Buying a home in CA17, Kirkby Stephen. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£231kmost £180k–£318k

Houses per m²£2,443flats £1,872

Sold last year42246 in five years

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

A typical 3-bedroom house in CA17 sold for £230,764 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £179,594 and £318,039, for about 96 m² of space.

42 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

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 £1,052 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £46,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.

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House prices in CA17 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£147,621	£135k–£150k	43 m²	5
2	£170,299	£149k–£242k	69 m²	35
3	£230,764	£180k–£318k	96 m²	118
4	£342,035	£292k–£439k	137 m²	42
5+	£462,317	£363k–£650k	207 m²	46

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£148k	£170k	£231k	£342k	£462k
Detached	—	£328k	£347k	£429k	£600k
Semi-detached	—	£165k	£239k	£299k	£363k
Terraced	—	£159k	£183k	£273k	—

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

Schools near CA17

Best state primary within 2 kmKirkby Stephen Primary School77% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmKirkby Stephen Grammar School66.7% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

CA16 Appleby-In-Westmorland · 14 km3-bed house £228k LA10 Sedbergh · 21 km3-bed house £319k CA10 Penrith · 25 km3-bed house £286k DL12 Barnard Castle · 26 km3-bed house £240k LA9 Kendal · 31 km3-bed house £295k DL11 Richmond · 31 km3-bed house £350k LA8 Kendal · 32 km3-bed house £360k CA11 Penrith · 35 km3-bed house £254k

Questions about CA17

Is CA17 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 (77% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (66.7% against 43.8%); 42 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 CA17?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CA17 sold for £230,764 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £179,594 and £318,039.

How many homes sell in CA17 each year?

42 homes sold in the last year and 246 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near CA17?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Kirkby Stephen Primary School, where 77% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CA17?

For a 3-bedroom house, CA9 (£198k, 36 km), DL13 (£176k, 37 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.