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How do I compare house prices between areas?

The average house price in Carnforth is £193,275 over the last 12 months. Over the past year prices fell 3.0%.

England / Lancashire / Lancaster

Carnforth

£193,275

Average price, last 12 months

−3.0% in a year
OCT 2016£149kSEPT 2026£193k

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What can I buy with my budget in Carnforth?

With £200,000 you could afford the average semi-detached house in Carnforth.

£200,000

Carnforth

  • Flats

    £109,166

    In budget

  • Terraced

    £162,591

    In budget

  • Semi-detached

    £191,571

    In budget

  • Detached

    £294,499

    £94k 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 Carnforth?

With a 10% deposit, a 25-year mortgage at 4.5% on the average home in Carnforth costs £967 a month.

10%
4.5%
25 years
  • Carnforth

    £967

    a month

    Average price
    £193,275
    Deposit
    £19,328
    Mortgage
    £173,948
    Salary needed at 4.5×
    £38,655

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

  • £294,499

Semi-detached

  • £191,571

Terraced

  • £162,591

Flats

  • £109,166

What kinds of homes sell in each area?

Share of last 12 months' sales by property type.

  • Detached
  • Semi-detached
  • Terraced
  • Flats

Carnforth

Mostly terraced houses

20%
25%
50%

How green is Carnforth?

Carnforth has 2 public parks among 18 green space sites. Green space covers 1.3% of the area: about 14 m² per resident, or 2 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 81% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².

  • Carnforth

    1.3%

    of the land is green space
    14 m² per resident, or 2 football pitches for every 1,000 residents
    2 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 Carnforth?

Carnforth has about 6.4 residents for every football pitch of land, or 2,329 people per square mile, which counts as very high density.

Carnforth
6.4 people per football pitch of land · 2,329 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 Carnforth?

Prices in Carnforth were down on a year earlier in 32 months of the 108 since October 2017. They are now down 3.0% on a year earlier.

Carnforth32 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

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    £193,275

Change over 1 year

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    −£6,033

Change over ~10 years

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    +£47,784

Homes sold (last 12 months)

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    57

Number of postcodes

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    295

Households (Census 2021)

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    2,439

Household density

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    1,032 per sq mi · Very High

Population (Census 2021)

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    5,506

Population density

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    2,329 per sq mi · Very High

Green space per resident

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    14 m² per resident · less than 81% of areas

Green space share of area

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    1.3%

Public parks

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    2

Crime rate (per 1,000 residents)

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    57 per 1,000 · High

Crime vs previous 12 months

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    +10.2%

Anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    15 per 1,000

Peak month

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    APR 2009 · £351,100

Most common price band

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    £150k – £200k · 41.8%

Detached average

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    £294,499

Semi-detached average

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    £191,571

Terraced average

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    £162,591

Flats average

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    £109,166

Detached share of sales

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    20.0%

Semi-detached share of sales

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    24.9%

Terraced share of sales

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    49.7%

Flats share of sales

  • Carnforth

    England / Lancashire / Lancaster / Carnforth

    5.5%

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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