Buying a home in LA18, Millom. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£137kmost £98k–£183k

Houses per m²£1,637

Sold last year67538 in five years

Prices in Cumberland+3.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in LA18 sold for £137,223 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £97,592 and £182,577, for about 90 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Millom (£138,000).

67 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in LA18 4 (£1,544) and the most in LA18 5 (£1,756).

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 £626 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £27,000 for that mortgage: what £30,000 buys.

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House prices in LA18 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£103,378	£77k–£142k	68 m²	162
3	£137,223	£98k–£183k	90 m²	275
4	£162,682	£125k–£252k	116 m²	66
5+	£291,033	£179k–£415k	153 m²	35

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£103k	£137k	£163k	£291k
Detached	—	£257k	£269k	£312k	£361k
Semi-detached	—	£155k	£170k	£201k	£283k
Terraced	—	£86k	£112k	£132k	£165k

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

Price per m² across LA18

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
LA18 4	£1,544	—
LA18 5	£1,756	—

Schools near LA18

Best state primary within 2 kmSt James' Catholic Primary School64% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%3 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmMillom School38.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

LA16 Askam-In-Furness · 6 km3-bed house £226k LA17 Kirkby-In-Furness · 7 km3-bed house £264k LA15 Dalton-In-Furness · 9 km3-bed house £172k LA20 Broughton-In-Furness · 10 km3-bed house £302k LA14 Barrow-In-Furness · 11 km3-bed house £161k LA19 Millom · 11 km3-bed house £153k LA13 Barrow-In-Furness · 12 km3-bed house £203k LA12 Ulverston · 13 km3-bed house £263k

Questions about LA18

Is LA18 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Millom; prices in Cumberland are up 3.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (64% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (38.3% against 43.8%); 67 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 LA18?

A typical 3-bedroom house in LA18 sold for £137,223 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £97,592 and £182,577.

Is LA18 expensive for Millom?

A 3-bedroom house in LA18 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Millom (£138,000).

How many homes sell in LA18 each year?

67 homes sold in the last year and 538 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near LA18?

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

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.