Buying a home in CA27, St. Bees. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£252kmost £207k–£303k

Houses per m²£2,524flats £2,700

Sold last year13108 in five years

Prices in Cumberland+3.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in CA27 sold for £251,585 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £207,289 and £302,565, for about 102 m² of space.

13 homes sold here in the last year: a small market where few homes come up, so it pays to set alerts and be patient. Flats start at around £173k for two bedrooms.

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 £1,147 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £50,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.

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House prices in CA27 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
2	£161,848	£137k–£207k	59 m²	22
3	£251,585	£207k–£303k	102 m²	36
4	£312,699	£270k–£393k	123 m²	18
5+	£437,661	£319k–£471k	188 m²	22

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	—	£162k	£252k	£313k	£438k
Detached	—	—	£253k	£352k	£461k
Semi-detached	—	£222k	£276k	—	—
Terraced	—	£137k	£197k	—	£280k
Flats	—	£173k	—	—	—

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

Schools near CA27

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Bees Village Primary School61% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmWest Lakes Academy32.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

CA22 Egremont · 4 km3-bed house £133k CA24 Moor Row · 4 km3-bed house £120k CA28 Whitehaven · 6 km3-bed house £159k CA25 Cleator Moor · 6 km3-bed house £126k CA23 Cleator · 7 km3-bed house £139k CA21 Beckermet · 7 km3-bed house £223k CA26 Frizington · 9 km3-bed house £138k CA20 Seascale · 12 km3-bed house £211k

Questions about CA27

Is CA27 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 (61% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (32.1% against 43.8%); 13 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 CA27?

A typical 3-bedroom house in CA27 sold for £251,585 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £207,289 and £302,565.

How many homes sell in CA27 each year?

13 homes sold in the last year and 108 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 CA27?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Bees Village Primary School, where 61% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near CA27?

For a 3-bedroom house, CA22 (£133k, 4 km), CA24 (£120k, 4 km), CA28 (£159k, 6 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.