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LA8 vs LA1: house prices compared

A side-by-side look at sold prices in LA8 and LA1, from official Land Registry records — overall and by property type, with the more affordable area highlighted.

On median sold price, LA1 is the more affordable of the two, at £180,000 versus £385,000.

LA8
Westmorland And Furness, Kendal
LA1
Lancaster
Median sold price£385,000£180,000
Average sold price£429,268£212,811
Year-on-year-3.8%-2.8%
Sales (3 yrs)2991,851
Detached (median)£500,000£395,000
Terraced (median)£299,500£160,000
Semi-detached (median)£357,500£215,000
Flat / maisonette (median)£278,000£125,000

Green marks the more affordable (lower-priced) area for each measure. Figures cover the whole district over the last three years and are a market guide, not a valuation of any home.

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Sources

Sold-price figures derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full reports also draw on HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency, VOA, Ofsted, Police.uk, DEFRA, ONS and more.