Lancaster
LA5 house prices in Lancaster
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Lancaster, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£275,000
Range £137,450–£461,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Aug 2025 and 26 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in LA5: the typical (median) sold price is £275,000, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). LA5 is an active market, with about 20 recorded sales a month. By property type, 36% were detached homes (typically £367,998) and 32% were semi-detached homes (typically £268,500).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,503 a year: Lancaster's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Lancaster, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on LA5: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead
Roughly 20 homes a month change hands in LA5, so there is a fair body of evidence, but not enough of it for a trustworthy twelve-month trend.
When selling here, the spread in LA5 is wide, with most sales between £137,450 and £461,500, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; sales arrive at a steady pace, so there is no need to rush to a low price.
Sell houseFor buyers, LA5 sits close to the UK average for typical prices, so hold any asking price up against the sold homes of the same type.
Worth checking before you commit: planning history nearby (9 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,503 a year); your conveyancer should look at the title too.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free LA5 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
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At a glance
LA5 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£275,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
19.9
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,503
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in LA5
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in LA5 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £367,998, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £168,750.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 86 | £367,998 | £227,000–£567,000 |
| Semi-detached | 75 | £268,500 | £180,000–£367,300 |
| Terraced | 60 | £170,250 | £125,495–£338,650 |
| Flat / maisonette | 16 | £168,750 | £115,000–£377,500 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Aug 2025 and 26 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in LA5
The quarterly typical price rose 10.3%, from £292,475 in Q3 2025 (60 sales) to £322,500 in Q3 2026 (24 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | £292,475 | 60 |
| Q4 2025 | £257,500 | 81 |
| Q1 2026 | £275,000 | 31 |
| Q2 2026 | £250,000 | 54 |
| Q3 2026 | £322,500 | 24 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Aug 2025 and 26 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of LA5 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most LA5 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £137,450 and £461,500, around a typical £275,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Aug 2025 and 26 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in LA5
Detached homes were 36% of recorded sales (86 of 237). 92% of sales were freehold and 8% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached36%
- Semi-detached32%
- Terraced25%
- Flat / maisonette7%
Tenure
- Freehold92%
- Leasehold8%
See the figures
229 freehold (92%) and 21 leasehold (8%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in LA5, including 8 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 8 Aug 2025 and 26 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.
STATION BUILDINGS, WARTON ROAD, CARNFORTH
£80,000 (2025)£80,000 (2026)0% over 0.7 yrs (0%/yr)
13, OLD STATION LANE, CARNFORTH
£300,000 (2025)£405,000 (2026)+35% over 0.8 yrs (+46.5%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where LA5 sits in Lancaster
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in LA5
NICHOL RIDGE, 38, BLACK DYKE ROAD, CARNFORTH
Detached · Freehold · 26 Aug 2026
£815,000
30, GARDNER ROAD, CARNFORTH
Semi-detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£360,000
8, HAWTHORN ROAD, CARNFORTH
Detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£270,000
9, THE RISE, CARNFORTH
Semi-detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£325,000
4, COPPICE BROW, CARNFORTH
Detached · Freehold · 7 Aug 2026
£195,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). LA5 includes the Bolton & Slyne ward.
In plain English
What the Lancaster (LA5) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £367,998 against £168,750 for flats: about 2.2 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £137,450 and £461,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (92%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
- This is an active district: about 20 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 8 August 2025 and 26 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 LA5
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 LA5
£2,503
Band D a year in Lancaster, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,669 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,947 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,225 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,503 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,059 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,616 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,172 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,006 |
These are Lancaster's charges for 2026-27, the authority LA5 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 Lancaster · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near LA5
5
open schools within 3 km, nearest Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School.
All schools
Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LA5 9QU
1.6 km
Good · 2019
Carnforth Community Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LA5 9LQ
2.4 km
Good · 2024
Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LA5 9LJ
2.4 km
Good · 2013
Carnforth High School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · LA5 9LS
2.8 km
Good · 2013
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth
Primary · Academies · LA5 9LS
2.8 km
Not graded
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 LA5 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 5 open schools within 3 km, 4 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near LA5
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 LA5
9
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 17 October 2026.
Recent applications
Lancaster/24/0211/TPOPermitted
307 m
Ash Trees (G1) - Remove ash that have ash dieback.
Received 2024-10-29 · decided 2024-12-09
Lancaster/22/0215/TPOPermitted
251 m
Fell Ash T1-T6
Received 2022-11-18 · decided 2022-12-16
Lancaster/20/0201/TPOPermitted
251 m
Fell all ash within 1.5 metres of the crag face
Received 2020-10-11 · decided 2020-11-19
Lancaster/15/00833/CURejected
307 m
Change of use of land for the siting of 9 holiday lodges with associated parking
Received 2015-06-30 · decided 2015-11-18
Lancaster/14/01374/CURejected
315 m
Change of use of land previously used in connection with quarry for the siting of 10 holiday cabins
Received 2014-12-24 · decided 2015-03-03
Lancaster/14/00057/EIRPermitted
251 m
Screening request for change of use of land previously used in connection with quarry for the siting of 10 holiday cabins
Received 2013-12-30 · decided 2014-01-17
Applications are matched within 500 m of the LA5 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 9 held; run a live planning search for LA5 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 9 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 17 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for LA5
Decile 7 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 LA5 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 5 to decile 9, with a median of decile 7 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
LA5 8JF, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 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 LA5 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in LA5: 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 LA5, band by band
Lancaster's council tax for 2026-27 set against the LA5 median sold price of £275,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearLancaster | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £275,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,669 | £139 | 0.61% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,947 | £162 | 0.71% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,225 | £185 | 0.81% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,503 | £209 | 0.91% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,059 | £255 | 1.11% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,616 | £301 | 1.31% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,172 | £348 | 1.52% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,006 | £417 | 1.82% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the LA5 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, Lancaster, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in LA5 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 241 distinct addresses in the records we hold for LA5. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
NICHOL RIDGE, 38, BLACK DYKE ROAD, CARNFORTH
LA5 0HL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£815,000
2026-08-26
30, GARDNER ROAD, CARNFORTH
LA5 9NY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£360,000
2026-08-07
8, HAWTHORN ROAD, CARNFORTH
LA5 8EY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-08-07
9, THE RISE, CARNFORTH
LA5 8BX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-08-07
4, COPPICE BROW, CARNFORTH
LA5 9XG · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£195,000
2026-08-07
17A, MARKET STREET, CARNFORTH
LA5 9JX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£102,000
2026-08-07
15, TOWN END, CARNFORTH
LA5 8JF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£380,000
2026-08-06
19, MEADOW DRIVE, CARNFORTH
LA5 8HA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£270,000
2026-07-30
64A, NORTH ROAD, CARNFORTH
LA5 9LJ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£140,000
2026-07-29
30, HAZELMOUNT DRIVE, CARNFORTH
LA5 9HU · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£275,000
2026-07-28
11, OXFORD STREET, CARNFORTH
LA5 9LG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£137,000
2026-07-24
3, SHORE ROAD, CARNFORTH
LA5 0TP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£550,000
2026-07-22
2, RUSSELL ROAD, CARNFORTH
LA5 9AQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£117,000
2026-07-20
17, WHERNSIDE GROVE, CARNFORTH
LA5 9XH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£390,000
2026-07-17
KEEPERS COTTAGE, 1, KEEPERS GREEN, CARNFORTH
LA5 0SP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-07-17
17, MOSS BANK PLACE, CARNFORTH
LA5 9RG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£355,000
2026-07-17
YEALAND HOUSE, YEALAND ROAD, CARNFORTH
LA5 9SF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£150,000
2026-07-17
STATION BUILDINGS, WARTON ROAD, CARNFORTH
LA5 9BS · Other · Freehold · 3 recorded sales
£80,000
2026-07-16
ROOKWOOD, STONYCROFT DRIVE, CARNFORTH
LA5 0EE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£395,740
2026-07-10
16, BRIERY BANK, CARNFORTH
LA5 0EF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£460,000
2026-07-10
21, TOWN END, CARNFORTH
LA5 8JF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£335,000
2026-07-10
13, OLD STATION LANE, CARNFORTH
LA5 8BP · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£405,000
2026-07-10
FOUR ACRES BUNGALOW, CARNFORTH
LA5 9TN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£605,000
2026-07-07
14, WORDSWORTH AVENUE, CARNFORTH
LA5 8HJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£285,000
2026-07-01
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 LA1 (Lancaster) 6.7 miles
- House prices in LA2 (Lancaster) 7.3 miles
- House prices in LA3 (Morecambe) 7.4 miles
- House prices in LA6 (Carnforth) 7.6 miles
- House prices in LA8 (Kendal) 12 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.