Detached
£370,346
33% above the Hesket average
39.2% of sales
What is the average house price in Hesket? £279,232
The average house price in Hesket is £279,232, based on 25 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 6.3% (£18,884) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −6.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 25
- 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 Hesket?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£245,000
12% below the Hesket average
33.3% of sales
Terraced
£174,471
38% below the Hesket average
27.4% of sales
Are house prices in Hesket going up or down?
House prices in Hesket are falling: down 6.3% (£18,884) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 22.1% (£50,493).
Past 12 months
−6.3%
−£18,884From £298,116 to £279,232
£298,275£264,719
Past 10 years
+22.1%
+£50,493From £228,739 to £279,232
£299,616£191,931
Quick answers for Hesket
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£560,000
Highest average, reached in January 2025
How many homes sold?
25
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
39.2% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
29.4% of sales
How many people live in Hesket?
2,753
91 people per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Population density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Hesket?
1,166
38 households per square mile · Low (Census 2021)
Household density is Low, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Hesket?
14 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 82% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 1.9 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
0.0% 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 Hesket rank?
54th most expensive area of Eden.
Compared with 74 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Hesket?
The highest recorded sale prices in Hesket, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Hesket compare with nearby areas?
Hesket compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Eden.
Hesket vs Skelton
- Hesket
- £279,232
- Skelton
- £456,650+£177,418
Open comparison
Hesket vs Lazonby
- Hesket
- £279,232
- Lazonby
- £343,033+£63,801
Open comparison
Hesket vs Catterlen
- Hesket
- £279,232
- Catterlen
- £522,500+£243,268
Open comparison
Hesket vs Castle Sowerby
- Hesket
- £279,232
- Castle Sowerby
- £384,500+£105,268
Open comparison
Hesket vs Great Salkeld
- Hesket
- £279,232
- Great Salkeld
- £379,714+£100,482
Open comparison
Hesket vs Penrith
- Hesket
- £279,232
- Penrith
- £235,491−£43,741
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 (September 2026). The Hesket dataset covers 165 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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