Detached
£280,000
49% above the Bowness average
44.4% of sales
What is the average house price in Bowness? £187,650
The average house price in Bowness is £187,650, based on 10 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 14.9% (£32,936) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −14.9%
- Sold in 12 months
- 10
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Bowness?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£181,500
3% below the Bowness average
33.3% of sales
Terraced
£120,700
36% below the Bowness average
22.2% of sales
Are house prices in Bowness going up or down?
House prices in Bowness are falling: down 14.9% (£32,936) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 47.4% (£60,343).
Past 12 months
−14.9%
−£32,936From £220,586 to £187,650
£220,586£179,614
Past 10 years
+47.4%
+£60,343From £127,307 to £187,650
£229,544£127,307
Quick answers for Bowness
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£422,782
Highest average, reached in April 2020
How many homes sold?
10
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
44.4% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£300k - £400k
25.9% of sales
How many people live in Bowness?
1,044
37 people per square mile · Very Low (Census 2021)
Population density is Very Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Bowness?
494
17 households per square mile · Very Low (Census 2021)
Household density is Very Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Bowness?
55 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 7.7 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.1% of the area · 0 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 does Bowness rank?
53rd most expensive area of Allerdale.
Compared with 62 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Bowness?
The highest recorded sale prices in Bowness, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Bowness compare with nearby areas?
Bowness compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Allerdale.
Bowness vs Kirkbride
- Bowness
- £187,650
- Kirkbride
- £250,722+£63,072
Open comparison
Bowness vs Holme East Waver
- Bowness
- £187,650
- Holme East Waver
- £349,583+£161,933
Open comparison
Bowness vs Aikton
- Bowness
- £187,650
- Aikton
- £261,400+£73,750
Open comparison
Bowness vs Kirkbampton
- Bowness
- £187,650
- Kirkbampton
- £280,250+£92,600
Open comparison
Bowness vs Dundraw
- Bowness
- £187,650
- Dundraw
- £205,000+£17,350
Open comparison
Bowness vs Woodside
- Bowness
- £187,650
- Woodside
- £350,000+£162,350
Open comparison
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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.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:30 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bowness dataset covers 103 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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