Lancaster in figures

A profile of Lancaster from official statistics: 11 figures in 4 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Lancaster was 145,237 in 2025, down 0.1% from 2024.

Population145,2372025Down 0.1% from 2024
Population aged 65 and over21.5%2025Up 0.5 percentage points from 2024
Foreign-born population share9.5%2021No 2020 figure to compare
Net domestic migration, July to June1182025Compared with -647 in 2024
136K138K140K142K144K146K201120142017202020252011: 137,823 persons2012: 138,452 persons2013: 138,695 persons2014: 138,469 persons2015: 138,102 persons2016: 138,572 persons2017: 138,678 persons2018: 138,995 persons2019: 139,795 persons2020: 140,881 persons2021: 142,351 persons2022: 144,594 persons2023: 145,458 persons2024: 145,332 persons2025: 145,237 persons136K138K140K142K144K146K20112016202120252011: 137,823 persons2012: 138,452 persons2013: 138,695 persons2014: 138,469 persons2015: 138,102 persons2016: 138,572 persons2017: 138,678 persons2018: 138,995 persons2019: 139,795 persons2020: 140,881 persons2021: 142,351 persons2022: 144,594 persons2023: 145,458 persons2024: 145,332 persons2025: 145,237 persons
Population, 2011 to 2025. persons. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Population and demography statistics and rankings

Economy

Gross domestic product (GDP) in Lancaster (pounds sterling) was £4.73 billion (provisional) in 2024, up 5.6% from 2023.

Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling£4.73 billion2024, provisionalUp 5.6% from 2023
GDP per head, pounds sterling£32,5912024, provisionalUp 5.7% from 2023
1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020002004200820122016202020242000: 1,801 GBP million2001: 1,841 GBP million2002: 1,977 GBP million2003: 2,215 GBP million2004: 2,378 GBP million2005: 2,559 GBP million2006: 2,715 GBP million2007: 2,809 GBP million2008: 2,865 GBP million2009: 2,560 GBP million2010: 2,578 GBP million2011: 2,636 GBP million2012: 2,716 GBP million2013: 2,902 GBP million2014: 2,972 GBP million2015: 3,140 GBP million2016: 3,152 GBP million2017: 3,193 GBP million2018: 3,223 GBP million2019: 3,369 GBP million2020: 3,371 GBP million2021: 3,546 GBP million2022: 3,977 GBP million2023: 4,474 GBP million2024: 4,726 GBP million1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0002000200920242000: 1,801 GBP million2001: 1,841 GBP million2002: 1,977 GBP million2003: 2,215 GBP million2004: 2,378 GBP million2005: 2,559 GBP million2006: 2,715 GBP million2007: 2,809 GBP million2008: 2,865 GBP million2009: 2,560 GBP million2010: 2,578 GBP million2011: 2,636 GBP million2012: 2,716 GBP million2013: 2,902 GBP million2014: 2,972 GBP million2015: 3,140 GBP million2016: 3,152 GBP million2017: 3,193 GBP million2018: 3,223 GBP million2019: 3,369 GBP million2020: 3,371 GBP million2021: 3,546 GBP million2022: 3,977 GBP million2023: 4,474 GBP million2024: 4,726 GBP million
Gross domestic product (GDP), pounds sterling, 2000 to 2024. GBP million. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5).

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Average house price in Lancaster (pounds sterling) was £202,966 (provisional) in July 2026, up 4.9% from July 2025.

Average house price, pounds sterling£202,966July 2026, provisionalUp 4.9% from July 2025
House price annual change, monthly4.9%July 2026, provisionalUp 7.5 percentage points from July 2025
Average monthly private rent, pounds sterling£823August 2026, provisionalUp 6.3% from August 2025
160K170K180K190K200K210K2021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-072021-07: 165,492 GBP2021-08: 167,410 GBP2021-09: 167,297 GBP2021-10: 171,264 GBP2021-11: 173,026 GBP2021-12: 174,081 GBP2022-01: 176,767 GBP2022-02: 176,586 GBP2022-03: 176,023 GBP2022-04: 176,213 GBP2022-05: 179,277 GBP2022-06: 182,180 GBP2022-07: 185,053 GBP2022-08: 185,308 GBP2022-09: 188,219 GBP2022-10: 189,493 GBP2022-11: 193,955 GBP2022-12: 192,667 GBP2023-01: 191,669 GBP2023-02: 191,570 GBP2023-03: 188,901 GBP2023-04: 186,738 GBP2023-05: 182,268 GBP2023-06: 185,402 GBP2023-07: 190,310 GBP2023-08: 195,618 GBP2023-09: 199,136 GBP2023-10: 198,896 GBP2023-11: 198,663 GBP2023-12: 194,460 GBP2024-01: 190,958 GBP2024-02: 189,721 GBP2024-03: 188,767 GBP2024-04: 190,305 GBP2024-05: 193,339 GBP2024-06: 195,619 GBP2024-07: 198,674 GBP2024-08: 193,416 GBP2024-09: 197,012 GBP2024-10: 197,121 GBP2024-11: 200,503 GBP2024-12: 196,403 GBP2025-01: 193,498 GBP2025-02: 194,163 GBP2025-03: 194,865 GBP2025-04: 192,994 GBP2025-05: 191,793 GBP2025-06: 190,485 GBP2025-07: 193,469 GBP2025-08: 194,831 GBP2025-09: 196,266 GBP2025-10: 199,399 GBP2025-11: 198,447 GBP2025-12: 199,664 GBP2026-01: 197,854 GBP2026-02: 197,240 GBP2026-03: 194,744 GBP2026-04: 192,888 GBP2026-05: 194,817 GBP2026-06: 199,664 GBP2026-07: 202,966 GBP160K170K180K190K200K210K2021-072023-042025-012026-072021-07: 165,492 GBP2021-08: 167,410 GBP2021-09: 167,297 GBP2021-10: 171,264 GBP2021-11: 173,026 GBP2021-12: 174,081 GBP2022-01: 176,767 GBP2022-02: 176,586 GBP2022-03: 176,023 GBP2022-04: 176,213 GBP2022-05: 179,277 GBP2022-06: 182,180 GBP2022-07: 185,053 GBP2022-08: 185,308 GBP2022-09: 188,219 GBP2022-10: 189,493 GBP2022-11: 193,955 GBP2022-12: 192,667 GBP2023-01: 191,669 GBP2023-02: 191,570 GBP2023-03: 188,901 GBP2023-04: 186,738 GBP2023-05: 182,268 GBP2023-06: 185,402 GBP2023-07: 190,310 GBP2023-08: 195,618 GBP2023-09: 199,136 GBP2023-10: 198,896 GBP2023-11: 198,663 GBP2023-12: 194,460 GBP2024-01: 190,958 GBP2024-02: 189,721 GBP2024-03: 188,767 GBP2024-04: 190,305 GBP2024-05: 193,339 GBP2024-06: 195,619 GBP2024-07: 198,674 GBP2024-08: 193,416 GBP2024-09: 197,012 GBP2024-10: 197,121 GBP2024-11: 200,503 GBP2024-12: 196,403 GBP2025-01: 193,498 GBP2025-02: 194,163 GBP2025-03: 194,865 GBP2025-04: 192,994 GBP2025-05: 191,793 GBP2025-06: 190,485 GBP2025-07: 193,469 GBP2025-08: 194,831 GBP2025-09: 196,266 GBP2025-10: 199,399 GBP2025-11: 198,447 GBP2025-12: 199,664 GBP2026-01: 197,854 GBP2026-02: 197,240 GBP2026-03: 194,744 GBP2026-04: 192,888 GBP2026-05: 194,817 GBP2026-06: 199,664 GBP2026-07: 202,966 GBP
Average house price, pounds sterling, July 2021 to July 2026. GBP. Source: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file).

Sources: HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file); HM Land Registry (United Kingdom), UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file); Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Active enterprises in Lancaster were 4,525 in 2024, down 1.8% from 2023.

Active enterprises4,5252024Down 1.8% from 2023
Enterprise births3952024Down 8.1% from 2023
4,5004,5504,6004,6504,7004,7502019202020212022202320242019: 4,580 count2020: 4,580 count2021: 4,630 count2022: 4,715 count2023: 4,610 count2024: 4,525 count4,5004,5504,6004,6504,7004,7502019202120242019: 4,580 count2020: 4,580 count2021: 4,630 count2022: 4,715 count2023: 4,610 count2024: 4,525 count
Active enterprises, 2019 to 2024. count. Source: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country.

Sources: Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country; Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom), Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: all ages, both sexes, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=200&measures=20100&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  2. Office for National Statistics. Population estimates, local authority based by single year of age: aged 65 and over, both sexes, percent of all ages, mid-year (ONS, Nomis NM_2002_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2002_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&gender=0&c_age=209&measures=20301&time=2011,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  3. Office for National Statistics. Census 2021, TS004 Country of birth: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, percent, 100 minus the published share born in the United Kingdom (ONS, Nomis NM_2024_1). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_2024_1.data.json?geography=TYPE480,TYPE424&c2021_cob_12=1&measures=20301&time=2021,latest. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  4. Office for National Statistics. Mid-year population estimates, components of change for UK local authorities: net internal migration, mid-year to mid-year (ONS, MYEB3). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/datasets/populationestimatesforukenglandandwalesscotlandandnorthernireland/mid2011tomid2025. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  5. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP at current market prices, pounds million (ONS, Table 5). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  6. Office for National Statistics. Regional gross domestic product: local authorities, GDP per head at current market prices, pounds (ONS, Table 7). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/datasets/regionalgrossdomesticproductlocalauthorities/1998to2024. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  7. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, pounds (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  8. HM Land Registry. UK House Price Index: annual change in the average price, all property types, not seasonally adjusted, percent (HM Land Registry, Average price file). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://publicdata.landregistry.gov.uk/market-trend-data/house-price-index-data/Average-prices-2026-07.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  9. Office for National Statistics. Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics, Table 1: rental price, all property types, pounds per month (ONS). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/datasets/priceindexofprivaterentsukmonthlypricestatistics/16september2026. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  10. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 3.1a to 3.1d: count of active enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  11. Office for National Statistics. Business demography, UK, Tables 1.1a to 1.1d: count of births of new enterprises by district, county and unitary authority within region and country. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/business/activitysizeandlocation/datasets/businessdemographyreferencetable. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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