Detached
£530,900
13% above the Colton average
52.4% of sales
What is the average house price in Colton? £469,214
The average house price in Colton is £469,214, based on 7 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 16.6% (£93,286) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −16.6%
- Sold in 12 months
- 7
- 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 Colton?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Terraced
£270,000
42% below the Colton average
14.3% of sales
Flats
£440,000
6% below the Colton average
14.3% of sales
Are house prices in Colton going up or down?
House prices in Colton are falling: down 16.6% (£93,286) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 26.2% (£97,391).
Past 12 months
−16.6%
−£93,286From £562,500 to £469,214
£591,071£451,714
Past 10 years
+26.2%
+£97,391From £371,823 to £469,214
£638,857£314,136
Quick answers for Colton
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,450,000
Highest average, reached in February 2023
How many homes sold?
7
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
52.4% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
42.9% of sales
How many people live in Colton?
653
32 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 Colton?
318
15 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 Colton?
110 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 91% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 15 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 Colton rank?
27th most expensive area of South Lakeland.
Compared with 75 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Colton?
The highest recorded sale prices in Colton, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
rock cottage , westmorland and furness
£1,450,000
Sold February 2023
View house details
How do house prices in Colton compare with nearby areas?
Colton compared with the 6 nearest other areas in South Lakeland.
Colton vs Satterthwaite
- Colton
- £469,214
- Satterthwaite
- £496,666+£27,452
Open comparison
Colton vs Haverthwaite
- Colton
- £469,214
- Haverthwaite
- £300,653−£168,561
Open comparison
Colton vs Staveley-in-Cartmel
- Colton
- £469,214
- Staveley-in-Cartmel
- £422,812−£46,402
Open comparison
Colton vs Blawith and Subberthwaite
- Colton
- £469,214
- Blawith and Subberthwaite
- £488,333+£19,119
Open comparison
Colton vs Lowick
- Colton
- £469,214
- Lowick
- £397,783−£71,431
Open comparison
Colton vs Cartmel Fell
- Colton
- £469,214
- Cartmel Fell
- £752,000+£282,786
Open comparison
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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.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:30 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Colton dataset covers 76 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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