Bolton-le-Sands, Hest Bank, Bare, Torrisholme, Great Hestham and Heysham Harbour |
Cumbria and Lancashire | Lune estuary | Aldcliffe Marsh, Heaton Marsh, Marsh, Greyhound Bridge, Skerton Bridge, Newton, Overton, Middleton, Glasson and Thurnham Moss |
Cumbria and Lancashire | Irish Sea | Sandylands, Middleton, Sunderland, Bank Houses, Hillam, Sand Side and Cockerham Moss |
Cumbria and Lancashire | Irish Sea | North Wharf, Fish Quay, South Quay and West Quay |
Cumbria and Lancashire | Irish Sea | Oxcliffe Hill Farm, Heaton, Bazil Point, Sunderland Point, Sunderland Brows Farm and Alderley Bank |
Cumbria and Lancashire | Irish Sea | Riverside Farm, Sunderland Brows Farm and Hawthorne Caravan Park |
Cumbria and Lancashire | Irish Sea | Marine Road West and Sandylands Promenade |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Lower Heysham, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Hot property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £222,692 Detached: £362,841 | 78 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 | 9.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Clitheroe, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £273,093 Detached: £452,557 | 40 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 14.5% residents in higher managerial positions 5.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Lancaster, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £222,692 Detached: £362,841 | 78 | Primary: 13Secondary: 7 | 9.4% residents in higher managerial positions 8.2% residents long-term unemployed |
Penwortham, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £200,211 Detached: £327,899 | 89 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 | 13.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Lower Heysham, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Very fast broadband Hot property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £222,692 Detached: £362,841 | 78 | Primary: 6Secondary: 1 |
Clitheroe, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Low Crime Hot property market | Semi-detached: £273,093 Detached: £452,557 | 40 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
Lancaster, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £222,692 Detached: £362,841 | 78 | Primary: 13Secondary: 7 |
Penwortham, Lancashire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £200,211 Detached: £327,899 | 89 | Primary: 16Secondary: 7 |
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