Westmorland and Furness
LA8 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
£366,500
Range £184,571–£707,200 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- -7.9%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 9 Aug 2024 and 12 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in LA8: the typical (median) sold price is £366,500, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is down 7.9%. LA8 is a quiet market, with about 10 recorded sales a month. By property type, 41% were detached homes (typically £497,500) and 25% were semi-detached homes (typically £359,250).
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 LA8: a quiet market, so take your time
LA8 is a thin market, at roughly 10 sales a month, at a lower median than a year ago, so the pressure is on sellers and buyers can take their time.
If you are selling, a spread from £184,571 to £707,200 makes £366,500 a poor guide to any one home, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; with so little to compare, give yourself extra time; 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, typical prices in LA8 sit well above the UK average, though prices have eased, so there may be room to negotiate; just remember one year of falls is not a forecast.
Before an offer goes in on any LA8 home, look at what has been applied for nearby (293 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,508 a year), and leave the title to your conveyancer.
The sold prices leave a lot open; the free LA8 OfferCheck closes some of the gap with flood, crime, planning and council tax.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
LA8 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£366,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
10.4
Across 250 sales
12-month change
-7.9%
-7.9% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,508
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in LA8
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 LA8
The quarterly typical price rose 13.2%, from £402,500 in Q4 2024 (40 sales) to £455,500 in Q3 2026 (10 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £402,500 | 40 |
| Q1 2025 | £414,250 | 54 |
| Q2 2025 | £275,000 | 27 |
| Q3 2025 | £410,000 | 31 |
| Q4 2025 | £340,000 | 33 |
| Q1 2026 | £370,000 | 17 |
| Q2 2026 | £325,000 | 24 |
| Q3 2026 | £455,500 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 9 Aug 2024 and 12 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
By property type
Average house price in LA8 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £497,500, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £222,500.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 93 | £497,500 | £279,400–£880,000 |
| Semi-detached | 57 | £359,250 | £233,000–£542,000 |
| Terraced | 55 | £280,000 | £165,200–£450,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 20 | £222,500 | £140,000–£547,200 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 9 Aug 2024 and 12 Aug 2026.
Range and mix
The spread of LA8 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most LA8 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £184,571 and £707,200, around a typical £366,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 9 Aug 2024 and 12 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in LA8
Detached homes were 41% of recorded sales (93 of 225). 90% of sales were freehold and 10% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached41%
- Semi-detached25%
- Terraced24%
- Flat / maisonette9%
Tenure
- Freehold90%
- Leasehold10%
See the figures
226 freehold (90%) and 24 leasehold (10%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in LA8. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 9 Aug 2024 and 12 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.
BRIARSWOOD, KENDAL
£495,000 (2025)£460,000 (2026)-7.1% over 1.1 yrs (-6.6%/yr)
HILLTOP LODGES, KENDAL
£170,000 (2025)£155,000 (2026)-8.8% over 1 yrs (-8.9%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where LA8 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 LA8
7, BEATHWAITE GARDENS, KENDAL
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 12 Aug 2026
£140,000
WATCHGATE, KENDAL
Semi-detached · Freehold · 10 Aug 2026
£375,000
GREENGATE HOUSE, KENDAL
Semi-detached · Freehold · 4 Aug 2026
£545,000
CROSSAPOOL, KENDAL
Semi-detached · Freehold · 31 Jul 2026
£501,000
GATEFOOT COTTAGES, WINDERMERE ROAD, KENDAL
Terraced · Freehold · 21 Jul 2026
£335,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). LA8 includes the Bowness and Lyth ward.
In plain English
What the Westmorland and Furness (LA8) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £497,500 against £222,500 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 £184,571 and £707,200, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (90%) 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 10 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 9 August 2024 and 12 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 LA8
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 LA8
£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 LA8 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 LA8
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Ghyllside Primary School.
All schools
Ghyllside Primary School
Primary · Academies · LA9 4JB
657 m
Good · 2014
Kendal Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority maintained schools · LA9 4PH
825 m
Outstanding · 2014
Vicarage Park CofE Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · LA9 5BP
905 m
Good · 2017
South Lakes Academy
Special schools · LA9 4ED
960 m
Not graded
Kendal College
16 plus · Colleges · LA9 5AY
1.1 km
Not graded
Dean Gibson Catholic Primary School, Kendal
Primary · Academies · LA9 5HB
1.1 km
Good · 2016
Stramongate Primary School
Primary · Academies · LA9 4BT
1.3 km
Good · 2011
Cambian Whinfell School
Special schools · LA9 5EZ
1.4 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 LA8 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 5 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near LA8
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 LA8
293
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 17 October 2026.
Recent applications
WestmorlandFurness/2026/1475/S106Undecided
171 m
Application for the modification of a planning obligation under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to planning permission SL/2022/0718 to vary details of the affordable housing provision
Received 2026-07-22
WestmorlandFurness/2026/1435/HOUConditions
472 m
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension (Re-submission of 2025/0601/HOU)
Received 2026-07-15 · decided 2026-09-23
WestmorlandFurness/2026/0718/HOUConditions
372 m
Installation of external cast iron soil and vent pipe (SVP) to replace use of existing rainwater pipe for foul drainage
Received 2026-04-06 · decided 2026-05-18
WestmorlandFurness/2026/0655/TPOPermitted
275 m
South Lakeland DC TPO No 258 2014 - T8 & T9 have branches interfering with the approved development at our site. The branches need to be cut back to allow the erection of the dwelling house and scaffold to enable the same. Prune to create clearance of up to 2m from finished dwelling elevations. All pruning to be carried out to BS3998 specifications.
Received 2026-03-26 · decided 2026-04-29
WestmorlandFurness/2026/0638/HOUConditions
171 m
Proposed two storey rear extension, single storey side extension to replace existing sun room and relocation of front door.
Received 2026-03-26 · decided 2026-06-10
WestmorlandFurness/2026/0451/HOUConditions
372 m
Proposed single storey rear extension.
Received 2026-02-27 · decided 2026-04-28
Applications are matched within 500 m of the LA8 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 LA8 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 293 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 17 October 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for LA8
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 LA8 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 6 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.
LA8 9PL, 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 LA8 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in LA8: 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 LA8, band by band
Westmorland and Furness's council tax for 2026-27 set against the LA8 median sold price of £366,500 across 250 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÷ £366,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,672 | £139 | 0.46% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,951 | £163 | 0.53% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,229 | £186 | 0.61% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,508 | £209 | 0.68% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,065 | £255 | 0.84% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,623 | £302 | 0.99% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,180 | £348 | 1.14% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,016 | £418 | 1.37% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the LA8 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, Westmorland and Furness, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in LA8 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 243 distinct addresses in the records we hold for LA8. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
7, BEATHWAITE GARDENS, KENDAL
LA8 8NG · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£140,000
2026-08-12
WATCHGATE, KENDAL
LA8 9JX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-08-10
GREENGATE HOUSE, KENDAL
LA8 8PU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£545,000
2026-08-04
CROSSAPOOL, KENDAL
LA8 8ET · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£501,000
2026-07-31
GATEFOOT COTTAGES, WINDERMERE ROAD, KENDAL
LA8 9PL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£335,000
2026-07-21
HIGH RESTON BARN, KENDAL
LA8 9PT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£530,000
2026-07-21
11, WAKEFIELD DRIVE, KENDAL
LA8 0BF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£525,000
2026-07-21
OWER YONDER, KENDAL
LA8 9EA · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£590,000
2026-07-17
WOODLANDS VIEW, THE BANKS, KENDAL
LA8 9NE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£410,000
2026-07-09
PEAT COTE, KENDAL
LA8 8AR · Detached · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£162,500
2026-07-09
CROSSLANDS COTTAGE, KENDAL
LA8 0HT · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£2,000
2026-06-30
35, GREENGATE, KENDAL
LA8 8NF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£320,000
2026-06-29
2, STAINTON CROSS, KENDAL
LA8 0LG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£240,000
2026-06-25
10, MEADOW CLOSE, KENDAL
LA8 9HA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£391,000
2026-06-18
39, GREENGATE, KENDAL
LA8 8NF · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£325,000
2026-06-18
SEDGWICK HOUSE, KENDAL
LA8 0JX · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£260,000
2026-06-05
HOLME PARK LODGE, KENDAL
LA8 0DJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£300,000
2026-06-04
JASMINE COTE, DOVE NEST LANE, KENDAL
LA8 0EY · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£400,000
2026-06-03
37, BECK NOOK, KENDAL
LA8 9ND · Flat / maisonette · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£190,000
2026-05-29
7, THE WALLED GARDEN, KENDAL
LA8 0LW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-05-29
CALVERT COURT, MAIN STREET, KENDAL
LA8 0EU · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£160,000
2026-05-22
23, ENYEAT ROAD, KENDAL
LA8 0HD · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£250,000
2026-05-22
ORCHARD COTTAGE, KENDAL
LA8 8AB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£550,000
2026-05-19
MIDDLE FOULSHAW, KENDAL
LA8 8ET · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£430,000
2026-05-15
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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Data sources
Every LA8 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.