Compare house prices

How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Cumbria is £227,387 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 2.5%.

England

Cumbria

£227,387

Average price, last 12 months

−2.5% in a year
OCT 2016£176kSEPT 2026£227k

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What can I buy with my budget in Cumbria?

With £230,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Cumbria.

£230,000

Cumbria

  • Flats

    £149,677

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £154,819

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £219,547

    In budget

  • Detached

    £383,883

    £154k short

Average sale price by type of home over the last 12 months, from HM Land Registry. These are averages, so cheaper homes of each type do sell.

How much would a mortgage cost in Cumbria?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Cumbria costs £1,138 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Cumbria

    £1,138

    a month

    Average price
    £227,387
    Deposit
    £22,739
    Mortgage
    £204,648
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £45,477

A repayment mortgage on each location's average sale price over the last 12 months. The rate is an example, not a quote, so check current deals. Many lenders cap borrowing at about 4.5 times income.

What does each type of home cost?

Average sale price by property type over the last 12 months.

Detached

  • £383,883

Semi-detached

  • £219,547

Terraced

  • £154,819

Flats

  • £149,677

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Cumbria

Mostly terraced houses

25%
30%
38%

How much do prices vary within Cumbria?

In Cumbria the priciest area costs 1.3× the cheapest.

Cumbria2 areas

Cheapest: Cumberland, £199,161. Priciest: Westmorland and Furness, £260,643.

Cumberland: £199,161Westmorland and Furness: £260,643
  • Cumbria average, £227,387

Each dot is one area inside the location, by its average sale price over the last 12 months. The areas we have prices for may not cover every part of a location.

How green is Cumbria?

Cumbria has 197 public parks among 2,056 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 72 m² per resident, or 10 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Cumbria

    0.5%

    of the land is green space
    72 m² per resident, or 10 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    197 public parks

Each grid is the location's land, one square per 1%. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

How crowded is Cumbria?

Cumbria has about 0.5 residents for every football pitch of land, or 180 people per square mile, which counts as typical density.

Cumbria
0.5 people per football pitch of land · 180 per square mile

Census 2021 population divided by land area. A football pitch is about 7,140 m² (105 m × 68 m).

How have average house prices moved?

Rolling 12-month average for each location, last 10 years. Gaps mean no sales were recorded that month.

When have prices risen and fallen in Cumbria?

Prices in Cumbria were down on a year earlier in 24 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 2.5% on a year earlier.

Cumbria24 of 108 months down
FallingRising

Each stripe is one month: the rolling 12-month average against the same month a year earlier, since October 2017. Falls are hatched as well as red.

How many homes were sold?

Monthly sales volume for each location, last 10 years.

How do all the numbers compare?

Every measure side by side. The highest value in each row is highlighted.

Latest 12-month average

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    £227,387

Change over 1 year

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    −£5,782

Change over ~10 years

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    +£50,204

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    7,127

Number of postcodes

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    24,946

Households (Census 2021)

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    229,053

Household density

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    83 per sq mi · Typical

Population (Census 2021)

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    499,834

Population density

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    180 per sq mi · Typical

Green space per resident

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    72 m² per resident · more than 84% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    0.5%

Public parks

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    197

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    No police.uk data

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    No police.uk data

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    No police.uk data

Peak month

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    JUN 2021 · £263,550

Most common price band

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    £200k – £300k · 24.6%

Detached average

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    £383,883

Semi-detached average

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    £219,547

Terraced average

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    £154,819

Flats average

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    £149,677

Detached share of sales

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    24.6%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    29.9%

Terraced share of sales

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    37.9%

Flats share of sales

  • Cumbria

    England / Cumbria

    7.6%

Sold prices from HM Land Registry. Households and population from Census 2021. Green space from OS Open Greenspace, not counting golf courses; Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is police-recorded crime from police.uk, per 1,000 residents, over the latest 12 published months; anti-social behaviour is counted separately. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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