Westmorland and Furness, in numbers

Average home prices reached £230,000 in Westmorland and Furness.

Westmorland and Furness council area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Westmorland and Furness brings together Barrow, Kendal, Penrith, the Lake District and rural communities. Local evidence shows different pressures: service continuity in Barrow, school expansion in Penrith and an unfunded road proposal in Kendal.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Westmorland and Furness council area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £46,692 in August 1996; £230,449 in July 2026. 393.6% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £45,000 to £230,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £16,000 more per home (7.7% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Westmorland and Furness council area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	44,689
February 1995	46,412
March 1995	46,224
April 1995	47,191
May 1995	47,382
June 1995	47,286
July 1995	48,197
August 1995	47,625
September 1995	48,012
October 1995	46,588
November 1995	46,105
December 1995	45,599
January 1996	44,950
February 1996	45,584
March 1996	45,801
April 1996	45,980
May 1996	45,263
June 1996	45,964
July 1996	46,086
August 1996	46,692
September 1996	46,800
October 1996	48,153
November 1996	48,494
December 1996	48,354
January 1997	47,984
February 1997	47,639
March 1997	47,910
April 1997	48,668
May 1997	48,868
June 1997	48,708
July 1997	48,673
August 1997	50,019
September 1997	51,109
October 1997	50,846
November 1997	50,417
December 1997	49,865
January 1998	50,630
February 1998	50,605
March 1998	50,649
April 1998	51,050
May 1998	51,995
June 1998	52,180
July 1998	52,627
August 1998	52,179
September 1998	52,609
October 1998	52,335
November 1998	53,180
December 1998	53,377
January 1999	52,674
February 1999	51,227
March 1999	51,221
April 1999	51,301
May 1999	53,257
June 1999	53,841
July 1999	54,890
August 1999	54,632
September 1999	56,039
October 1999	56,581
November 1999	57,360
December 1999	57,154
January 2000	56,483
February 2000	55,417
March 2000	55,777
April 2000	58,017
May 2000	59,724
June 2000	59,720
July 2000	60,192
August 2000	60,921
September 2000	63,797
October 2000	63,120
November 2000	63,376
December 2000	62,203
January 2001	62,622
February 2001	63,234
March 2001	62,453
April 2001	63,248
May 2001	64,559
June 2001	66,074
July 2001	67,889
August 2001	68,170
September 2001	69,505
October 2001	69,550
November 2001	69,582
December 2001	68,893
January 2002	68,825
February 2002	68,580
March 2002	71,465
April 2002	74,693
May 2002	77,901
June 2002	78,259
July 2002	79,402
August 2002	80,455
September 2002	83,249
October 2002	83,001
November 2002	84,822
December 2002	84,408
January 2003	87,082
February 2003	87,004
March 2003	87,414
April 2003	87,915
May 2003	91,725
June 2003	93,121
July 2003	95,495
August 2003	95,957
September 2003	99,441
October 2003	101,283
November 2003	103,704
December 2003	107,851
January 2004	108,638
February 2004	108,374
March 2004	106,937
April 2004	110,987
May 2004	115,597
June 2004	121,319
July 2004	123,844
August 2004	128,505
September 2004	129,678
October 2004	133,321
November 2004	134,745
December 2004	136,312
January 2005	132,894
February 2005	130,903
March 2005	133,452
April 2005	136,480
May 2005	140,187
June 2005	143,050
July 2005	145,948
August 2005	146,217
September 2005	145,193
October 2005	145,769
November 2005	147,717
December 2005	147,324
January 2006	148,192
February 2006	149,147
March 2006	148,640
April 2006	149,287
May 2006	150,106
June 2006	154,353
July 2006	157,826
August 2006	159,582
September 2006	161,435
October 2006	159,781
November 2006	160,248
December 2006	157,854
January 2007	160,961
February 2007	160,978
March 2007	162,985
April 2007	163,363
May 2007	164,332
June 2007	167,781
July 2007	169,392
August 2007	172,382
September 2007	173,269
October 2007	173,700
November 2007	171,913
December 2007	170,905
January 2008	170,671
February 2008	170,089
March 2008	168,235
April 2008	166,304
May 2008	170,399
June 2008	171,810
July 2008	173,430
August 2008	167,923
September 2008	164,795
October 2008	163,630
November 2008	162,943
December 2008	156,439
January 2009	150,663
February 2009	145,120
March 2009	148,411
April 2009	150,994
May 2009	157,341
June 2009	156,419
July 2009	154,021
August 2009	153,423
September 2009	156,764
October 2009	160,160
November 2009	160,621
December 2009	162,193
January 2010	160,951
February 2010	162,294
March 2010	159,138
April 2010	159,915
May 2010	160,138
June 2010	161,679
July 2010	160,628
August 2010	159,297
September 2010	158,040
October 2010	158,600
November 2010	158,806
December 2010	158,411
January 2011	159,398
February 2011	160,737
March 2011	162,303
April 2011	158,329
May 2011	156,647
June 2011	152,435
July 2011	155,917
August 2011	154,339
September 2011	159,274
October 2011	161,292
November 2011	160,320
December 2011	154,225
January 2012	148,572
February 2012	146,733
March 2012	150,315
April 2012	155,812
May 2012	157,128
June 2012	155,783
July 2012	153,500
August 2012	153,477
September 2012	156,930
October 2012	155,898
November 2012	155,378
December 2012	155,129
January 2013	153,172
February 2013	152,520
March 2013	150,655
April 2013	152,502
May 2013	152,143
June 2013	152,916
July 2013	154,589
August 2013	159,178
September 2013	159,116
October 2013	156,816
November 2013	155,572
December 2013	154,317
January 2014	153,669
February 2014	150,720
March 2014	153,378
April 2014	155,609
May 2014	157,938
June 2014	157,285
July 2014	159,329
August 2014	161,367
September 2014	164,055
October 2014	163,323
November 2014	163,612
December 2014	162,626
January 2015	161,562
February 2015	160,742
March 2015	160,481
April 2015	162,234
May 2015	163,520
June 2015	164,562
July 2015	165,313
August 2015	165,765
September 2015	165,477
October 2015	164,921
November 2015	166,408
December 2015	166,675
January 2016	167,653
February 2016	166,493
March 2016	167,178
April 2016	165,633
May 2016	167,324
June 2016	168,396
July 2016	171,757
August 2016	171,181
September 2016	172,119
October 2016	168,896
November 2016	169,910
December 2016	169,349
January 2017	172,068
February 2017	171,791
March 2017	170,628
April 2017	172,591
May 2017	174,025
June 2017	175,671
July 2017	177,659
August 2017	178,636
September 2017	179,097
October 2017	176,657
November 2017	177,127
December 2017	179,652
January 2018	178,595
February 2018	177,889
March 2018	177,803
April 2018	179,753
May 2018	180,121
June 2018	180,019
July 2018	183,366
August 2018	183,935
September 2018	183,616
October 2018	179,719
November 2018	178,045
December 2018	179,274
January 2019	178,293
February 2019	182,111
March 2019	181,646
April 2019	185,021
May 2019	184,126
June 2019	186,855
July 2019	187,974
August 2019	187,251
September 2019	187,629
October 2019	186,399
November 2019	187,303
December 2019	183,686
January 2020	185,344
February 2020	182,404
March 2020	183,800
April 2020	178,908
May 2020	179,645
June 2020	181,989
July 2020	186,079
August 2020	191,078
September 2020	192,076
October 2020	197,042
November 2020	197,042
December 2020	198,496
January 2021	195,793
February 2021	198,179
March 2021	200,826
April 2021	202,273
May 2021	197,922
June 2021	202,397
July 2021	199,920
August 2021	204,013
September 2021	199,857
October 2021	200,819
November 2021	200,308
December 2021	200,651
January 2022	204,828
February 2022	210,777
March 2022	208,484
April 2022	211,872
May 2022	212,288
June 2022	217,688
July 2022	221,637
August 2022	224,896
September 2022	226,887
October 2022	226,647
November 2022	222,916
December 2022	220,451
January 2023	218,198
February 2023	217,952
March 2023	220,096
April 2023	219,356
May 2023	220,714
June 2023	217,039
July 2023	218,413
August 2023	216,199
September 2023	217,347
October 2023	219,058
November 2023	221,648
December 2023	224,143
January 2024	218,861
February 2024	216,904
March 2024	217,661
April 2024	220,323
May 2024	222,326
June 2024	218,087
July 2024	219,238
August 2024	220,629
September 2024	225,510
October 2024	227,895
November 2024	230,314
December 2024	230,151
January 2025	228,874
February 2025	226,056
March 2025	228,562
April 2025	218,318
May 2025	213,463
June 2025	207,080
July 2025	213,954
August 2025	219,914
September 2025	224,419
October 2025	229,305
November 2025	229,742
December 2025	228,010
January 2026	224,241
February 2026	220,613
March 2026	219,510
April 2026	221,750
May 2026	226,593
June 2026	228,066
July 2026	230,449

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People living in the area

231,307

Mid-2025 · Westmorland and Furness council area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£230,000

July 2026 · Westmorland and Furness council area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £230,449.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£816

August 2026 · Westmorland and Furness council area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

6.9% to 34.5%

Homes rented privately ranged from 6.9% in Hawcoat and Newbarns to 34.5% in Old Barrow and Hindpool — a gap of 27.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Hawcoat and Newbarns	6.9%	325	4,732
Low Furness	8.9%	163	1,825
Kendal Castle	10.6%	285	2,699
Kendal South	10.6%	302	2,847
Kent Estuary	11.3%	323	2,854
Walney Island	12.3%	606	4,928
Risedale and Roosecote	12.4%	587	4,753
Dalton North	13%	345	2,658
Burton and Holme	13.9%	211	1,519
Levens and Crooklands	14.8%	252	1,706
Dalton South	15.3%	424	2,772
Penrith North	15.4%	529	3,442
Ormsgill and Parkside	15.6%	794	5,104
Alston and Fellside	15.6%	439	2,819
Kendal Nether	15.9%	462	2,909
High Furness	16.1%	270	1,678
Upper Kent	16.2%	292	1,801
Grange and Cartmel	16.3%	822	5,055
Ulverston	16.3%	917	5,628
Greystoke and Ullswater	17.1%	318	1,862
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale	18.4%	624	3,393
Hesket and Lazonby	18.7%	498	2,667
Eamont and Shap	18.8%	368	1,958
Eden and Lyvennet Vale	19.2%	466	2,433
Appleby and Brough	19.2%	531	2,759
Penrith South	19.3%	847	4,399
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay	20.1%	456	2,267
Coniston and Hawkshead	20.3%	303	1,492
Kendal Highgate	21.4%	604	2,828
Kendal Strickland and Fell	22.1%	699	3,156
Windermere and Ambleside	22.2%	1,006	4,534
Bowness and Lyth	25.5%	440	1,728
Old Barrow and Hindpool	34.5%	2,178	6,320

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

3% to 10.2%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3% in Bowness and Lyth to 10.2% in Old Barrow and Hindpool — a gap of 7.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Bowness and Lyth	3%	114	3,837
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale	3.4%	273	8,015
Burton and Holme	3.5%	121	3,477
Eden and Lyvennet Vale	3.5%	199	5,652
Greystoke and Ullswater	3.7%	155	4,235
Levens and Crooklands	3.7%	143	3,846
High Furness	3.8%	143	3,766
Kendal Castle	3.8%	232	6,057
Upper Kent	3.8%	154	4,018
Hesket and Lazonby	3.9%	244	6,252
Kendal Nether	4.1%	264	6,506
Coniston and Hawkshead	4.2%	132	3,179
Eamont and Shap	4.4%	184	4,214
Penrith North	4.4%	331	7,570
Alston and Fellside	4.4%	284	6,437
Windermere and Ambleside	4.5%	458	10,184
Kendal Strickland and Fell	4.6%	302	6,630
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay	4.6%	227	4,970
Low Furness	4.7%	197	4,202
Kent Estuary	4.7%	292	6,220
Appleby and Brough	5%	297	5,985
Kendal Highgate	5%	296	5,949
Dalton North	5%	298	5,932
Grange and Cartmel	5.1%	529	10,429
Kendal South	5.1%	322	6,312
Penrith South	5.4%	505	9,415
Ulverston	5.4%	634	11,820
Dalton South	6%	358	5,976
Risedale and Roosecote	6.3%	677	10,782
Hawcoat and Newbarns	6.6%	721	10,870
Ormsgill and Parkside	7%	780	11,165
Walney Island	7.2%	756	10,519
Old Barrow and Hindpool	10.2%	1,235	12,160

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People aged 65 or over

16.7% to 37%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 16.7% in Old Barrow and Hindpool to 37% in Grange and Cartmel — a gap of 20.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Old Barrow and Hindpool	16.7%	2,033	12,156
Ormsgill and Parkside	18.1%	2,024	11,165
Risedale and Roosecote	20.5%	2,213	10,782
Kendal Strickland and Fell	20.7%	1,374	6,629
Kendal Highgate	21%	1,250	5,949
Penrith South	21.9%	2,063	9,414
Dalton North	21.9%	1,301	5,936
Kendal Nether	22.6%	1,469	6,510
Dalton South	23.1%	1,379	5,976
Walney Island	24.7%	2,595	10,518
Penrith North	24.9%	1,883	7,570
Ulverston	25.7%	3,043	11,825
Hesket and Lazonby	25.9%	1,619	6,249
Burton and Holme	26.2%	912	3,479
Windermere and Ambleside	26.5%	2,695	10,188
Eden and Lyvennet Vale	26.7%	1,510	5,654
High Furness	26.8%	1,011	3,768
Alston and Fellside	27%	1,739	6,436
Hawcoat and Newbarns	27.6%	2,998	10,870
Eamont and Shap	27.7%	1,165	4,213
Low Furness	28.1%	1,181	4,199
Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale	28.2%	2,261	8,014
Bowness and Lyth	28.2%	1,083	3,837
Upper Kent	28.6%	1,150	4,021
Kendal Castle	28.6%	1,733	6,057
Kirkby Stephen and Tebay	28.6%	1,422	4,968
Greystoke and Ullswater	29.2%	1,236	4,237
Appleby and Brough	29.4%	1,759	5,984
Kendal South	30%	1,893	6,313
Levens and Crooklands	30.6%	1,176	3,845
Coniston and Hawkshead	33.1%	1,054	3,182
Kent Estuary	35.6%	2,213	6,219
Grange and Cartmel	37%	3,862	10,427

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Keep Barrow’s relocated services useful and accessible

Town Hall services have been established following the Forum closure.

Residents need clear locations and continuity.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Match Penrith’s school places to local needs

Beaconside is expanding general and specialist provision.

Growing communities need suitable staffed places.

Evidence

What could help →

opportunity

Use Earnse Bay for learning and community activity

The hub is designed around access to nature and open space.

The programme should benefit local people as well as visitors.

Evidence

What could help →

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Local work to follow

Earnse Bay, Walney

Earnse Hub

A community café, activity space and campsite facilities are being developed near the coast.

Construction reported February 2026; opening not verified · evidence dated 2026-02-13

Responsible body: Westmorland and Furness Council

What the source says: The earlier pre-summer operating forecast is not treated as an actual opening.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Earnse Hub construction update →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Use Earnse Bay for learning and community activity →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Penrith

Beaconside primary school expansion

Additional classrooms and specialist support spaces are under construction.

Structural work underway; completion forecast spring 2027 · evidence dated 2026-08-13

Responsible body: Westmorland and Furness Council

What the source says: Developer contributions fund the scheme; new capacity is not yet available.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Beaconside school extension progress →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Match Penrith’s school places to local needs →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Barrow town centre

Barrow Town Hall community use

Events, a café, meeting facilities and banking support have been established after the Forum closed.

Services established in 2025–2026 report · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: Westmorland and Furness Council

What the source says: These services are separate from the longer-term Forum and market redevelopment.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: Named project location only. No official impact boundary has been matched to current wards; proximity does not establish a ward-wide benefit.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Annual report 2025–2026 →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Keep Barrow’s relocated services useful and accessible →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

33 of 33 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

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4 reviewed plans and projects

3 have a source-dated stage; 0 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

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0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Selected local projects, not the complete council programme. Project status is the dated source position; a planned opening date does not prove completion.

Action steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery, not adopted council promises or funded commitments.

Project locations do not establish ward-wide impact. Missing cost or funding means unverified, not zero.

Traceable sources and calculations support review; this is not independent AQuA Book assurance or certification.