Cumberland
LA18 house prices in Cumberland
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Cumberland, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£117,250
Range £50,000–£275,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Nov 2024 and 24 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in LA18: the typical (median) sold price is £117,250, well below the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). LA18 is a quiet market, with about 12 recorded sales a month. By property type, 68% were terraced homes (typically £95,000) and 16% were semi-detached homes (typically £158,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,511 a year: Cumberland's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cumberland, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on LA18: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
Only about 12 sales a month sell in LA18, which gives us little to generalise from, so read the middle figure with caution and the individual sales with interest.
For sellers, £117,250 is only the middle of a market that runs from £50,000 to £275,000, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; cash buyers typically offer around 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote), which only makes sense if certainty is worth that much to you.
Sell houseWhen buying here, on price, LA18 is well below the UK average, so ask what is behind the lower prices before you assume a bargain.
Do your own homework first: planning history nearby (39 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,511 a year), then hand the title to your conveyancer.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free LA18 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
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At a glance
LA18 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£117,250
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
11.7
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,511
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in LA18
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in LA18 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £290,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £38,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 35 | £290,000 | £206,000–£421,000 |
| Semi-detached | 39 | £158,000 | £88,300–£240,000 |
| Terraced | 161 | £95,000 | £48,000–£160,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 3 | £38,500 | £38,500–£102,100 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Nov 2024 and 24 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in LA18
The quarterly typical price fell 21.4%, from £144,750 in Q4 2024 (30 sales) to £113,750 in Q3 2026 (14 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £144,750 | 30 |
| Q1 2025 | £135,000 | 47 |
| Q2 2025 | £109,000 | 19 |
| Q3 2025 | £114,000 | 51 |
| Q4 2025 | £115,500 | 40 |
| Q1 2026 | £108,750 | 22 |
| Q2 2026 | £83,500 | 27 |
| Q3 2026 | £113,750 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Nov 2024 and 24 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of LA18 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most LA18 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £50,000 and £275,000, around a typical £117,250.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Nov 2024 and 24 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in LA18
Terraced homes were 68% of recorded sales (161 of 238). 98% of sales were freehold and 2% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached15%
- Semi-detached16%
- Terraced68%
- Flat / maisonette1%
Tenure
- Freehold98%
- Leasehold2%
See the figures
246 freehold (98%) and 4 leasehold (2%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in LA18. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 12 Nov 2024 and 24 Aug 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.
13, WASDALE ROAD, MILLOM
£82,500 (2025)£140,000 (2026)+69.7% over 0.8 yrs (+87.2%/yr)
22, CHURCHILL DRIVE, MILLOM
£110,000 (2025)£125,000 (2026)+13.6% over 1.1 yrs (+12%/yr)
41, WELLINGTON STREET, MILLOM
£37,000 (2025)£45,000 (2025)+21.6% over 0.6 yrs (+39.7%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where LA18 sits in Cumberland
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in LA18
2, PALMERS LANE, MILLOM
Terraced · Freehold · 24 Aug 2026
£205,000
MAYFIELD, NORTH LANE, MILLOM
Detached · Freehold · 21 Aug 2026
£369,000
13, WASDALE ROAD, MILLOM
Terraced · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£140,000
16, POOLSIDE, MILLOM
Terraced · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£142,000
33, HOLBORN HILL, MILLOM
Terraced · Freehold · 12 Aug 2026
£110,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). LA18 includes the Millom ward.
In plain English
What the Cumberland (LA18) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £290,000 against £95,000 for terraced homes: about 3.1 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £50,000 and £275,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (98%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 12 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 12 November 2024 and 24 August 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 LA18
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 LA18
£2,511
Band D a year in Cumberland, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,674 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,953 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,232 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,511 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,069 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,627 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,186 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,023 |
These are Cumberland's charges for 2026-27, the authority LA18 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 Cumberland · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near LA18
6
open schools within 3 km, nearest Millom School.
All schools
Millom School
Middle deemed secondary · Local authority maintained schools · LA18 5AB
479 m
Good · 2022
Black Combe Junior School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LA18 5DT
735 m
Good · 2019
St James' Catholic Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LA18 4AS
964 m
Good · 2014
Parkview Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority maintained schools · LA18 4LE
969 m
Good · 2014
Millom Infant School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LA18 4LP
1.0 km
Inadequate · 2023
Haverigg Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LA18 4HA
2.2 km
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 LA18 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 6 open schools within 3 km, 6 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near LA18
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 LA18
39
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 24 July 2026.
Recent applications
Copeland/4/26/2176/HPAEPermitted
252 m
PRIOR APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
Received 2026-06-05 · decided 2026-07-16
Copeland/4/26/2160/HPAEPermitted
421 m
PRIOR APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION WITH FLAT ROOF
Received 2026-05-27 · decided 2026-07-02
Copeland/4/26/2133/0F1Permitted
305 m
REPLACE EXISTING 2.2 METRE HIGH WOODEN FENCE ON NORTHERN BOUNDARY WITH A 2.3 METRE HIGH BRICK WALL
Received 2026-04-29 · decided 2026-06-23
Copeland/4/26/2126/0F1Permitted
455 m
INSTALLATION OF A 12M MONOPOLE WHICH WILL SUPPORT 1NO. OMNI ANTENNA AT A MEAN HEIGHT OF 13.83M ALONG WITH ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT THERETO INCLUDING GPS MODULE, 1NO. COLLINEAR ANTENNA AND 1NO. CABINET TOGETHER WITH GROUND WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING RETAINING WALLS, ACCESS STEPS AND FENCING
Received 2026-04-21 · decided 2026-06-12
Copeland/4/26/2102/DOCPermitted
465 m
DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS 3, 4 AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN OF PLANNING APPLICATION 4/25/2344/0F1
Received 2026-04-01 · decided 2026-05-13
Copeland/4/25/2344/0F1Permitted
482 m
PROPOSED NEW ACCESS ROAD FOR MAINTENANCE VEHICLES AND DISABLED PARKING & IMPROVEMENTS TO PEDESTRIAN & CYCLE ROUTES FROM SALTHOUSE ROAD TO THE COMMUNITY LEISURE CENTRE
Received 2025-10-13 · decided 2026-02-06
Applications are matched within 500 m of the LA18 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 LA18 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 39 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 24 July 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for LA18
Decile 4 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 LA18 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 2 to decile 5, with a median of decile 4 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
LA18 5EG, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 4 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 LA18 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in LA18: 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 LA18, band by band
Cumberland's council tax for 2026-27 set against the LA18 median sold price of £117,250 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCumberland | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £117,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,674 | £140 | 1.43% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,953 | £163 | 1.67% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,232 | £186 | 1.90% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,511 | £209 | 2.14% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,069 | £256 | 2.62% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,627 | £302 | 3.09% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,186 | £349 | 3.57% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,023 | £419 | 4.28% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the LA18 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 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Cumberland, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in LA18 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 244 distinct addresses in the records we hold for LA18. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
2, PALMERS LANE, MILLOM
LA18 5EG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£205,000
2026-08-24
MAYFIELD, NORTH LANE, MILLOM
LA18 4LY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£369,000
2026-08-21
13, WASDALE ROAD, MILLOM
LA18 4JJ · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£140,000
2026-08-20
16, POOLSIDE, MILLOM
LA18 4HW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£142,000
2026-08-17
33, HOLBORN HILL, MILLOM
LA18 5BH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£110,000
2026-08-12
143, ALBERT STREET, MILLOM
LA18 4AD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£89,995
2026-08-11
3, MARKET STREET, MILLOM
LA18 4AH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£110,000
2026-08-07
31, SURREY STREET, MILLOM
LA18 4LH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£47,000
2026-08-07
11, MAIN STREET, MILLOM
LA18 5LP · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£140,000
2026-08-06
7, MILL PARK, MILLOM
LA18 5HW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£170,000
2026-07-21
95, ALBERT STREET, MILLOM
LA18 4AD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£108,000
2026-07-17
126, HOLBORN HILL, MILLOM
LA18 5BW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£50,000
2026-07-15
27 - 29, LAPSTONE ROAD, MILLOM
LA18 4BT · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£65,000
2026-07-15
158, ALBERT STREET, MILLOM
LA18 4AB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£117,500
2026-07-08
COACH HOUSE, MILLOM
LA18 4NN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£118,000
2026-06-30
14, NELSON STREET, MILLOM
LA18 4DW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£39,999
2026-06-30
56, LONSDALE ROAD, MILLOM
LA18 4AR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£145,000
2026-06-29
54, HUDDLESTON ROAD, MILLOM
LA18 5AH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£158,000
2026-06-24
37, MARKET STREET, MILLOM
LA18 4AH · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£77,500
2026-06-19
5, SETTLE STREET, MILLOM
LA18 5AR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£90,000
2026-06-19
73, HOLBORN HILL, MILLOM
LA18 5BL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£62,500
2026-06-19
20, POOLSIDE, MILLOM
LA18 4HW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£225,000
2026-06-05
27, HOPE STREET, MILLOM
LA18 4JW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£65,000
2026-05-29
88, LAPSTONE ROAD, MILLOM
LA18 4BZ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£180,000
2026-05-29
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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Postcode districts near LA18
The closest districts to LA18 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in LA16 (Askam-in-Furness) 3.5 miles
- House prices in LA17 (Kirkby-in-Furness) 4.4 miles
- House prices in LA15 (Dalton-in-Furness) 5.7 miles
- House prices in LA20 (Broughton-in-Furness) 6.1 miles
- House prices in LA14 (Barrow-in-Furness) 6.9 miles
- House prices in LA19 (Millom) 7 miles
- House prices in LA13 (Barrow-in-Furness) 7.4 miles
- House prices in LA12 (Ulverston) 7.8 miles
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Data sources
Every LA18 figure is official and dated
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.