Detached
£383,883
69% above the Cumbria average
24.6% of sales
What is the average house price in Cumbria? £227,387
The average house price in Cumbria is £227,387, based on 7,127 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 2.5% (£5,782) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −2.5%
- Sold in 12 months
- 7,127
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Cumbria?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£219,547
3% below the Cumbria average
29.9% of sales
Terraced
£154,819
32% below the Cumbria average
37.9% of sales
Flats
£149,677
34% below the Cumbria average
7.6% of sales
Are house prices in Cumbria going up or down?
House prices in Cumbria are falling: down 2.5% (£5,782) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 28.3% (£50,204).
Past 12 months
−2.5%
−£5,782From £233,169 to £227,387
£233,169£225,455
Past 10 years
+28.3%
+£50,204From £177,183 to £227,387
£233,169£177,183
Quick answers for Cumbria
11 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£263,550
Highest average, reached in June 2021
How many homes sold?
7,127
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
37.9% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
24.6% of sales
How many people live in Cumbria?
499,834
180 people per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Population density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Cumbria?
229,053
83 households per square mile · Typical (Census 2021)
Household density is Typical, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Cumbria?
72 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 84% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 10 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.5% of the area · 197 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
How many listed buildings are in Cumbria?
7,636 listed buildings
More listed buildings per home than 70% of areas in England and Wales.
182 Grade I · 867 scheduled monuments · Source: Historic England
What's the air quality in Cumbria?
NO₂ 4.5 µg/m³
Very Low for England and Wales · PM2.5 5.2 µg/m³ (Very Low) · 2025 annual average
NO₂ level is Very Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Background levels where residents live, not beside busy roads. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Westmorland and Furness
£260,643
Least expensive
Cumberland
£199,161
How does Cumbria rank?
59th most expensive area of England.
Compared with 71 areas with sales in the last 12 months
What are the most expensive homes sold in Cumbria?
The highest recorded sale prices in Cumbria, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
meregarth old hall road, westmorland and furness
£9,858,750
Sold April 2022
View house details
How do house prices in Cumbria compare with nearby areas?
Cumbria compared with the 6 nearest other areas in England.
Cumbria vs North East
- Cumbria
- £227,387
- North East
- £160,781−£66,606
Open comparison
Cumbria vs Lancashire
- Cumbria
- £227,387
- Lancashire
- £222,110−£5,277
Open comparison
Cumbria vs Blackpool
- Cumbria
- £227,387
- Blackpool
- £144,112−£83,275
Open comparison
Cumbria vs North of Tyne
- Cumbria
- £227,387
- North of Tyne
- £239,973+£12,586
Open comparison
Cumbria vs Blackburn with Darwen
- Cumbria
- £227,387
- Blackburn with Darwen
- £175,577−£51,810
Open comparison
Cumbria vs Tees Valley
- Cumbria
- £227,387
- Tees Valley
- £172,151−£55,236
Open comparison
Which areas of Cumbria are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 2 areas of Cumbria, most expensive first.
- 1
£260,643
Change over one year: −5.0%
- 2
£199,161
Change over one year: +0.2%
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Listed buildings and scheduled monuments are from Historic England and Cadw, and conservation areas from planning.data.gov.uk. © Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Source: planning.data.gov.uk, Open Government Licence v3.0. Air quality is from Defra modelled background pollution maps. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Defra modelled background pollution, 2025.
Last updated 11 November 2026 at 00:20 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Cumbria dataset covers 24,946 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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