Detached
£412,421
52% above the Kendal average
19.9% of sales
What is the average house price in Kendal? £270,709
The average house price in Kendal is £270,709, based on 418 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.5% (£1,287) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.5%
- Sold in 12 months
- 418
- 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 Kendal?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£277,540
3% above the Kendal average
31.5% of sales
Terraced
£239,764
11% below the Kendal average
29.6% of sales
Flats
£157,580
42% below the Kendal average
18.9% of sales
Are house prices in Kendal going up or down?
House prices in Kendal are falling: down 0.5% (£1,287) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 38.8% (£75,658).
Past 12 months
−0.5%
−£1,287From £271,996 to £270,709
£273,001£263,140
Past 10 years
+38.8%
+£75,658From £195,051 to £270,709
£277,810£195,051
Quick answers for Kendal
8 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£345,500
Highest average, reached in September 2024
How many homes sold?
418
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
31.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
37.1% of sales
How many people live in Kendal?
29,586
5,134 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Kendal?
13,602
2,360 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Kendal?
16 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 77% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.3 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
3.2% of the area · 4 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 Kendal rank?
63rd most expensive area of South Lakeland.
Compared with 75 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Kendal?
The highest recorded sale prices in Kendal, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Kendal compare with nearby areas?
Kendal compared with the 6 nearest other areas in South Lakeland.
Kendal vs Natland
- Kendal
- £270,709
- Natland
- £375,654+£104,945
Open comparison
Kendal vs Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg
- Kendal
- £270,709
- Skelsmergh and Scalthwaiterigg
- £312,142+£41,433
Open comparison
Kendal vs Helsington
- Kendal
- £270,709
- Helsington
- £471,500+£200,791
Open comparison
Kendal vs Strickland Ketel
- Kendal
- £270,709
- Strickland Ketel
- £265,812−£4,897
Open comparison
Kendal vs New Hutton
- Kendal
- £270,709
- New Hutton
- £305,866+£35,157
Open comparison
Kendal vs Underbarrow and Bradleyfield
- Kendal
- £270,709
- Underbarrow and Bradleyfield
- £494,500+£223,791
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 Kendal dataset covers 1,220 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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