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Cumbria Property Prices

46 towns and cities · 31,100 sales recorded

Market analysis

Across Cumbria, the average sold price is £230,731 — 15% below the UK average of £271,295. The median is £177,500, based on 31,100 sales across 46 towns and cities. In 2023, the most recent complete year, average prices fell 9.3% year on year.

Ambleside is the most expensive place to buy in Cumbria, averaging £622,334, while Moor Row is the most affordable at £117,875. Terraced houses are the most commonly sold property type countywide, at 37% of transactions.

£230,731
Average Price
£177,500
Median Price
31,100
Total Sales
↓ 9.3%
Year-on-Year

Property Type Breakdown

37%
Terraced
96,732 sales
29%
Semi-Detached
75,231 sales
24%
Detached
63,974 sales
8%
Flat
20,524 sales
2%
Other
5,315 sales

Price Trends

Year Average Median Sales
2023 £218,391 £167,000 1,021
2022 £240,774 £180,000 8,507
2021 £231,673 £180,000 12,410
2020 £221,506 £174,500 9,162
2019 £210,149 £165,000 10,050
2018 £204,711 £165,000 10,244
2017 £209,394 £160,000 10,276
2016 £187,667 £152,000 9,399
2015 £179,109 £148,000 9,416

All Towns in Cumbria

1
Ambleside
3,913 sales
£622k
2
Windermere
6,705 sales
£539k
3
Coniston
607 sales
£473k
4
Keswick
5,521 sales
£447k
5
Gretna
17 sales
£377k
6
Holmrook
543 sales
£367k
7
Milnthorpe
2,785 sales
£348k
8
Broughton-in-furness
693 sales
£347k
9
Sedbergh
2,009 sales
£329k
10
Grange-over-sands
7,645 sales
£316k
11
Kendal
25,325 sales
£312k
12
Kirkby Stephen
2,567 sales
£306k
13
Ulverston
12,442 sales
£302k
14
Penrith
21,610 sales
£295k
15
Brampton
5,471 sales
£274k
16
Alston
1,136 sales
£272k
17
Kirkby-in-furness
539 sales
£269k
18
Cockermouth
9,852 sales
£267k
19
Appleby-in-westmorland
3,563 sales
£260k
20
Beckermet
433 sales
£254k
21
Ravenglass
118 sales
£252k
22
Newcastleton
63 sales
£242k
23
St Bees
567 sales
£239k
24
Seascale
2,069 sales
£225k
25
Wigton
11,535 sales
£225k
26
Askam-in-furness
2,238 sales
£217k
27
Carlisle
62,452 sales
£204k
28
Workington
18,312 sales
£179k
29
Frizington
2,142 sales
£179k
30
Whitehaven
14,643 sales
£168k
31
Dalton-in-furness
5,264 sales
£167k
32
Barrow-in-furness
35,943 sales
£165k
33
Cleator Moor
2,792 sales
£154k
34
Egremont
4,172 sales
£154k
35
Cleator
947 sales
£152k
36
Maryport
7,920 sales
£151k
37
Millom
5,042 sales
£148k
38
Moor Row
678 sales
£118k

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