Buying a home in LA17, Kirkby-In-Furness. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£264kmost £241k–£293k

Houses per m²£2,851

Sold last year559 in five years

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

A typical 3-bedroom house in LA17 sold for £263,610 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £240,764 and £292,939, for about 99 m² of space.

5 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

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 £1,202 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £53,000 for that mortgage: what £55,000 buys.

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House prices in LA17 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£156,758	£137k–£227k	60 m²	20
3	£263,610	£241k–£293k	99 m²	20
4	£356,021	£293k–£434k	122 m²	13
5+	£442,979	£382k–£475k	148 m²	6

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£157k	£264k	£356k	£443k
Detached	—	—	£274k	£434k	—
Semi-detached	—	£146k	£246k	£293k	—
Terraced	—	£157k	£263k	—	—

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

Schools near LA17

Best state primary within 2 kmBurlington CofE School36% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Nearby areas

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

LA16 Askam-In-Furness · 6 km3-bed house £226k LA20 Broughton-In-Furness · 6 km3-bed house £302k LA18 Millom · 7 km3-bed house £137k LA12 Ulverston · 7 km3-bed house £263k LA15 Dalton-In-Furness · 9 km3-bed house £172k LA13 Barrow-In-Furness · 14 km3-bed house £203k LA14 Barrow-In-Furness · 14 km3-bed house £161k LA19 Millom · 15 km3-bed house £153k

Questions about LA17

Is LA17 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 (36% against 64%); 5 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 LA17?

A typical 3-bedroom house in LA17 sold for £263,610 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £240,764 and £292,939.

How many homes sell in LA17 each year?

5 homes sold in the last year and 59 in five years: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient.

What are the schools like near LA17?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Burlington CofE School, where 36% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near LA17?

For a 3-bedroom house, LA16 (£226k, 6 km), LA18 (£137k, 7 km), LA15 (£172k, 9 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.