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Spruce Avenue, Lancaster

MyStreetCheck free street report: Spruce Avenue, Lancaster · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/lancaster-lancashire/spruce-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for LA1 5LB.

Average price (last 12 months)
£315,000
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£255,081
32 sales
Price range
£120k – £465k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 Jun 2026
LA1 5LB

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At a glance

House prices£315k average32% above the Lancaster average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station24 min walkLancaster station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 2 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband62% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold62% leaseholdAcross 34 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

32 property sales on Spruce Avenue, Lancaster have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £315,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £195,205. Average sale prices rose from £188,000 in 2016 to £336,667 in 2026 (+79%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 32% above the Lancaster average of £239,488 over the same period. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 63% flat, 22% detached, 13% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Spruce Avenue range from £120,000 to £465,000. 38% of homes sold here were freehold and 62% leasehold. Of 154 streets in Lancaster with at least two sales in the last year, Spruce Avenue ranks 29th for average price.

House prices on Spruce Avenue compared

Spruce Avenue£315,000
LA1 postcode area£219,176
Lancaster£239,488
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all LA1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £188,000 (5 sales)2016£188k2018: £297,367 (3 sales)2018£297k2019: £264,167 (3 sales)2019£264k2020: £276,750 (2 sales)2020£277k2021: £282,000 (3 sales)2021£282k2023: £240,375 (4 sales)2023£240k2024: £275,000 (3 sales)2024£275k2025: £223,667 (6 sales)2025£224k2026: £336,667 (3 sales)2026£337k

Tenure: 38% freehold and 62% leasehold across 34 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat20£195,20522 Jun 2026
Detached7£411,0711 May 2026
Terraced4£274,00019 Feb 2026
Semi-detached1£285,0005 Oct 2020

Sold prices on Spruce Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
57, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 22 Jun 2026£235,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 1 May 2026£450,000 DetachedFreehold
48, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 19 Feb 2026£325,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 1 Dec 2025£250,000 FlatLeasehold
79, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 2 Jun 2025£210,000 FlatLeasehold
81, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 31 Mar 2025£345,000 FlatLeasehold
73, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 14 Mar 2025£205,000 FlatLeasehold
29, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 28 Feb 2025£145,000 FlatLeasehold
63, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 3 Jan 2025£187,000 FlatLeasehold
51, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 13 Dec 2024£180,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 22 Aug 2024£465,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 8 Mar 2024£180,000 FlatLeasehold
33, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 16 Nov 2023£153,500 FlatLeasehold
67, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 28 Sep 2023£210,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 23 Feb 2023£385,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 27 Jan 2023£213,000 FlatLeasehold
65, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 18 May 2021£160,000 OtherLeasehold
30, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 30 Mar 2021£445,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 26 Feb 2021£121,000 FlatLeasehold
44, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 10 Feb 2021£280,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 30 Nov 2020£268,500 TerracedFreehold
38, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 5 Oct 2020£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
19, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 5 Nov 2019£368,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 25 Jul 2019£120,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 31 May 2019£304,500 DetachedFreehold
22, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 28 Feb 2019£300,000 DetachedFreehold
53, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 26 Oct 2018£192,100 FlatLeasehold
47, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 31 Aug 2018£240,000 FlatLeasehold
32, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 15 Aug 2018£460,000 DetachedFreehold
35, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 21 Dec 2016£195,000 FlatLeasehold
49, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 29 Mar 2016£170,000 FlatLeasehold
53, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 11 Mar 2016£162,500 FlatLeasehold
48, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 4 Mar 2016£222,500 TerracedFreehold
73, Spruce Avenue LA1 5LB 15 Jan 2016£190,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
48, Spruce Avenue £222,500 (Mar 2016) → £325,000 (Feb 2026) +46%
over 10 yrs
47, Spruce Avenue £240,000 (Aug 2018) → £250,000 (Dec 2025) +4%
over 7 yrs
73, Spruce Avenue £190,000 (Jan 2016) → £205,000 (Mar 2025) +8%
over 9 yrs
22, Spruce Avenue £300,000 (Feb 2019) → £304,500 (May 2019) → £465,000 (Aug 2024) +55%
over 5 yrs
31, Spruce Avenue £120,000 (Jul 2019) → £180,000 (Mar 2024) +50%
over 5 yrs
33, Spruce Avenue £121,000 (Feb 2021) → £153,500 (Nov 2023) +27%
over 3 yrs
53, Spruce Avenue £162,500 (Mar 2016) → £192,100 (Oct 2018) +18%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Spruce Avenue

Crime

126 crimes were reported within about a mile of Spruce Avenue in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences34
Anti-social behaviour24
Vehicle crime13
Shoplifting11
Criminal damage & arson10
Other theft7

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Spruce Avenue is in or near 6 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • South Morecambe Bay area Flood alert area
  • Lune estuary south west of Lancaster Flood alert area
  • Coast from Heysham to Cockerham Flood alert area
  • Lower River Lune and Conder Flood alert area
  • Burrow Beck at Lancaster, around Canterbury Ave, Cranwell Ave and Bowerham Road Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Spruce Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Jamea Al Kauthar 261 pupils Other independent school 11–25 Report 0.1 mi
Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School 220 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
Ripley St Thomas Church of England Academy 1,755 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–18 Outstanding Report 0.5 mi
Stepping Stones School 22 pupils Pupil referral unit 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
Moorside Primary School 570 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster 207 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Outstanding Report 0.6 mi
Bowerham Primary & Nursery School 498 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School 1,038 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 1.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Lancaster station 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Bare Lane station 3.3 mi · 1 hr 6 min walk
  • Morecambe station 3.9 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Islamic College (o/s, Ashton Road) 3 min walk
  • Islamic College (opp, Ashton Road) 3 min walk
  • Rutland Avenue (opp, Scotforth Road) 4 min walk
  • Hall Park (by, Scotforth Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Queen Square Medical Practice
    2 Queen Square, Lancaster · 1.0 mi
  • Lancaster Medical Practice
    8 Dalton Square, Lancaster · 1.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Booths Booths Scotforth · 0.3 mi
  • Spar Spar - Greaves · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar - Bowerham Road · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Lancster Bowerham Express · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Higher Greaves Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Bowerham Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Pointer Court Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Morecambe Bay Primary Care Trust · 0.6 mi
  • Royal Lancaster Infirmary · 0.7 mi
  • Malmin Orthodontics (lancaster) · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned51.3%62.5%
Private rented31.2%20.3%
Social rented17.5%17.1%
Households747

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6473.9%64.1%
Aged 65+14.5%18.6%
Residents1,770

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)62%80%
Gigabit-capable62%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks86%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network99%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks98%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks91%92%

Share of homes across Lancaster with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Spruce Avenue

Ethnic group

HereLancaster
White74.6%93.1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh20.3%3.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.1%1.5%
Other ethnic group1.6%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.4%0.9%

Religion

HereLancaster
Christian41.4%51.8%
No religion33.7%38.1%
Muslim15.2%1.9%
Not answered7.9%6.6%
Hindu1.1%0.4%
Other religion0.4%0.6%
Buddhist0.2%0.4%
Jewish0.1%0.1%

Country of birth

HereLancaster
Born in the UK83.7%90.5%
Born outside the UK16.3%9.5%

Highest qualification

HereLancaster
Level 4 qualifications and above39.8%32.3%
Level 3 qualifications20.2%22.6%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%12.5%
No qualifications13%15.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.1%8.6%
Apprenticeship3.9%5.7%
Other qualifications1.8%2.5%

General health

HereLancaster
Very good health47.9%46.5%
Good health34.9%34.2%
Fair health11.9%13.7%
Bad health4%4.3%
Very bad health1.4%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereLancaster
1 car or van in household47.1%43.2%
No cars or vans in household33.7%22.7%
2 cars or vans in household15.5%25.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.6%8.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Lancaster.

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