Buying a home in LA16, Askam-In-Furness. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£226kmost £140k–£273k

Houses per m²£2,278

Sold last year40241 in five years

Prices in Westmorland and Furness+7.6%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in LA16 sold for £225,912 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £139,542 and £273,241, for about 88 m² of space.

40 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

Across Westmorland and Furness, prices are up 7.6% on a year ago and up 15.3% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £942 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,030 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £45,000 for that mortgage: what £45,000 buys.

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House prices in LA16 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£126,595	£103k–£194k	68 m²	74
3	£225,912	£140k–£273k	88 m²	106
4	£299,601	£255k–£358k	100 m²	28
5+	£422,277	£358k–£523k	168 m²	33

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£127k	£226k	£300k	£422k
Detached	—	£220k	£296k	£357k	£430k
Semi-detached	—	£207k	£250k	—	—
Terraced	—	£112k	£138k	£144k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Schools near LA16

Best state primary within 2 kmIreleth St Peter's CofE Primary School50% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmDowdales School34.5% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

LA15 Dalton-In-Furness · 4 km3-bed house £172k LA18 Millom · 6 km3-bed house £137k LA17 Kirkby-In-Furness · 6 km3-bed house £264k LA13 Barrow-In-Furness · 8 km3-bed house £203k LA14 Barrow-In-Furness · 8 km3-bed house £161k LA12 Ulverston · 8 km3-bed house £263k LA20 Broughton-In-Furness · 12 km3-bed house £302k LA19 Millom · 17 km3-bed house £153k

Questions about LA16

Is LA16 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Westmorland and Furness are up 7.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (50% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (34.5% against 43.8%); 40 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in LA16?

A typical 3-bedroom house in LA16 sold for £225,912 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £139,542 and £273,241.

How many homes sell in LA16 each year?

40 homes sold in the last year and 241 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near LA16?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Ireleth St Peter's CofE Primary School, where 50% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near LA16?

For a 3-bedroom house, LA15 (£172k, 4 km), LA18 (£137k, 6 km), LA14 (£161k, 8 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.