West End
Ward in Lancaster, Lancashire, England
| Coordinates: | 54.065, -2.872 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 43 63 |
| Dialling code: | 01524 (Lancaster) |
The West End ward sits immediately west of Lancaster city centre in Lancashire. It’s largely residential - a mix of Victorian terraces and more recent housing - but benefits from proximity to the city’s shops, the Grand Theatre and Lancaster City Museum, and the waterways of the River Lune and the Lancaster Canal.
Historically shaped by 19th‑century expansion, the area today has a mixed social and economic profile with independent shops, pubs and active community groups alongside pockets of regeneration and conservation interest; the wider location also puts it within easy reach of the countryside and Morecambe Bay for coastal walks.
Postcode districts covering West End
Most populated places nearby
- Preston 21.3 miles34.3 km
- Blackpool 17.6 miles28.3 km
- Morecambe 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Lancaster 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Barrow-in-Furness 14.8 miles23.9 km
- Lytham St. Anne's 22.2 miles35.7 km
- Kendal 18.8 miles30.2 km
- Fleetwood 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Poulton-le-Fylde 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Heysham 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Cleveleys 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Clitheroe 23.5 miles37.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Heysham North Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Morecambe Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Poulton Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Westgate Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Heysham Central Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Heysham Built-up area 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Bare Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Heaton-with-Oxcliffe Parish 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Torrisholme Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Heysham South Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Scale Hall Ward 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Marsh Ward 2.6 miles4.1 km
Example postcodes in West End
LA4 4JA, LA3 1AH, LA4 4ND, LA4 4DZ, LA4 4PQ, LA4 4HS, LA4 4NY, LA3 1AF, LA3 1SB … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 50.6 miles81.4 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 51.1 miles82.3 km
- Morecambe Railway Station 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Bare Lane Railway Station 1.6 miles2.7 km
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Schools in West End
- West End Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Globe Arena Stadium 0.3 miles0.6 km
- Ashton Hall Estate 5 miles8.1 km
- Lancaster University University 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Holker Hall Estate 9.3 miles15 km
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Burns Quarry Wood Forest 11.6 miles18.6 km
- Highbury Stadium Stadium 12 miles19.3 km
- Forest of Bowland Forest 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Underley Hall Estate 14.9 miles24.1 km
- Claughton Estate 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Holker Street Stadium 15.2 miles24.5 km
- Terry Bank Estate 15.6 miles25 km