Typical 3-bedroom house£271kmost £198k–£344k
Houses per m²£3,045flats £3,046
Sold last year1341,112 in five years
Prices in Lancaster+5.0%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in LA5 sold for £271,359 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £198,161 and £343,686, for about 90 m² of space. That is 3% less than the same home across Carnforth (£279,000).
134 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £190k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LA5 9 (£2,744) and the most in LA5 0 (£3,719).
Across Lancaster, prices are up 5% on a year ago and up 22.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £925 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,237 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £54,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.
Questions about LA5
Is LA5 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% less than across Carnforth; prices in Lancaster are up 5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (36% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (36.6% against 43.8%); 134 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 LA5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in LA5 sold for £271,359 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £198,161 and £343,686.
Is LA5 expensive for Carnforth?
A 3-bedroom house in LA5 costs 3% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Carnforth (£279,000).
How many homes sell in LA5 each year?
134 homes sold in the last year and 1,112 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near LA5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School, where 36% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near LA5?
For a 3-bedroom house, LA4 (£204k, 9 km), LA1 (£211k, 11 km), LA3 (£209k, 12 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.