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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Shap is £199,105 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 11.7%.

England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden

Shap

£199,105

Average price, last 12 months

−11.7% in a year
OCT 2016£151kSEPT 2026£199k

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What can I buy with my budget in Shap?

With £200,000 you could afford the average terraced house in Shap.

£200,000

Shap

  • Flats

    £125,000

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £192,555

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £205,750

    £6k short

  • Detached

    £250,625

    £51k 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 Shap?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Shap costs £996 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Shap

    £996

    a month

    Average price
    £199,105
    Deposit
    £19,911
    Mortgage
    £179,195
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £39,821

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

  • £250,625

Semi-detached

  • £205,750

Terraced

  • £192,555

Flats

  • £125,000

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Shap

Mostly terraced houses

23%
25%
43%

How green is Shap?

Shap has 0 public parks among 9 green space sites. Green space covers 0.5% of the area: about 35 m² per resident, or 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 people. More green space per resident than 57% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Shap

    0.5%

    of the land is green space
    35 m² per resident, or 4.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    0 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 Shap?

Shap has about 1 residents for every football pitch of land, or 369 people per square mile, which counts as high density.

Shap
1 people per football pitch of land · 369 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 Shap?

Prices in Shap were down on a year earlier in 50 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 11.7% on a year earlier.

Shap50 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

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    £199,105

Change over 1 year

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    −£26,295

Change over ~10 years

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    +£53,553

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    19

Number of postcodes

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    71

Households (Census 2021)

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    576

Household density

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    176 per sq mi · High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    1,208

Population density

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    369 per sq mi · High

Green space per resident

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    35 m² per resident · more than 57% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    0.5%

Public parks

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    0

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    No police.uk data

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    No police.uk data

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    No police.uk data

Peak month

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    JUL 2026 · £545,000

Most common price band

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    £150k – £200k · 31.8%

Detached average

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    £250,625

Semi-detached average

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    £205,750

Terraced average

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    £192,555

Flats average

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    £125,000

Detached share of sales

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    22.7%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    25.0%

Terraced share of sales

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    43.2%

Flats share of sales

  • Shap

    England / Cumbria / Westmorland and Furness / Eden / Shap

    9.1%

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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