Westmorland and Furness
LA17 house prices in Westmorland and Furness
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Westmorland and Furness, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£242,750
Range £126,120–£446,500 · 130 real sales
- Real sales
- 130
- 12-month change
- +12.1%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Jan 2020 and 29 Jul 2026.
Summary
House prices in LA17: the typical (median) sold price is £242,750, below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is up 12.1%, comparing 13 sales with 24, so a handful of homes can swing it. LA17 is a quiet market, with about 2 recorded sales a month. By property type, 36% were terraced homes (typically £165,000) and 33% were detached homes (typically £297,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,508 a year: Westmorland and Furness's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Westmorland and Furness, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on LA17: a quiet market, so take your time
Only about 2 sales a month sell in LA17, so the median can look stronger than the market really is.
If you are selling, most LA17 sales sit between £126,120 and £446,500, which makes £242,750 a blunt instrument, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; if certainty matters more than price, a quick cash sale usually means accepting about 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote).
Sell houseIf you are buying, on price, LA17 is below the UK average, but prices are rising, so check that an asking price is not racing ahead of recent sold homes.
On any LA17 home we would check what has been applied for nearby (24 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,508 a year), and ask a conveyancer to read the title.
For what the averages cannot tell you, the free LA17 OfferCheck brings flood, crime, planning and council tax together.
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At a glance
LA17 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£242,750
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
1.7
Across 130 sales
12-month change
+12.1%
+12.1% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,508
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in LA17
These 130 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in LA17
The quarterly typical price rose 7.8%, from £255,000 in Q4 2024 (6 sales) to £275,000 in Q3 2026 (1 sale).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £255,000 | 6 |
| Q1 2025 | £220,000 | 7 |
| Q2 2025 | £249,000 | 6 |
| Q3 2025 | £290,000 | 7 |
| Q4 2025 | £287,500 | 4 |
| Q1 2026 | £225,000 | 3 |
| Q2 2026 | £139,000 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | £275,000 | 1 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Jan 2020 and 29 Jul 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in LA17 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £297,500, and terraced the lowest at £165,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 40 | £297,500 | £189,500–£501,000 |
| Semi-detached | 35 | £250,000 | £124,869–£396,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 2 | £171,500 | £170,300–£172,700 |
| Terraced | 43 | £165,000 | £117,200–£279,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Jan 2020 and 29 Jul 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of LA17 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most LA17 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £126,120 and £446,500, around a typical £242,750.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Jan 2020 and 29 Jul 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in LA17
Terraced homes were 36% of recorded sales (43 of 120). 98% of sales were freehold and 2% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached33%
- Semi-detached29%
- Flat / maisonette2%
- Terraced36%
Tenure
- Freehold98%
- Leasehold2%
See the figures
128 freehold (98%) and 2 leasehold (2%) across the 130 most recent recorded sales in LA17, including 1 new-build sale. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 17 Jan 2020 and 29 Jul 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
BANK END HOUSE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
£532,500 (2021)£275,000 (2026)-48.4% over 4.7 yrs (-13.1%/yr)
COPP CROSS, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
£371,000 (2021)£520,000 (2026)+40.2% over 4.4 yrs (+8%/yr)
CHURCH COTTAGE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
£135,000 (2021)£260,000 (2025)+92.6% over 4.5 yrs (+15.9%/yr)
9, BURLINGTON CLOSE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
£190,000 (2022)£215,000 (2025)+13.2% over 2.5 yrs (+5.1%/yr)
QUINTA COTTAGE, SANDSIDE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
£115,000 (2020)£155,000 (2025)+34.8% over 4.3 yrs (+7.1%/yr)
CROSS BECK FARM, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
£416,500 (2023)£529,500 (2025)+27.1% over 2.1 yrs (+12%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where LA17 sits in Westmorland and Furness
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in LA17
BANK END HOUSE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
Detached · Freehold · 29 Jul 2026
£275,000
21, BURLINGTON CLOSE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
Semi-detached · Freehold · 24 Apr 2026
£139,000
GOSPEL HALL, SANDSIDE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
Other · Freehold · 25 Mar 2026
£225,000
THE PUNCH BOWL, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
Terraced · Freehold · 17 Mar 2026
£165,000
COPP CROSS, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
Detached · Freehold · 15 Jan 2026
£520,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). LA17 includes the Dalton North ward.
In plain English
What the Westmorland and Furness (LA17) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £297,500 against £165,000 for terraced homes: about 1.8 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £126,120 and £446,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (98%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
Only 130 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 2 recorded sales a month.
Based on 130 recorded sales between 17 January 2020 and 29 July 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on LA17
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in LA17
£2,508
Band D a year in Westmorland and Furness, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,672 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,951 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,229 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,508 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,065 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,623 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,180 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,016 |
These are Westmorland and Furness's charges for 2026-27, the authority LA17 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Westmorland and Furness · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near LA17
1
open school within 3 km, nearest Burlington CofE School.
All schools
Burlington CofE School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LA17 7UH
592 m
Good · 2023
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the LA17 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 1 open school within 3 km, 1 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near LA17
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around LA17
24
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 18 October 2026.
Recent applications
WestmorlandFurness/2026/1760/HOUUndecided
247 m
Demolition of existing rear outhouse, WC and wood store, and erection of a single-storey rear extension to provide a lobby, utility room, wet room, bedroom and sunroom.
Received 2026-09-08
WestmorlandFurness/SL/2022/0040Conditions
151 m
Two storey front porch extension & single storey rear kitchen extension
Received 2022-01-19 · decided 2022-02-28
WestmorlandFurness/SL/2018/0722Conditions
209 m
Single storey rear extension
Received 2018-08-15 · decided 2018-11-07
WestmorlandFurness/PN/2018/0006Permitted
298 m
Demolition of existing agricultural shed and replacement with modern steel portal frame implement shed
Received 2018-06-06 · decided 2018-08-15
WestmorlandFurness/SL/2018/0383Conditions
409 m
Conversion of outbuilding into holiday let accommodation
Received 2018-05-02 · decided 2018-08-06
WestmorlandFurness/SL/2018/0359Conditions
291 m
Single storey front extension
Received 2018-04-26 · decided 2018-07-13
Applications are matched within 500 m of the LA17 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for LA17 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 24 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 18 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for LA17
Decile 6 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled LA17 postcodes, deprivation runs all in decile 6, with a median of decile 6 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
LA17 7XF, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 6 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so LA17 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in LA17: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in LA17, band by band
Westmorland and Furness's council tax for 2026-27 set against the LA17 median sold price of £242,750 across 130 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearWestmorland and Furness | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £242,750 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,672 | £139 | 0.69% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,951 | £163 | 0.80% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,229 | £186 | 0.92% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,508 | £209 | 1.03% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,065 | £255 | 1.26% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,623 | £302 | 1.49% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,180 | £348 | 1.72% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,016 | £418 | 2.07% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the LA17 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 130 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Westmorland and Furness, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in LA17 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 113 distinct addresses in the records we hold for LA17. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
BANK END HOUSE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7XF · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£275,000
2026-07-29
21, BURLINGTON CLOSE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7UG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£139,000
2026-04-24
GOSPEL HALL, SANDSIDE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7UA · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£225,000
2026-03-25
THE PUNCH BOWL, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7TG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£165,000
2026-03-17
COPP CROSS, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7XZ · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£520,000
2026-01-15
CHURCH COTTAGE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7TQ · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£260,000
2025-11-27
6, HERSCHELL TERRACE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7TL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£185,000
2025-11-13
BARN END, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7TW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£410,000
2025-10-23
2, HERSCHELL TERRACE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7TL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2025-10-06
AURORA, ASKEW GATE BROW, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7TE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2025-08-19
2, MARSHSIDE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7UT · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2025-08-19
29, JUBILEE DRIVE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7AD · Semi-detached · Freehold · New build · 1 recorded sale
£290,000
2025-08-18
10, LONG ROW, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7UP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£235,000
2025-07-31
5, LONG ROW, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7UP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£242,500
2025-07-28
3, BECKSIDE COTTAGES, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7TQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2025-07-21
DOW CRAGG, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7UJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2025-07-01
LABURNUM COTTAGE, SCHOOL ROAD, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7TL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2025-06-26
BRIDGE END BARN, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7TW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£248,000
2025-06-20
24, BURLINGTON CLOSE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7UG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£120,000
2025-06-13
1, LONG ROW, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7UP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2025-05-27
9, BURLINGTON CLOSE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7UG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£215,000
2025-04-23
BURLINGTON HOUSE WEST, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7UW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£335,000
2025-04-23
QUINTA COTTAGE, SANDSIDE, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7UA · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£155,000
2025-03-28
CROSS BECK FARM, KIRKBY-IN-FURNESS
LA17 7TX · Other · Freehold · 3 recorded sales
£529,500
2025-03-24
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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- House prices in LA15 (Dalton-in-Furness) 5.8 miles
- House prices in LA13 (Barrow-in-Furness) 8.4 miles
- House prices in LA14 (Barrow-in-Furness) 8.7 miles
- House prices in LA19 (Millom) 9.1 miles
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Data sources
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Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.