Typical 3-bedroom house£360kmost £302k–£456k
Houses per m²£3,634flats £3,002
Sold last year45414 in five years
Prices in Westmorland and Furness+7.6%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in LA8 sold for £360,222 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £301,793 and £456,102, for about 94 m² of space. That is 18% more than the same home across Kendal (£306,000).
45 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £177k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LA8 0 (£3,384) and the most in LA8 9 (£3,975).
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 £1,643 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £72,000 for that mortgage: what £75,000 buys.
Questions about LA8
Is LA8 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 18% more than across Kendal; prices in Westmorland and Furness are up 7.6% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (78% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (46.8% against 43.8%); 45 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 LA8?
A typical 3-bedroom house in LA8 sold for £360,222 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £301,793 and £456,102.
Is LA8 expensive for Kendal?
A 3-bedroom house in LA8 costs 18% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Kendal (£306,000).
How many homes sell in LA8 each year?
45 homes sold in the last year and 414 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.
What are the schools like near LA8?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Ghyllside Primary School, where 78% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near LA8?
For a 3-bedroom house, LA9 (£295k, 1 km), LA10 (£319k, 17 km), LA6 (£293k, 19 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.