Buying a home in CA12, Keswick. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£460kmost £346k–£550k

Houses per m²£4,376flats £4,061

Sold last year65500 in five years

Prices in Cumberland+3.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CA12 sold for £459,550 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £346,176 and £549,754, for about 96 m² of space.

65 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £131k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in CA12 4 (£4,381) and the most in CA12 5 (£4,511).

Across Cumberland, prices are up 3.3% on a year ago and up 20.1% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £785 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £2,096 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.

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House prices in CA12 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£340,781	£299k–£366k	41 m²	6
2	£342,680	£284k–£424k	65 m²	95
3	£459,550	£346k–£550k	96 m²	173
4	£641,356	£515k–£855k	138 m²	69
5+	£771,592	£549k–£882k	175 m²	58

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£341k	£343k	£460k	£641k	£772k
Detached	—	£416k	£559k	£730k	£837k
Semi-detached	—	£355k	£411k	£515k	£657k
Terraced	—	£317k	£407k	£497k	£485k
Flats	£131k	£260k	£294k	—	—

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

Price per m² across CA12

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
CA12 4	£4,381	£3,536
CA12 5	£4,511	£4,339

Schools near CA12

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School54% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmKeswick School54.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

More space for the money: a 3-bed house in CA19 is about 107 m² for £273k.

CA13 Cockermouth · 16 km3-bed house £266k LA22 Ambleside · 22 km3-bed house £559k CA26 Frizington · 23 km3-bed house £138k CA11 Penrith · 24 km3-bed house £254k CA7 Wigton · 24 km3-bed house £189k CA23 Cleator · 25 km3-bed house £139k CA15 Maryport · 25 km3-bed house £148k CA14 Workington · 26 km3-bed house £149k

Questions about CA12

Is CA12 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Cumberland are up 3.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is below the England average (54% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (54.7% against 43.8%); 65 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 CA12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CA12 sold for £459,550 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £346,176 and £549,754.

How many homes sell in CA12 each year?

65 homes sold in the last year and 500 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near CA12?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Herbert's CofE (VA) Primary and Nursery School, where 54% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CA12?

For a 3-bedroom house, CA13 (£266k, 16 km), CA26 (£138k, 23 km), CA11 (£254k, 24 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.