Buying a home in LA15, Dalton-In-Furness. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£172kmost £138k–£219k

Houses per m²£2,095flats £1,506

Sold last year109677 in five years

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

A typical 3-bedroom house in LA15 sold for £171,983 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £137,603 and £218,899, for about 84 m² of space.

109 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £71k for one bedroom.

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 £784 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £34,000 for that mortgage: what £35,000 buys.

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House prices in LA15 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£128,529	£107k–£133k	57 m²	9
2	£137,996	£105k–£176k	70 m²	286
3	£171,983	£138k–£219k	84 m²	291
4	£210,301	£153k–£272k	107 m²	57
5+	£243,506	£170k–£406k	139 m²	28

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£129k	£138k	£172k	£210k	£244k
Detached	—	£167k	£283k	£330k	£359k
Semi-detached	—	£191k	£215k	£260k	£244k
Terraced	£129k	£119k	£145k	£155k	£155k
Flats	£71k	—	—	—	—

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

Schools near LA15

Best state primary within 2 kmGeorge Romney Junior School80% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%4 state primaries within 2 km

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

Nearby areas

LA16 Askam-In-Furness · 4 km3-bed house £226k LA13 Barrow-In-Furness · 4 km3-bed house £203k LA14 Barrow-In-Furness · 5 km3-bed house £161k LA12 Ulverston · 8 km3-bed house £263k LA18 Millom · 9 km3-bed house £137k LA17 Kirkby-In-Furness · 9 km3-bed house £264k LA20 Broughton-In-Furness · 15 km3-bed house £302k LA11 Grange-Over-Sands · 17 km3-bed house £337k

Questions about LA15

Is LA15 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 above the England average (80% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (34.5% against 43.8%); 109 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 LA15?

A typical 3-bedroom house in LA15 sold for £171,983 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £137,603 and £218,899.

How many homes sell in LA15 each year?

109 homes sold in the last year and 677 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near LA15?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is George Romney Junior School, where 80% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near LA15?

For a 3-bedroom house, LA18 (£137k, 9 km), LA19 (£153k, 20 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.