Lancaster
LA7 house prices in Lancaster
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Lancaster, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£286,250
Range £164,050–£595,500 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- -22.6%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2023 and 17 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in LA7: the typical (median) sold price is £286,250, close to the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is down 22.6%, comparing 78 sales with 72, so a handful of homes can swing it. LA7 is a quiet market, with about 7 recorded sales a month. By property type, 42% were detached homes (typically £398,500) and 33% were semi-detached homes (typically £260,000).
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 LA7: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
Only about 7 sales a month sell in LA7, at a lower median than a year ago, so the pressure is on sellers and buyers can take their time.
For sellers, detached homes typically sold for £398,500 against £149,000 for flats, which explains a spread of £164,050 to £595,500, so the closest sold homes of your type say much more than the middle; sales are too rare here to hurry, so give the price a local agent’s sense-check; 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 houseWhen buying here, on price, LA7 is close to the UK average, and prices have eased, so you can reasonably ask for the evidence behind an asking price.
Before you offer in LA7, check planning history nearby (391 applications on record within 500 m), whether the home is at risk of flooding and council tax (Band D is £2,503 a year), and ask your conveyancer about the title.
Where the numbers are this loose, the free LA7 OfferCheck gives you something firmer to hold: flood, crime, planning and council tax, each with its source.
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At a glance
LA7 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£286,250
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
6.7
Across 250 sales
12-month change
-22.6%
-22.6% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,503
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in LA7
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in LA7
The quarterly typical price fell 8.6%, from £400,000 in Q4 2024 (23 sales) to £365,750 in Q3 2026 (10 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £400,000 | 23 |
| Q1 2025 | £350,000 | 23 |
| Q2 2025 | £463,750 | 10 |
| Q3 2025 | £249,999 | 17 |
| Q4 2025 | £320,000 | 17 |
| Q1 2026 | £270,000 | 24 |
| Q2 2026 | £263,500 | 18 |
| Q3 2026 | £365,750 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2023 and 17 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in LA7 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £398,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £149,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 92 | £398,500 | £261,000–£654,500 |
| Semi-detached | 71 | £260,000 | £185,000–£420,000 |
| Terraced | 42 | £212,500 | £170,000–£330,300 |
| Flat / maisonette | 13 | £149,000 | £119,490–£226,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2023 and 17 Aug 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of LA7 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most LA7 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £164,050 and £595,500, around a typical £286,250.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2023 and 17 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in LA7
Detached homes were 42% of recorded sales (92 of 218). 92% of sales were freehold and 8% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached42%
- Semi-detached33%
- Terraced19%
- Flat / maisonette6%
Tenure
- Freehold92%
- Leasehold8%
See the figures
230 freehold (92%) and 20 leasehold (8%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in LA7. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 30 Jun 2023 and 17 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.
72, PARK ROAD, MILNTHORPE
£180,000 (2024)£288,000 (2026)+60% over 1.7 yrs (+32.1%/yr)
SILVER COINS, MILNTHORPE
£365,000 (2024)£380,000 (2026)+4.1% over 1.9 yrs (+2.1%/yr)
29, PARK ROAD, MILNTHORPE
£100,000 (2025)£160,000 (2026)+60% over 1 yrs (+63.3%/yr)
WOODHOUSE, MILNTHORPE
£420,000 (2025)£270,000 (2026)-35.7% over 1.1 yrs (-33.7%/yr)
GREYCOT, MILNTHORPE
£375,000 (2023)£395,000 (2026)+5.3% over 2.3 yrs (+2.3%/yr)
BEETHAM HOUSE, MILNTHORPE
£325,000 (2023)£138,000 (2025)-57.5% over 1.5 yrs (-43.6%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where LA7 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 LA7
2, ST ANTHONYS COTTAGE, MILNTHORPE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£240,000
1, SPRINGFIELD, MILNTHORPE
Terraced · Freehold · 12 Aug 2026
£366,500
33, SUMMERVILLE ROAD, MILNTHORPE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£252,000
4, POLICE SQUARE, MILNTHORPE
Terraced · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£220,000
33, OWLET ASH FIELDS, MILNTHORPE
Terraced · Freehold · 21 Jul 2026
£215,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). LA7 includes the Kendal South ward.
In plain English
What the Lancaster (LA7) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £398,500 against £149,000 for flats: about 2.7 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £164,050 and £595,500, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (92%) 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 7 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 30 June 2023 and 17 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 LA7
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 LA7
£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 LA7 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 LA7
4
open schools within 3 km, nearest Milnthorpe Primary School.
All schools
Milnthorpe Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LA7 7QF
170 m
Good · 2015
Dallam School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · LA7 7DD
432 m
Requires improvement · 2023
Beetham CofE Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LA7 7AS
2.0 km
Good · 2013
Storth CofE School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LA7 7JA
2.5 km
Good · 2012
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 LA7 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 4 open schools within 3 km, 4 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near LA7
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 LA7
391
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 18 October 2026.
Recent applications
WestmorlandFurness/2026/1899/FPAUndecided
116 m
External alterations comprising removal and replacement of the existing ground-floor shopfront and windows to the south elevation, removal and replacement of the west gable window, and installation of a new window to the north elevation
Received 2026-09-29
WestmorlandFurness/2026/1390/FPARejected
230 m
Retrospective siting of 4no. modular containers within rear service yard
Received 2026-07-08 · decided 2026-10-01
WestmorlandFurness/2026/1319/PACOUPermitted
116 m
Prior Notification under schedule 2, part 3, class MA, for change of use of an existing commercial property (Use Class E) to 1no. 2 bed, 2no. 1 bed apartments and 1no. 1 bed dwelling (Use Class C3)
Received 2026-06-30 · decided 2026-09-10
WestmorlandFurness/2026/1118/FPAConditions
190 m
Replacement and renovation of existing windows
Received 2026-05-29 · decided 2026-10-13
WestmorlandFurness/2026/0786/FPAConditions
138 m
Replace windows and doors, reinstate windows and replace louvre vents (Part retrospective)
Received 2026-04-20 · decided 2026-07-01
WestmorlandFurness/2026/0428/PACOUPermitted
138 m
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the change of use from offices (Use Class E(g)(i) to 8no apartments (Use Class C3). Windows that are currently boarded up will be opened up to serve the apartments.
Received 2026-02-25 · decided 2026-07-06
Applications are matched within 500 m of the LA7 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 LA7 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 391 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 18 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for LA7
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 LA7 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 7 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.
LA7 7FJ, 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 LA7 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in LA7: 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 LA7, band by band
Lancaster's council tax for 2026-27 set against the LA7 median sold price of £286,250 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearLancaster | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £286,250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,669 | £139 | 0.58% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,947 | £162 | 0.68% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,225 | £185 | 0.78% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,503 | £209 | 0.87% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,059 | £255 | 1.07% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,616 | £301 | 1.26% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,172 | £348 | 1.46% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,006 | £417 | 1.75% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the LA7 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 LA7 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 234 distinct addresses in the records we hold for LA7. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
2, ST ANTHONYS COTTAGE, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7FJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-08-17
1, SPRINGFIELD, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7PB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£366,500
2026-08-12
33, SUMMERVILLE ROAD, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7DF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£252,000
2026-07-31
4, POLICE SQUARE, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7PY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£220,000
2026-07-31
33, OWLET ASH FIELDS, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7DA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£215,000
2026-07-21
17, ST ANTHONYS CLOSE, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7DT · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£610,000
2026-07-20
THE DAIRY, LOWER HAVERFLATTS, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7FB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£487,000
2026-07-10
ROWANLEA, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7DL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£365,000
2026-07-03
WHITE COTTAGE, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7BL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£885,000
2026-07-01
LOW CROFT HOUSE, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7ET · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£625,000
2026-07-01
WATERSEDGE, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7HN · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 6 recorded sales
£50,000
2026-06-26
PEAR TREE COTTAGE, THE SQUARE, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7QJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£165,000
2026-06-25
1, KEASDALE AVENUE, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7LA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£335,000
2026-06-18
COBWEBS, WOODHOUSE LANE, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7EW · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£420,000
2026-06-15
INFIELD, WOODHOUSE LANE, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7EW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£589,300
2026-06-15
KINTAIL, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7NP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£305,000
2026-06-11
72, PARK ROAD, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7AD · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£288,000
2026-06-09
29, PARK ROAD, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7AD · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£160,000
2026-06-05
SILVER COINS, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7DN · Detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£380,000
2026-06-05
31, FIRS ROAD, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7QF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£200,000
2026-05-27
21, THE SQUARE, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7QJ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£280,000
2026-05-22
1, WINDY HILL, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7PZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£148,500
2026-05-15
9, SUMMERVILLE ROAD, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7DF · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£257,000
2026-05-07
38, PARK ROAD, MILNTHORPE
LA7 7AD · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£207,000
2026-04-28
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 LA4 (Morecambe) 11 miles
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Data sources
Every LA7 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.